发明名称 |
Carousel-type magnetic tape library system |
摘要 |
An improved carousel-type magnetic tape library system including a pivotable cartridge-receiving door for facilitating the insertion and removal of cartridges into the system and a cylindrical magazine carried by a turntable rotatably mounted to a turntable plate secured to a base casting. The turntable includes a sprocket wheel that is engaged by a drive belt or chain connected to a stepper motor affixed to the base plate. Affixed to the sprocket is a shutter plate having a plurality of notches in its perimeter for detection by an optical-indexing sensor. The apparatus also includes a carousel-indexing sensor and a cartridge-in-carousel and cartridge-orientation sensor. Disposed within the central cavity of the carousel magazine unoccupied by cartridges is a cartridge-onloading/offloading mechanism which is rotatably mounted concentric with the carousel turntable. Disposed on a side of the carousel opposite the door is a dual tape drive assembly including modular tape drive units mounted to the base plate. The apparatus further includes a power supply, an associated electronic subsystem, and a cooling fan.
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申请公布号 |
US5415471(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1995.05.16 |
申请号 |
US19940210790 |
申请日期 |
1994.03.18 |
申请人 |
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION |
发明人 |
DALZIEL, WARREN L. |
分类号 |
G11B15/68;G11B17/24;(IPC1-7):A47B81/06 |
主分类号 |
G11B15/68 |
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