Tape cartridge docking apparatus for read/write recording assemblies and method therefor
US6876512B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 7, 2002 |
| Grant date | Apr 5, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 7, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B15/67594
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A docking apparatus and method is used in a read/write recording assembly (10) and includes a bay structure, such as a sub-frame (50), adapted to receive a tape cartridge (18) The sub-frame (50) is disclosed to pivot relative to the assembly's main frame. A pawl element (78) is controlled by a cam assembly (40) in a first mode so as to move from an advanced position to a withdrawn position thereby to move the cartridge (18) from a received/extended position to a received/retracted position. The cam assembly (40) also mounts the cartridge (18), for example, by pivoting the sub-frame (50) relative to the main frame. Driving the cam assembly (40) in a second mode reverses this operation. The cam assembly (40) may use a single rotatable cam element (72) to accomplish the loading and mounting of the cartridge (18), and a suitable drive actuates the cam assembly (40).
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