High density array system with active movable media drawers
US8009385B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 9, 2011 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 9, 2031 |
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, the media blade moveable in a drawer like motion though a cooperating opening in the cover. The storage system further includes a motion accommodating conductor apparatus connecting the plurality of data storage elements to the electrical power source and the communication source such that power from the electrical power source and communication from the communication source may be provided to the media blade without interruption when the media blade is moved in the drawer like motion outward from at least partially within the interior space.
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