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US 7,420,768 B2Granted
Cartridge loading apparatus
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsPhilip Turner, Mark Dillon, Andrew Mark Fernihough
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AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsPhilip Turner, Mark Dillon, Andrew Mark Fernihough
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A cartridge loading apparatus 300 comprises a cartridge loading device 10 for magnetic tape cartridges and a mounting 302 for the device. The cartridge loading device comprises a first member 12, a second member 14 and a guide arrangement for guiding movement of the second member relative to the first member from a first position to a second position. The first and second members cooperating when in the first position to define a first sized opening having a height sized to receive first sized magnetic tape cartridges having a height that is greater than the height of the first sized opening. The cartridge loading device has a front end at which cartridges are inserted into the opening, a rear end and opposite sides extending between the front and rear ends. The mounting supports the cartridge loading device at each side such that the cartridge loading device can slide rearwardly in the mounting from a forward position and such that when in its forward position, the cartridge loading device can pivot about an axis disposed at its rear end and extending between the sides.
Cartridge loading apparatus comprising a cartridge loading device for magnetic tape cartridges and a mounting for said device, said cartridge loading device comprising a first member, a second member and a guide arrangement for guiding movement of said second member relative to said first member from a first position to a second position, said first and second members cooperating when in said first position to define a first sized opening having a height sized to receive first sized magnetic tape cartridges having a predetermined height and, when in said second position, to define a second sized opening having a height that is greater than the height of said first sized opening, said second sized opening being sized to receive second sized magnetic tape cartridges having a predetermined height that is greater than the height of said first sized magnetic tape cartridges, said cartridge loading device having a front end at which cartridges are inserted into said opening, a rear end and opposite sides extending between said front and rear ends, and said mounting supporting said cartridge loading device at each said side such that said cartridge loading device can slide rearwardly in said mounting from a forward position to a rearward position and said front end of the cartridge loading device can pivot about an axis disposed towards said rear end and extending between said sides during a first portion of said rearward movement.
Cartridge loading apparatus comprising a cartridge loading device for magnetic tapes and support means for said cartridge loading device, said cartridge loading device comprising housing means defining a housing for magnetic tape cartridges and first guide means and said support means comprising second guide means engageable with said first guide means, said housing having a front end into which cartridges are inserted, a rear end and sides extending between said front and rear ends and being expandable from a first size to a second size, said first size having a first height and said second size having a second height, said second height being greater than said first height, said sizes being selected such that said housing can receive magnetic tape cartridges of different predetermined sizes for loading into a digital data transfer apparatus, said support means having a front end and a rear end and said first and second guide means cooperating to permit rearward movement of said cartridge loading device from a forward position to a rearward position and to permit said front end of the cartridge loading device to pivot in a first direction about an axis extending between its sides during a first portion of said rearward movement.
Cartridge loading apparatus comprising a cartridge loading device for magnetic tape cartridges and support means for said cartridge loading device, said cartridge loading device defining a housing for magnetic tape cartridges, said housing having a front end into which cartridges are inserted and a first guide means and said support comprising a second guide means cooperable with said first guide means, said first and second guide means cooperating to permit pivoting movement of said housing about an axis extending parallel to said front end.
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