Tape cartridge transport magazine for an automated tape cartridge autoloader/library system
US6693758B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 27, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 17, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S414/111
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The tape cartridge transport magazine receives and stores tape cartridges in a horizontal orientation relative to the tape cartridge transport magazine to achieve a substantially smaller form factor. Once loaded into the magazine, the tape cartridges are shuffled in a vertical closed loop within the magazine so that any one of the tape cartridges can be positioned for selection by a cartridge picker. During shuffling within the magazine, individual tape cartridges are not flipped or reoriented, but remain properly oriented for selection by the cartridge picker. When used with a tape cartridge autoloader/library system as disclosed herein, a pair of interchangeable magazines can be utilized to store and provide tape cartridges for selection by a rotating cartridge picker.
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