Data disc handling, storage, and retrieval apparatus and method
US5907532A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 16, 1997 |
| Grant date | May 25, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B17/225
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data disc handling, storage, and retrieval apparatus and method therefor is disclosed which utilizes parallel storage racks and a parallel bank of data disc drives with a transport assembly for transferring data discs between the storage racks and the disc drives. The transport assembly includes two clamps oriented back to back and a lifting arm to raise the discs out of the storage racks to the clamps.
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