US 11,862,203 B2 · Disk cartridge data storage library

Abstract

A data storage disk cartridge library includes a media drive having a clean internal environment, a disk cartridge bay positioned adjacent to the media drive, and a disk cartridge positioned in the disk cartridge bay and having clean compartments for housing a clean disk trays supporting clean magnetic recording disk media. The media drive has a disk tray extractor including a seal plate positioned at times flush with a surrounding shroud, and a set of pins for extending through the seal plate and a disk tray and for moving to a tray locking position. The seal plate covers a disk tray faceplate to physically isolate the faceplate from the clean portion of the disk tray, the corresponding clean compartment, and the clean environment of the media drive. The shroud is configured to cover surfaces of the disk cartridge adjacent to the faceplate.

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Dependent claims

A data storage system comprising:

a media drive configured for writing to and reading from magnetic recording disk media and configured for having a contaminant-controlled internal environment, the media drive comprising:
a disk tray extractor mechanism positioned within the media drive, the extractor mechanism comprising:
a seal mechanism comprising a translatable seal plate configured at times flush with a surrounding shroud, and
a set of pins configured to extend through the seal plate and to move in a direction while extended through the seal plate;
a disk cartridge bay positioned adjacent to the media drive;
and
a disk cartridge, positioned in the disk cartridge bay, comprising a plurality of contaminant-controlled compartments each configured for housing a corresponding internally contaminant-controlled disk tray each configured to support a magnetic recording disk medium.

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Disk cartridge data storage library

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