Method and system for restraining a cartridge within an insertable magazine
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Company
InventorsWayne E. Foslien, Robert L. Mueller, Paul C. Coffin, Gregg S. Schmidtke
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Abstract
In general, the present invention provides an autochanger device having a cavity for receiving a magazine containing a media cartridge, wherein a retention arm of the cavity retrains the media pieces within the magazine while the magazine fills the cavity. In particular, a detent mechanism attached to the magazine interacts with the retention arm of the library, via a magazine transport handle, to secure media cartridges contained within the magazine as the magazine is received by a cavity of the autochanger.
Claims16
An autochanger system having a cavity for receiving a magazine containing a media cartridge, the magazine includes a detent mechanism that bends to allow the media cartridge to move into and out of the magazine, the system comprising:
- a movable arm coupled within the cavity having first and second positions;
- a handle pivotally coupled to the magazine, the handle includes an engagement portion being positioned to interact between the detent mechanism and the arm,
- wherein the position of the arm controls the bending of the detent mechanism as the cavity receives the magazine and while the magazine fills the cavity.
An autochanger device comprising:
- a library having a cavity for receiving a magazine containing a media cartridge, the magazine includes a detent mechanism that flexes to allow the autochanger device to remove/insert the cartridge from/into the magazine when the magazine fills the cavity;
- a movable arm coupled to the cavity having a first position and a second position, the first position restrains the detent mechanism from flexing as the magazine fills the cavity and the second position allows the detent mechanism to flex while the magazine fills the cavity;
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- a handle pivotally coupled to the magazine, the handle includes an engagement portion being positioned to interact between the detent mechanism and the arm while the magazine fills the cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.