Multiple disk loader apparatus
US9799367B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 23, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 24, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 23, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B17/08
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A multiple disk loader apparatus includes a plurality of rods. Each rod has a pair of pins extending radially from a side of the rod. The pair of pins are spaced circumferentially around the rod with respect to each other. Each pin has a top surface wherein the top surface of a first pin is longitudinally separated from the top surface of a second pin by a predetermined gap. A rotation device is coupled to the plurality of rods. The rotation device rotates the plurality of rods individually through a respective predetermined arc and in a respective rotational direction in order to extract a disk stack from storage and to separate a disk from the stack to load into a drive.
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