High density array system with active movable media drawers
US7916423B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 16, 2007 |
| Grant date | Mar 29, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 28, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B33/125
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A storage system is provided having at least one storage unit, the storage unit including an electrical power source, a communication source and a cover that defines, at least in part an interior space. The storage system operates with a media blade that comprises a plurality of data storage elements, said media blade moveable in a drawer like motion though a cooperating opening in said cover. The storage system further includes a motion accommodating conductor apparatus connecting said plurality of data storage elements to said electrical power source and said communication source such that power from said electrical power source and communication from said communication source may be provided to said media blade without interruption when said media blade is moved in said drawer like motion outward from at least partially within said interior space.
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