High density tape library system
US6560061B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 4, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 6, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 4, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B15/6815
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A high density tape library includes a plurality of rectangular platforms mounted adjacent one another for movement in a plane, with tape cassette magazines mounted on the platforms. The platforms have depending guide and cam follower members for movement around a generally rectangular track under the control of a series of cams. At a cassette handling station, selected tape cassettes are shifted from a magazine to a tape drive.
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