Disk storage apparatus
US5353269A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 19, 1992 |
| Grant date | Oct 4, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 19, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B17/225
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A disk exchanger apparatus including a disk gripper and a disk exchange mechanism capable of horizontally holding a disk cartridge and selectively introducing and removing the disk cartridge through access openings at both sides of the gripper from disk storage devices horizontally storing a plurality of disk cartridges on either side of the disk gripper, and a movable storage unit capable of storing a plurality of disk cartridges to be loaded in one of the disk storage devices through an access door whereby the disk cartridges may be transported and stored in a horizontal position and selectively transported between the storage unit and the disk storage devices.
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