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6480352 |
Drive system equipped with an autoloader mechanism, and autoloading device
In order to achieve a drive system having a simple structure in which a cartridge having therein a wound magnetic tape can be supplied or replaced in small installation space, a carrier unit...
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6473261 |
Cartridge overinsertion protection for cartridge library
Cartridges ( 64 ) are loaded into or retrieved from an automated media library ( 20 ) either singly through an entry/exit port module ( 54 ), or by opening a library door ( 30 ) and...
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6462900 |
Cartridge picker robot with ribbon cable for cartridge library
A robotic cartridge picker ( 92 ) for a cartridge library ( 20 ) has picker fingers ( 84 ) for selecting engaging and disengaging a media cartridge ( 64 ), and an electronic device ( 180 ) carried...
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6457928 |
Inter-row transfer unit for moving tape cartridges between rows of library systems
An easily installed inter-row transfer unit is disclosed employing a movable cartridge bin assembly suspended via linkage from a pair of bearing blocks, wherein the resulting bin assembly carriage...
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6454509 |
Mechanically actuated picker for data storage library
An apparatus for picking and placing media supported in stores and drives of a data storage library without electrical actuation or separate mechanical actuation means of grasping and releasing the...
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6449223 |
Library apparatus for disc cartridge
The present invention relates to a library apparatus capable of enhancing the coupling accuracy and the positioning accuracy among a plurality of lockers to bring up the traveling accuracy and...
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6445651 |
Cartridge orientation insertion detection for mass storage systems including finger detections of recesses in the cartridges
In a mass storage library, an input/output station for inserting cartridges into and out of the library includes a door pivotally mounted to the station through cams that pivotally rotate a toggle...
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6445532 |
Import/export element with lead screw and ramp for rotation
In a data media storage library for storing and accessing storage media, the storage media being contained in cartridges, the data media storage library having a library housing, an access opening...
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6441984 |
Cassette auto-changer with cassette accommodating portion providing cassette recording format information
A cassette auto-changer includes a cassette accommodating portion, a plurality of recording and/or reproducing units, a cassette transport mechanism and a controller. The cassette accommodating...
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6438623 |
Transfer unit extending between two or more cabinets for expansion of tape library systems
A relatively simple and easily installed transfer unit is disclosed employing a movable cartridge bin assembly which travels horizontally between two or more cabinets of respective tape cartridge...
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6433954 |
Tape cartridge holder with misinsertion prevention structure
The present invention provides a data cartridge holder that is capable of accommodating a plurality of 8 mm tape cartridge. The holder includes retaining structure for engaging a discontinuity...
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6433955 |
Split compound gear assembly for a drive loader
A split compound gear assembly for a drive loader of the type having an overcentering mechanism with a drive loader actuator shaft. The split compound gear assembly may comprise a drive gear...
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6425723 |
Loading device
In order to achieve a magazine structure in which any necessary cartridge can be removed or inserted while a magazine is mounted in an autoloading device, a carrier unit is equipped with a lock...
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6424603 |
Library apparatus of storage media
A library apparatus can reduce number of motors to be incorporated and can reduce number of parts for simplification of construction for contributing to down-sizing of the apparatus and reducing a...
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6424481 |
Five and one-quarter inch form factor combination DAT tape drive and cassette magazine loader
A generally rectangular outer housing is sized to fit within the full height five and one quarter inch form factor. A drawer is mounted for sliding motion within the housing along a longitudinal...
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6421306 |
Single-side engaging picker for data cartridges
A picker for data cartridges in a computer information storage library. The picker includes a sleeve for transporting data cartridges, a thumb that can move in one dimension relative to the sleeve,...
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6414816 |
Cartridge for cleaning feeder belt and library apparatus
A library apparatus accommodating a number of cartridges containing memory mediums is used for automatically cleaning a hand of an accessor robot that transfers a plurality of cartridges and is...
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6411462 |
Small library cartridge access mail slot method
A mail slot mechanism, a small automated storage library incorporating the mail slot mechanism, and method of operating the mail slot mechanism to insert and remove storage media cartridges from a...
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6404585 |
Cartridge handling system having shaped cartridge storage configuration
A cartridge handling system for storing and accessing at least one data cartridge according to the present invention may comprise a frame that defines at least one curvilinear cartridge access...
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6396657 |
Hand mechanism of library apparatus comprising integrated rotatable plate portion and bar code reader
A library apparatus having a smaller hand mechanism or picker is disclosed, which realizes highly accurate and high-speed identification-data (typically, bar code) reading. The hand mechanism...
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6396656 |
Wrong insertion prevention device for cartridge type recording medium
There will be provided a wrong insertion prevention device for a cartridge type recording medium capable of reliably preventing a cartridge type recording medium from being inserted into each unit...
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6396658 |
Media cartridge magazine including structure for latching cartridges inserted into the magazine
A media cartridge magazine that accommodates a plurality of cartridges. In the state where a cartridge is not inserted into a main body of the magazine, a lever is freely and pivotally supported by...
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6392835 |
Information recording medium library apparatus in which the position of the drive is fixed in the sub body of the apparatus
An object of the invention of the present application is to provide an information recording medium library apparatus in which the position of the drive with respect to the main body is fixed...
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6386116 |
Propulsion decoupling method and system for multiple track mounted robots of an automated storage library
A robotic mechanism for an automated storage library having media cartridge storage cells each housing a media cartridge includes drive wheels operable to ride on tracks of the automated storage...
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6385003 |
Cartridge picker for automated library
A cartridge picker uses only one picker drive motor ( 4 ) to perform all of the following operations: [1] open and close gripper fingers ( 8 ); (2) translate a cartridge ( 3 ) in and out of a...
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6385002 |
Picker mechanism for a recording medium library
A picker mechanism for automatically taking a cartridge storing a recording medium into and out of a preselected position of a recording medium library includes a pair of fingers openable away from...
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6381517 |
Method and apparatus to analyze accessor performance
An automated data storage system which comprises one or more robotic accessors movably disposed therein, each such accessor including a revolving memory buffer and a velocity control program,...
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6381089 |
Tape cassette storage and accessing system with closely spaced layered cassettes
A compact tape cassette or cartridge storage and accessing system includes a longitudinally extending frame with two endless link chains, one on each side of the frame; and cassette carriers are...
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6377419 |
Automated cassette library apparatus for transporting a cassette along three perpendicular axes
An automated video cassette library apparatus is provided which is actuated in response to command signals originated by an individual at a location remote from such apparatus to transfer a select...
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6369975 |
Door opening/closing mechanism
In order to reliably lock a door element and detect its state, a pressing unit is mounted to a part of a door element so that it may press in the closing direction independently of the door body,...
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6353581 |
Media access in a media library
A media element library includes a magazine of media element storage locations comprising at least one cell adjacent to an opening in the housing. The cell may be moveable so as to extend toward...
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6347020 |
Double-door safety access port for automated tape library
A double-door safety access port for use with an automated tape library cartridge machine utilizes two doors that operate independently, but are interconnected mechanically with a latch mechanism...
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6342989 |
Magnetic tape drive mounting detection apparatus
The present invention provides a magnetic tape drive mounting detection apparatus in a composite type magnetic tape apparatus, which detection can surely detecting that a magnetic tape drive is...
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6339513 |
Data carrier loader and method for loading
A data carrier loader for moving a recording medium such as a magnetic tape cartridge from a first position to a second position, the data carrier loader comprising, an accessor 7 for holding and...
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6333829 |
Cartridge engaging assembly within a storage array
A cartridge engaging assembly for a cartridge handing system is disclosed. The assembly may include a cartridge engaging device positioned within each of the cartridge storage locations in a...
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6330217 |
Media cartridge insertion apparatus for a media cartridge storage and handling system
A media cartridge insertion apparatus for a media cartridge storage and handling system for use in association with a media cartridge of the type having a rear end portion which is adapted to be...
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6327519 |
Method and system for transferring energy between robotic mechanisms in an automated storage library
A storage library includes a first robotic mechanism having an energy coupler and a second robotic mechanism having an energy coupler. The storage library further includes tracks disposed adjacent...
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6327113 |
Rotatable cartridge engaging assembly
A cartridge engaging assembly for translating a cartridge is disclosed. The cartridge engaging assembly may include a linearly translatable cartridge engaging device adapted to engage a cartridge,...
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6321140 |
Robot device
A robot device having a plurality of component units connected together and controller detachably mounted on one of the component units for driving and controlling each the component units in a...
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6314338 |
Automatic configuration options for multi-element robotic library configurations
A robotic library system having a self-discoverable inter-library connectivity capability, and methods of operating the robotic library system are provided. Each library of the multi-library system...
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6301218 |
Cartridge engaging assembly with floating finger and flexible gate assemblies
A cartridge engaging assembly for translating a cartridge is disclosed. The cartridge engaging assembly comprises a laterally extending thumb member adapted to abuttingly engage the cartridge. The...
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6301072 |
Thumb referencing and drive system
A cartridge picker assembly may include a frame having a first side wall and a second side wall positioned in spaced-apart relation and a cartridge access end. A lateral guide surface being...
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6298017 |
Locking method and apparatus for multi-disk cartridge
A method and apparatus for ensuring the proper position and orientation of a multi-disk cartridge, and for selectively locking the cartridge while it is inserted in a disk drive to prevent...
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6295179 |
Library system communication and control arrangement
A library system in which a recording and reproducing unit loads a recording medium after an accessor has retired from the recording and reproducing unit by exchanging data between the recording...
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6290072 |
Library apparatus
A library apparatus is capable of enhancing the dimensional accuracy of locker frame structures to allow an accessor to surely carry out the insertion/extraction of a cartridge into/from a storage...
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6271982 |
Automated precision cassette handling system
A cassette handling system has a plurality of storage units each storing a plurality of cassettes and at least one tape drive unit. A carrier assembly transports a cassette from one unit to another...
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6271983 |
Rotary access port for automated tape library
An automatic rotary access port for a robotic tape library machine includes an operator access port door in the form of a shell mounted about a stationary tape cartridge holder. The shell is...
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6262862 |
Hand closing mechanism for library apparatus
A cartridge transferring robot for use in a library apparatus includes a pair of upper and lower hand members made to vertically come into contact with a cartridge to grip the cartridge, a pair of...
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6262863 |
Automated storage library with rail mechanism providing flexible robot access
The automated library system contains multiple independent robots for concurrently manipulating multiple media cartridges. The library system comprises a two-dimensional array that contains media...
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6259579 |
Picker indexing and multimedia cartridge referencing spring
A cartridge picker assembly may comprise a frame having a first side wall and a second side wall positioned in spaced-apart relation. A cartridge guide surface is associated with the second side...
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