Patent · US Expired

Auto-loading of tape cartridges

US5353179A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 4, 1992
Grant dateOct 4, 1994
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Expiry dateDec 4, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B15/6835
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Auto-loader apparatus for tape cartridges comprises a cartridge deck having an exposed or exposable supply hub; a device that moves a cartridge along a first, preferably linear, path from an initial position in a cartridge rack and moves the cartridge along a second path which passes through the supply hub of the cartridge deck until the cartridge engages the exposed supply hub.

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