Optical disk cartridge assembly
US5280467A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 8, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jan 18, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 8, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B23/0315
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An optical disk cartridge assembly including an optical disk for storing data in machine readable form; a disk casing for rotatably supporting the optical disk; and a reader door slideably mounted on the casing for selectively covering and uncovering an opening therein; the casing having a surface resistivity of less than 10.sup.6 ohms/sq. Also disclosed is an information storage assembly including such an optical disk cartridge assembly and further including an optical disk drive; a cartridge storage cell and a mechanized cartridge handling assembly for moving the cartridge assembly between the cartridge storage cell and the optical disk drive; each portion of the optical disk drive, cartridge storage cell, and mechanized cartridge handling assembly which comes into contact with the casing having a surface resistivity of less than 10.sup.4 ohms/sq. Methods for producing the optical disk cartridge assembly and information storage assembly are also disclosed.
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