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US 2006/0215301 A1Published application
Cartridge carrier
AssigneeCertance LLC
InventorJohn Hamming
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Abstract
A cartridge carrier has a base having a recessed plate, a top surface, and a bottom surface, an interposer board coupled to the base at the top surface, a motorized eject mechanism coupled to the interposer board and the base, a slider plate coupled to the base at the bottom surface and the motorized eject mechanism, and a .button bar coupled to the base at the bottom surface, the button bar having a switch tab to contact the motorized eject mechanism.
Claims19
An apparatus to load and eject a cartridge, comprising:
- a base having a recessed plate, a top surface, and a bottom surface;
- an interposer board coupled to the base at the top surface;
- a motorized eject mechanism coupled to the interposer board and the base;
- a slider plate coupled to the base at the bottom surface and the motorized eject mechanism;
- and
- a button bar coupled to the base at the bottom surface, the button bar having a switch tab to contact the motorized eject mechanism.
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A motorized eject mechanism, comprising:
- a base having a recessed plate, a top surface, and a bottom surface;
- an interposer board coupled to the base at the top surface;
- an eject switch coupled to the interposer board, the eject switch contacted by a switch tab;
- a microprocessor electrically coupled to the eject switch to receive a signal from the eject switch;
- a motor controller coupled to the microprocessor to receive a signal from the microprocessor;
- and
- a motor coupled to the motor controller, the motor comprising a motor pinion.
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A method to eject a cartridge from a carrier, comprising:
- contacting an eject switch with a switch tab;
- sending an eject signal to a microprocessor;
- activating a motor;
- rotating at least one reduction gear;
- sliding a gear rack coupled to a slider plate;
- pivoting at least one kick-out lever forward;
- contacting the cartridge with the at least one kick-out lever;
- disconnecting a serial ATA connector from the cartridge;
- and
- ejecting the cartridge out of the carrier with a spring plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.