Cassette configurations to support platters having different diameters
AssigneeSeagate Technology LLC
InventorsDavid V. Dougherty, Ian J. Beresford, Donald E. Curtiss, Thomas Y. Chang
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AssigneeSeagate Technology LLC
InventorsDavid V. Dougherty, Ian J. Beresford, Donald E. Curtiss, Thomas Y. Chang
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A material handling apparatus adapted to support a plurality of disc-shaped platters, such as but not limited to a cassette assembly adapted to support data recording media or substrates during manufacturing. In some embodiments, a cassette assembly includes a base cassette with a base and opposing sidewalls configured to support an outermost perimeter of each of a first plurality of disc-shaped platters having a first diameter. An insert contactingly engages the base cassette. The insert has a plurality of spaced apart grooves to contactingly support an outermost perimeter of each of a second plurality of disc-shaped platters having a different, second diameter.
A cassette assembly comprising:
A cassette assembly comprising:
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