Controlling eject distance of a disk cartridge from a disk drive
OwnerLawrence Clayton, Michael Paul Nelsoninventors
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Abstract
A drive receives a removable storage cartridge thereinto and retains the received cartridge. The cartridge includes a shell and a storage media disposed within the shell. The drive has a motor for engaging the media within the retained cartridge and applying a motive force to the engaged media, and an ejection mechanism for ejecting the retained cartridge upon actuation. The drive also has a stopper for contacting the cartridge at least during ejection thereof and for co-acting with the ejecting cartridge to stop the ejecting cartridge at a predetermined ejection travel distance. The cartridge has a stop feature that co-acts with the stopper.
Claims16
A storage drive for receiving a removable storage media cartridge thereinto and retaining the received cartridge, the cartridge including a shell and a storage media disposed within the shell, the drive comprising:
- a motor for engaging the media within the retained cartridge and applying a motive force to the engaged media;
- an ejection mechanism for ejecting the retained cartridge upon actuation;
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- a stopper for contacting the cartridge at least during ejection thereof and for co-acting with the ejecting cartridge to stop the ejecting cartridge at a predetermined ejection travel distance.
A cartridge for being received into a storage drive and retained therein, the cartridge comprising:
- a shell;
- a storage media disposed within the shell for being engaged by a motor of the drive and for receiving a motive force from the engaging motor;
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- a stop feature on a surface of the shell, the stop feature for being contacted by a stopper of the drive upon ejection of the retained cartridge from the drive, the stop feature co-acting with the stopper to stop the ejecting cartridge at a predetermined ejection travel distance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.