摘要:
A stacker system or an autoloader system includes a tape drive and one or more magazines which each include a plurality of tape cassettes or cartridges. A positioning system moves the magazine to a specific position to load or unload a particular cartridge or cassette from the magazine. A control system controls the operation of the tape drive and the magazines between a loaded and unloaded position. Each magazine includes a unique identification code which can be read by the stacker or autoloader to determine if the correct magazine has been inserted. In addition, each magazine includes a memory to record information about the contents of the recording media stored in the magazine or the performance of each recording media stored in the magazine.
摘要:
L'invention concerne un magasin (100) permettant de contenir plusieurs cassettes à bandes magnétiques (10) (style 3480) pour charger les cassettes dans un chargeur automatique (300) d'une unité d'entraînement d'une bande magnétique. Le magasin (100) comprend une série de fentes (15) de cassettes ayant des positionneurs à ressorts intégrés (210) et retiennent les cassettes (10) dans le magasin (100). Des crémaillères à engrenage intégré (240) sont formées sur la paroi arrière (130) du magasin (100) pour permettre au chargeur automatique (300) de manipuler le magasin (100) soit séquentiellement soit pour un accès sélectif des cassettes (10). Des fentes horizontales (170) sont formées sur la paroi latérale (120) de chaque fente à cassette de sorte que le chargeur automatique (300) peut engager directement les cassettes (10) pour les charger dans une unité d'entraînement de cassette à bande magnétique. Le magasin (100) consiste en un corps en plastique moulé en une seule pièce ayant des propriétés inhérentes de lubrification.
摘要:
A magnetic tape cassette which can be accommodated with a plurality of others in a cassette magazine (31) and withdrawn from the cassette magazine (31) by a cassette changer for use, has an engaging portion (23) formed on a lid (6) mounted on a front portion of the casing (1) of the cassette, the engaging portion (23) being engageable with a withdrawing member (40) of the cassette changer.
摘要:
A generally rectangular outer housing (32) sized to fit within the full height five and one quarter inch form factor. A drawer (34) is mounted for sliding motion within the housing along a longitudinal axis thereof from a retracted position in which the drawer is substantially fully contained within the housing (32) to an extended position in which a forward portion of the drawer (34) extends beyond a forward transverse end of the housing (32). A data tape drive (35) is mounted within a rear portion of the drawer and has a forwardly opening cassette insertion slot. A cassette magazine (42) is provided that has a plurality of vertically spaced receptacles for holding a plurality of data cassettes in a vertically stacked configuration. A magazine loader (36) is mounted in the forward portion of the drawer for receiving and vertically reciprocating the cassette magazine (42) and for selectively transferring cassettes between the magazine (42) and the cassette insertion slot of the data tape drive (35).
摘要:
Disclosed is a cassette loading system in a housing having an aperture which delivers a plurality of cassettes one cassette at a time into a cassette drive. The system includes a cassette drive having a cassette acceptor and a cassette magazine mounted through the aperture. The magazine defines a plurality of spaces, with each of the plurality of spaces sized and shaped to receive a cassette. The magazine is also adjustable within the aperture to align each of the plurality of spaces with the cassette acceptor of the drive. The system also include a cassette transfer system which moves each of the cassettes into the acceptor of the drive and retracts each of the cassettes upon ejection by the drive. The transfer system includes a cassette transfer motor which is activated to cause motion which moves a cassette into and out of the acceptor, a plurality of cassette drive wheels which can engage a cassette to move the cassette into the acceptor of the drive and to retract a cassette upon ejection by the drive and an engagement assembly which is activated in order to engage the drive wheels with a cassette in order to move a cassette into the acceptor or to retract a cassette upon ejection by the drive. An engagement assembly for a loader is also disclosed. Additionally, there is disclosed a method of sequentially loading cassettes into a tape drive system using the novel cassette loading system.
摘要:
A tape cassette adapted such that a plurality of the same are stored in a cassette magazine and adapted, when in use, to be taken out from the cassette magazine by a cassette changer, characterized in that a rack gear portion, with which cassette pull-out means of the cassette changer engages, is formed on a lid attached to the front of a cassette housing.
摘要:
Le chargeur automatique (100) pour cassette à bande magnétique (20-29) utilise un magasin (11) associé au chargeur automatique qui peut contenir plusieurs cassettes (20-29) à bande magnétique préchargées de manière à avoir accès à ces cassettes (20-29), individuellement, contenues dans le magasin (11). Le chargeur automatique (100) de la présente invention permet de déplacer un magasin associé (11) contenant plusieurs cassettes (20-29) à bande magnétique préchargées dans une direction verticale, soit vers le haut soit vers le bas, de sorte que le chargeur automatique (100) permet l'accès sélectif à l'une quelconque des plusieurs cassettes à bande magnétique (20-29) chargées dans le magasin (11). Le chargeur automatique (100) contient uniquement deux moteurs: l'un (113) permet de commander le mouvement vertical du magasin (11), et l'autre (121) permet de charger une cassette à bande magnétique (20) du magasin (11) à l'unité associée (10) d'entraînement de la bande magnétique. La largeur du chargeur automatique (100) est égale ou inférieure à la largeur de l'unité d'entraînement associée (10) de la bande magnétique de sorte que deux unités, à savoir chargeur automatique et unité d'entraînement de la bande, peuvent être montées côte à côte.