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US 10,186,295 B2Granted
Disc gripper for storage disc
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsDavid J. Altknecht, John S. Best, Donald S. Bethune, William M. Dyer, A. David Erpelding, Steven R. Hetzler, Drew B. Lawson, Daniel F. Smith
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a first jaw device, a second jaw device, and a disc sensor configured to sense presence of a storage disc between the first jaw device and the second jaw device. The first jaw device and the second jaw device form a gripper device configured to clamp a particular portion of a storage disc including an arc segment along an outer edge of adjacent surfaces of the storage disc.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a first jaw device;
- a second jaw device;
- and
- a disc sensor configured to sense presence of a storage disc between the first jaw device and the second jaw device, wherein the first jaw device and the second jaw device form a gripper device configured to clamp a particular portion of a storage disc comprising an arc segment along an outer edge of adjacent surfaces of the storage disc.
1 more element
An apparatus comprising:
- a first jaw device;
- a second jaw device;
- and
- a caliper configured to force the first jaw device toward the second jaw device, wherein the first jaw device and the second jaw device form a gripper device configured to clamp a particular portion of a storage disc comprising an arc segment along an outer edge of adjacent surfaces of the storage disc.
1 more element
A gripper device comprising:
- a sensor device;
- and
- a caliper configured to clamp a particular portion of a storage disc based on sensing information from a storage disc sensor, the particular portion comprising an arc segment along an outer edge of adjacent surfaces of the storage disc.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.