Method of mass transfer of plurality of data discs with disc drive slots
AssigneeFuturewei Technologies, Inc.
InventorsJiafeng Zhu, Xiaogang Zhu, Masood Mortazavi
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a storage and transfer apparatus for mass transfer of a plurality of data discs to trays of a plurality stacked disc drives. The storage and transfer apparatus may store a plurality of discs with the disc hold pins retracted and the telescopic sections collapsed over each other. In such a configuration, the stored discs may lie in contact with each other. The storage and transfer apparatus may transfer the plurality of discs to the trays of the plurality of stacked disc drives with the discs holding pins extended and the telescopic sections extended relative to each other.
Claims4
A method of mass transfer of a plurality of data discs from an apparatus to disc drive trays of a plurality of stacked disc drive devices, the method comprising:
- supporting the data discs on the apparatus with a first spacing relative to each other, the first spacing matching a spacing between the disc drive trays of the plurality of stacked devices;
- moving the apparatus supporting the data discs with the first spacing in a first direction toward the disc drive trays until the data discs are positioned over the disc drive trays;
- moving the apparatus in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction until the data discs are supported on the disc drive trays;
- retracting supports for supporting the data discs into the apparatus;
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- moving the apparatus with the supports retracted in a third direction, opposite the second direction, to separate the apparatus from the data discs supported on the disc drive trays;
- wherein all the stacked disc drive trays of the plurality of stacked disc drive devices have slots facing in the same direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.