Data cartridge shuttle mechanism and method of operating the same
US5973876A · kind A · utility
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14Claims
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| Filing date | May 14, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 26, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B17/22
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data cartridge shuttle apparatus (100) is used to permit a robotic hand (40) to insert and remove a data cartridge (246) into and out of a manual cartridge drive mechanism (20). A pawl and lever linkage (104) is rotated to open and close a handle (26) of the tape drive mechanism by contact with a pawl stop (134), which is mounted on a spring-biased sliding block/plate assembly (106). The sliding block/plate assembly has a triangular clasp (228) that engages the data cartridge for extraction of the tape cartridge from the drive bay to a point where the robotic hand can grasp and remove it.
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