Media carousel changer for data systems
US6804080B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 3, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 12, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B15/686
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A media carousel changer is adapted to receive a plurality of cassettes to mount them in and demount them from a docking station on a recorder/reader such that data can be accessed. The changer includes a rotatable turntable on a support frame. Cassette holders for the cassettes are located at the periphery of the turntable and are pivotable between an extended position and a retracted position. A plunger arm is linearly movable between an advanced position to pivot a registered one of the cassette holders to the extended position to move the cassette into a docked state on the docking station and a withdrawn position to permit the cassette holder to pivot into the retracted position thereby to demount the cassette. A rotary drive rotates the turntable to select the desired cassette.
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