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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus and method for transporting storage devices within an automated storage library. SOLUTION: An apparatus for transporting storage devices within an automated storage library is provided. In one example, the apparatus includes a frame, a translating member, for example, a lead-nut/lead-screw, and a finger mechanism slidably mounted to the frame. The translating member is operable to translate along the frame. The finger mechanism includes a finger member for engaging the storage device, and the finger mechanism is mechanically linked with the translating member such that translation of the translating member relative to the frame results in translation of the finger mechanism relative to the translating member. A gear assembly, mounted to the translating member, may rotate during translation to cause relative movement between the translating member and the finger mechanism. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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