Optical disk cartridge handling apparatus with passive cartridge engagement assembly
US5014255A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 2, 1989 |
| Grant date | May 7, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 2, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B17/22
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A cartridge handling apparatus comprising: a guide assembly for guiding a cartridge engaging assembly along a longitudinally extending cartridge movement path; a longitudinal displacement assembly for displacing the cartridge engaging assembly along the cartridge movement path; and a passively actuated cartridge engaging assembly for latchingly engaging a cartridge, longitudinally displacing the cartridge, and unlatchingly releasing the cartridge.
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