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US 5,292,222 AGranted
Robotic load device for outer diameter pickup of a disk
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsGerald D. Malagrino, Jr., Lawrence M. Prenzlow
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Abstract
A robotic load device gripper for picking up an edge of a disk, and more particularly, pertains to a robotic load device for outer diameter pickup of a disk, either selected or randomly selected, such as at quarter inch spacings, from cassettes, containers, or in groups of disks for predetermined placement.
Claims3
A method for engaging a disk comprising the steps of:
- a. providing a member with a radial flat surface for engaging an outer rim of a disk;
- b. providing a slot through a partial portion of said radial flat;
- c. creating a vacuum through said radial flat;
- and
- d. engaging said radial flat against said outer rim of said disk for movement of said disk, from a first point to a second point.
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A method for engaging a plurality of disks for a disk drive comprising the steps of:
- a. providing members with a radial flat surfaces for engaging outer rims of disks;
- b. providing slots through a partial portion of said radial flats;
- c. creating a vacuum through said radial flats;
- and,
- d. engaging said radial flats against said outer rims of said disks for movement of said disks, from a first point to a second point.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.