Optical disc cartridge handling apparatus with removable magazine
US5943305A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 12, 1993 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 12, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B33/0438
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An optical disc cartridge handling apparatus, which has a removable cartridge magazine for loading and unloading groups of cartridges into the apparatus, for storing, handling, reading and writing of the optical discs stored within the cartridges. A flipper mechanism is provided to receive one of the cartridges from either of the magazine or an optical disc drive within the apparatus. Means are included for rotating the flipper mechanism about a common center line for inverting the cartridge within the flipper mechanism. A picker mechanism is included for moving the cartridge into and out of the flipper mechanism from either the magazine or the optical disc drive. A traverse mechanism is provided for supporting and moving the flipper mechanism along an axis of motion to locate the flipper mechanism adjacent either a particular slot of the magazine or the cartridge slot of the optical disc drive.
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