Cartridge picker for automated library
US6385003B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 1, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 7, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 18, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B15/6825
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A cartridge picker uses only one picker drive motor (4) to perform all of the following operations: [1] open and close gripper fingers (8); (2) translate a cartridge (3) in and out of a storage slot in a library (e.g., magazine or the like) or tape drive (2); and [3] push the cartridge (3) into the tape drive (below the flush plane of the drive bezel).
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