Media cartridge autoloader
US7365935B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 15, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 7, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B15/685
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A media cartridge autoloader including first and second media cartridge transport magazines is disclosed. A magazine drive includes a drive shaft unit, a drive shaft unit shifting mechanism, and a magazine drive motor module. A mechanism that rotates a turntable of a media cartridge picker is also used to move the drive shaft unit such that the drive shaft unit is selectively coupled with either one of the first or second media cartridge transport magazines. A drive shaft of the drive shaft unit is driven by a magazine drive motor of the magazine drive motor module, so that the coupled media cartridge transport magazine is driven.
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