Entry-exit port for cartridge library
US5498116A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 26, 1993 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 26, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B17/26
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An automated library (30) for handling a plurality of data storage units comprises a frame (32), an I/O drive (320); a unit engagement device (80) which transports data storage units between the drive and the storage receptacle. A cabinet substantially encloses the frame and has an entry/exit port (100) formed therein. The library is further provided with an entry/exit transport device (500) which pivots 90 degrees about an axis perpendicular to a unit orientation plane to transport a selected data storage unit between the entry/exit port and a predetermined position in the cabinet. The entry/exit transport device has a cartridge engagement portion with two edges (574, 576), a first of the edges being configured to load/unload the selected data storage unit at the entry/exit port and a second of the edges being configured to load/unload the selected data storage cartridge at the predetermined position. The first and second edges are orthogonal to one another in the entry/exit transport plane.
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