Apparatus for loading and unloading cartridges
US5652682A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 2, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jul 29, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 2, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B23/107
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one aspect, an apparatus for loading and unloading cartridges comprises a cartridge rack for storing an array of cartridges arranged adjacent to one another. A carriage having two compartments is provided for receiving cartridges from the rack, the compartments being offset relative to one another in the direction of the array. The apparatus includes a conveyor for moving cartridges from the rack into the compartments of the carriage, and the carriage is mounted for movement along the array whereby each of the cartridges can be brought into alignment with at least one of the compartments for reception thereby. In another aspect, the cartridge rack stores cartridges arranged side-by-side with respective edge faces of the cartridges supported by a floor of the rack, the floor having a plurality of openings aligned with respective edge faces of the cartridges, and the conveyor is mounted for movement beneath the floor of the rack into alignment with the openings. The conveyor is moveable upwardly into engagement with the edge face of a cartridge through the corresponding opening and operable to move the cartridge along the direction of the edge face thereof to withdraw the cartridg…
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