Receiver and magazine assembly for storage library system
US6155659A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 6, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 5, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 6, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B17/26
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A storage library system for storing cartridges having cartridge notches formed therein includes a receiver and magazine assembly. The receiver forms an opening therein and includes an actuator member. The magazine is adapted for engagement within the receiver opening. The magazine includes a plurality of cells formed therein for receiving the cartridges. The magazine includes a locking member engageable with the actuator member to hold the locking member longitudinally in place between locked and unlocked positions with respect to the notch of each cartridge for automatically locking and unlocking the cartridge in each of the plurality of cells as the magazine is longitudinally moved with respect to the receiver and the locking member.
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