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US 5,739,978 AGranted
Cartridge handling system with moving I/O drive
AssigneeExabyte Corporation
InventorsJohn F. Ellis, Daniel W. Hoekstra, Daniel J. Woodruff
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AssigneeExabyte Corporation
InventorsJohn F. Ellis, Daniel W. Hoekstra, Daniel J. Woodruff
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An automated cartridge handling system or library (20, 20') for storing cartridges (22) of information storage media comprises a cartridge holder (26); a tape drive (30) movably mounted with respect to the cartridge holder; and, a transport system (40) for transporting the tape drive (30) in a drive transport path (42) between a unloaded position and a cartridge loaded position. The cartridges (22) remain stationary in the library while the tape drive is transported between the unloaded position and the cartridge loaded position. The cartridge holder library has a plurality of apertures (70) which receive cartridge holders or spines (80). To retain the cartridge (22) within the spine, each spine has resilient cartridge retaining fingers (100) formed in its interior cavity (90) for engaging a notch (104) on the cartridge. Each spine is provided with stabilization flanges (112) for stabilizing the cartridge. Each spine has asymmetrical orientation flanges (116) so that the cartridge-laden spine can be inserted into the library only in an up-right orientation.
An automated cartridge handling system for storing cartridges of information storage media, the cartridge handling system comprising:
An automated cartridge handling system for storing cartridges of information storage media, the cartridge handling system comprising:
A method of operating a cartridge handling system which houses information storage cartridges, the method comprising:
An automated cartridge handling system for storing cartridges of information storage media, the cartridge handling system comprising:
A method of operating a cartridge handling system which houses information storage cartridges, the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.