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7515987 Media library assembly having first data transfer assembly that receives first command signal and transmits second command signal to second data transfer assembly to decrease time-to-data  
A media library assembly ( 10 ) includes a host controller ( 12 ), a first data transfer assembly ( 18 A) and a second data transfer assembly ( 18 B), which can be remotely positioned from the...
7376961 Contactless power and/or data transmission in an automated data storage library employing segmented coils  
A contactless power system for an automated data storage library having a plurality of storage shelves for storing data storage cartridges, at least one picker for accessing the data storage...
7218514 I/O interface cover assembly of computer enclosure  
An I/O interface cover assembly includes a panel, a bracket for accommodating an I/O interface element, a driving device, a locking device and a button. The panel defines an opening and a button...
7016144 Robot hand for transferring an article in a housing, and a library apparatus equipped with the robot hand for transferring and article stored in a rack  
A robot hand that does not depend on cartridge types wherein high reliability can be ensured and the size and cost can be reduced with a simple construction. In a library apparatus including a...
6987641 Protection of electronic apparatus against erroneous operations by stopping power supply  
An electronic apparatus includes a recording medium container into which a recording medium unit is detachably loaded and that has an insertion inlet through which the recording medium unit is...
6985329 Magnetic disk cartridge  
A magnetic disk cartridge for use in a disk drive having both a slot and a guide portion. The magnetic disk cartridge comprises a generally disk-shaped housing in which a magnetic disk is rotatably...
6977795 Protection of electronic apparatus against static electricity by grounding  
An electronic apparatus, such as an on-vehicle navigation system, is provided. The apparatus comprises a hard disc container ( 2 ) and a contacting piece ( 31 ) for grounding. The hard disc...
6947356 Method for selecting a storage medium  
A method for providing user-friendly selection of a storage medium, in particular an optical storage disk, from a plurality of storage mediums. The storage mediums are assigned to a playback...
6604165 Library control device for logically dividing and controlling library device and method thereof  
The library device is divided into a plurality of logical units in units of frames, and a transport element, an import/export element, a data transfer element etc, are provided in each logical...
6552866 Library apparatus  
In order to improve a data carrier archiving system with a data carrier store comprising a plurality of storage compartments and at least one disk drive for data carriers and with a data carrier...
6549358 Ehanced gripper for transporting cartridges in an information storage library  
A gripper for clutching cartridges for transport in a computer information storage library. The library includes storage locations for the data cartridges, a transporter with the gripper for moving...
6426922 Information reproducing system including a master and a slave system  
Two reproducing systems are provided for reproducing CDs respectively. Each port is provided in each recording system for connecting the reproducing systems by an external cord. A switch circuit is...
6351825 Method for managing failed storage media  
A changer device according to the present invention includes: a plurality of storage media; a magazine for holding the plurality of storage media; a plurality of drives for reading and writing data...
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...
6091571 Disk drive system having removable modules  
A computer system providing for quick and simple installation of a removable module, the module having a disk drive unit, a carrier and a connector, into a base unit. The module achieves automatic...
6072660 Disk driving apparatus using dynamic pressure-type bearing device  
A disk driving apparatus using a dynamic pressure-type bearing device of an oil lubrication type, wherein the bearing device includes a housing main body, a sleeve part fixed to the housing main...
6038490 Automated data storage library dual picker interference avoidance  
Disclosed are an automated data storage library and a method for operating the library. The library includes two pickers arranged on a common guideway; a plurality of media storage slots arranged...
5999500 Data cartridge interlock release actuator system  
A data cartridge interlock release actuator system for disabling a data cartridge lock within a data cartridge caddy to enable an autochanger to remove a data cartridge from the data cartridge...
5862109 Changer-type disc playback device  
A disc player moves a selected disc between a playback position and a stocker. Carriages, for holding discs, are stacked concentrically and pivotally supported tightly together within the stocker....
5781369 Magnetic tape apparatus with an auxiliary entry/exit mechanism  
A magnetic tape apparatus has an automatic loading mechanism for automatically loading a cartridge containing a recording medium. The magnetic tape apparatus includes, in addition to the automatic...
5757761 Disc player for player discs disposed in cassettes defining a window opening and closeable by a sliding element  
A combination includes a plurality of disc assemblies, each having: a disc; a cassette having a window and a sliding element adapted to open and close the window, the disc being disposed in the...
5751084 Air discharge guiding arrangement for preventing the scattering of foreign matter of a spindle motor  
The present invention relates to a spindle motor used in a hard disc drive or a magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus, wherein air discharge guiding arrangement prevents foreign matter such as...
5739992 Multiple disc cartridge disc magazine  
A recording/reproducing apparatus includes a plurality of toroidally arranged housing sections housing a plurality of disc cartridges in a stacked condition. Each housing section has apertures on...
5721716 Linear displacement and support apparatus for use in a cartridge handling system  
An apparatus for linearly displacing a cartridge engaging assembly along a predetermined displacement path and for supporting the cartridge engaging assembly at a fixed orientation relative to its...
5680377 Automated data storage library employing multi-direction picker with double lip gripper  
An automated data storage library of unique design includes a plurality of storage cell magazines containing storage cells for holding storage media cartridges therein. A picker mechanism having...
5666342 United tape and disc recording/reproducing device having a united inserting part  
An inserting part is provided at a front side of a body of a united recording/reproducing device for inserting a cassette tape and an optical disc. A tape driving part and a disc driving part are...
5659444 Storage library with multiple-directional picker  
An automated data storage library of unique design includes a plurality of storage cell magazines containing storage cells for holding storage media cartridges therein. A picker mechanism having...
5652742 Cartridge retention in storage cell arrays  
The present invention provides a retainer system of an automated storage and retrieval system, or library, which prevents information storage elements, or cartridges, from escaping from their...
5640288 Multiple disc cartridge recorder/player having toroidally arranged disc cartridge housing sections  
A recording/reproducing apparatus includes a plurality of toroidally arranged housing sections housing a plurality of disc cartridges in a stacked condition. Each housing section has apertures on...
5638347 Disk cartridge storage system  
A library of disk media units for use in a data processing environment wherein receptacle columns hold multiple cartridges which in turn hold multiple media units comprised of caddies and recording...
5608714 Structure for supporting disc stockers in a disc changer with a manually operable release lever  
A supporting device is provided for supporting disc stockers in a case of a disc changer. Each of the disc stockers stores a plurality of discs. A lock device is mounted on each of side walls of...
5541896 Inter-leaved carousel for information storage mediums  
A device for storing and retrieving Information Storage Media in which the Information Storage Media are maintained at an angle and in an interleaved arrangement. The device consists of a series of...
5528567 Disk changer for optical disks having different sizes  
A disk changer in which a disk, once completely reproduced, can be exchanged for another disk when a selected disk is being reproduced includes an ascending/descending mechanism for raising and...
5493556 Multi-disk player/recorder with biased locking means for disk cassettes  
In a multi-disk player having a loading and unloading equipment for selecting an arbitrary disk cassette from a containing portion for containing a plurality of trays each supporting one disk...
5392266 Automatic disc exchange apparatus  
An automatic disk exchange apparatus including a drum-type disk gripper arranged vertically movably and capable of horizontally holding a disk cartridge containing for example an optical disk and...
5373489 External storage device with a plurality of recording/reproducing drive units and a plurality of storage racks stacked in a common plane  
An external storage device having racks for receiving cartridges each accommodating a storage medium therein, drive units capable of recording and reproducing data from the storage medium, a...
5353269 Disk storage apparatus  
A disk exchanger apparatus including a disk gripper and a disk exchange mechanism capable of horizontally holding a disk cartridge and selectively introducing and removing the disk cartridge...
5335218 Disc loading transfer mechanism for plural disc changer  
A disc loading apparatus for delivery of a disc between a disc container and a disc carrier. The disc loading apparatus comprises a drive roller mounted rotatably on the disc carrier. The drive...
5313351 Twin disk player  
A disk player for loading and unloading a pair of disks while closing and opening a door to the disk player under control of a single motor capable of rotating in both the clockwise direction and...
5307331 Transfer mechanism for information carriers  
A disc support and transfer mechanism for a disc changer including a magazine for supporting a plurality of discs in generally parallel vertical storage planes, and a disc transfer mechanism for...
5303214 Multi-media-type automatic libraries  
A data storage system has a media cartridge library subsystem. The subsystem includes a cartridge storage array which has receptacles for removably receiving cartridge holding bins. Each bin stores...
5301176 Apparatus for carrying out recording and/or reproducing signals for disk-shaped recording medium  
A disk player for use of playback of both of the single body of a digital optical disk and another digital optical disk encased in a cartridge by a single player. The disk player comprises a disk...
5299185 Disc player for playing both naked disc and cartridge-encased disc  
A disc player is shown which can play both a naked disc and a disc encased in a cartridge. A disc tray is movable on a single horizontal way to take at least first, second and third positions which...
5293284 Cassette autochanger  
A cassette autochanger comprising a cassette container for containing a plurality of cassettes placed in a vertical posture, a reproducing unit for reproducing the signal recorded on the medium of...
5280398 Removable data storage drive security module with lockable write protect feature  
A security module for a removable disk drive having a lockable hardware write protect feature for use with docking base. Additional features provided by the invention are an enclosure and...
5274516 Multi-cassette recording and reproducing apparatus  
A multi-cassette recording and reproducing apparatus includes at least one rack for storing a stack of tape cassettes and disk cassettes, the tape cassettes containing magnetic tapes, the disk...
5255138 Automatic disk changer  
An automatic disk changer is disclosed in which a tray transfer mechanism is provided in a case at the central portion of the width thereof so that the mechanism can be moved up and down. A disk...
5253218 Compact magazine loaded disk player  
A magazine loaded disk player comprising a disk playback unit consisting of a rotation mechanism for rotating a disk and a pickup positioned to face the disk, a storage area for a disk magazine...
5253129 Removable and transportable hard disk subsystem  
A removable and transportable hard disk subsystem is provided for use with at least one computer and includes at least one hard disk module. The module contains a shock mounted, thin and compact...
5247407 Disk loading system  
A system for transporting diskettes in serial order from a vertical stack of diskettes, including a slidable gate positioned beneath the stack, and a reciprocable carriage connected to the gate and...
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