System and method for automating the assembly of data storage devices
US6386471B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 20, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 14, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 16, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/4991
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
System for releasably retaining portions of a data cartridge shell in an assembled configuration including at least one first boss tower on a first portion of the data cartridge shell having a receiving hole with an inner surface. At least one second boss tower on a second portion of the data cartridge shell including an outer surface is adapted to releasably engage with the receiving hole at a boss tower interface in the assembled configuration. A plurality of retention ribs and a plurality of guide ribs are located at the boss tower interface to releasably retain the first portion of the cartridge shell to the second portion.
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