公开(公告)号：US07180702B2

公开(公告)日：2007-02-20

申请号：US10795449

申请日：2004-03-09

Applicant: John Ellis ,  John A. Barkley ,  John D. Miller

Inventor： John Ellis ,  John A. Barkley ,  John D. Miller

IPC: G11B15/675

CPC classification number: G11B15/685

Abstract: A data cartridge handling apparatus comprises a ring-shaped carousel (40) rotatably mounted within a housing (22). Cartridge-accommodating cells (52) are angularly arranged about the carousel between an inner periphery (48) and an outer periphery (50) of the carousel. A transducing drive (70) is mounted within the housing and outside the outer periphery. A motor (60) rotates the carousel to facilitate selective alignment of a selected cell (52S) with the drive (70) along a radial dimension (106) of the carousel. A picker (100, 200) is mounted within the housing at a point within the inner periphery of the carousel (40). The picker (100, 200) has a picker arm (104, 204). A distal end of the picker arm has a gripper (110, 210) which selectively engages and disengages a data cartridge (72). The picker arm linearly translates in the radial dimension for the purpose of moving an engaged data cartridge from the selected cell (52S) to a loading position of the drive (70), and conversely for unloading a data cartridge from the drive and withdrawing the same into the selected cell. The gripper comprises a thumb (112, 230). One of the gripper and the thumb is pivotally connected to the picker arm to allow the thumb to selective engage and disengage a feature (160) on the data cartridge. A trip member (150, 250) is mounted in the housing between the outer periphery of the carousel and the drive for actuating pivoting of the gripper, and thereby actuating the selective disengagement of the picker thumb with the feature on the data cartridge for loading of the data cartridge into the drive.

Abstract translation: 数据盒式处理装置包括可旋转地安装在壳体（22）内的环形转盘（40）。 墨盒容纳单元（52）围绕转盘在转盘的内周（48）和外周（50）之间成角度地布置。 转换驱动器（70）安装在壳体内并在外周边外部。 马达（60）旋转圆盘传送带以便于选择的单元（52S）沿着圆盘传送带的径向尺寸（106）与驱动器（70）的选择性对准。 拾取器（100,200）安装在壳体内的转盘（40）的内周边内的点处。 拾取器（100,200）具有拾取臂（104,204）。 拾取臂的远端具有选择性地接合和脱离数据盒（72）的夹持器（110,210）。 拾取器臂在径向尺寸上线性地平移以便将所接合的数据盒从所选择的单元（52S）移动到驱动器（70）的装载位置，并且相反地用于从驱动器卸载数据盒，并且将 与所选单元格相同。 夹持器包括拇指（112,230）。 夹具和拇指中的一个枢转地连接到拾取臂，以允许拇指选择性地接合和脱离数据盒上的特征（160）。 跳闸构件（150,250）安装在旋转盘的外周边和驱动器之间的壳体中，用于致动夹持器的枢转，从而致动拾取器拇指与数据盒上的特征的选择性分离， 将数据磁带插入驱动器。