Storage module changer for a computer data storage drive
US5157564A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 31, 1990 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B17/28
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A changer method and apparatus for the loading and unloading of data storage modules from a module drive, such as a computer back-up tape drive, is described. To load the drive, the changer pulls a data storage module, such as a DAT cassette, from a magazine by its end, or face, farthest from the drive. To unload a module from the drive, the changer pushes the module by its end or face found furthest in the interior of the drive's module operative station.
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