公开(公告)号：US08079040B2

公开(公告)日：2011-12-13

申请号：US11447033

申请日：2006-06-06

申请人： David Schoenfeld ,  Gregory P. Hertrich ,  Keith Malang

发明人： David Schoenfeld ,  Gregory P. Hertrich ,  Keith Malang

IPC分类号： G11B17/03 ,  G11B33/02

CPC分类号： G11B17/032 ,  G11B17/041

摘要： The present invention provides loading and unloading mechanisms, and data drives for data storage cartridges. Embodiments of the cartridge loading and unloading mechanisms for a data storage cartridge may: operate in a manner such that the drive door of the data drive may be fully closed before the disk medium is exposed, e.g., before opening of the associated shutter of the cartridge; be powered by the same drive motor assembly that is used to move or transport the cartridge to the optical head assembly used for writing and/or reading of data from the disk medium of the cartridge; and may fit within a standard configuration for a data drive. Embodiments of the cartridge loading and unloading mechanisms, as well as the data drives, may provide reliable operation, ease of assembly, and of the parts and components necessary for the reliable operation, and positive data cartridge positioning, as well as minimizing backlash in the drive motor/gear assembly.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了用于数据存储盒的装载和卸载机构以及数据驱动器。 用于数据存储盒的盒装载和卸载机构的实施例可以以这样的方式操作，使得数据驱动器的驱动门可以在盘介质暴露之前完全关闭，例如在打开相关联的盒的快门之前 ; 由用于将盒移动或运送到用于从盒的盘介质写入和/或读取数据的光学头组件的相同的驱动马达组件驱动; 并且可能适合数据驱动器的标准配置。 盒装载和卸载机构以及数据驱动器的实施例可以提供可靠的操作，易于组装以及可靠操作所需的部件和组件以及正数据盒定位，以及最小化 驱动电机/齿轮总成。

公开(公告)号：US20070283369A1

公开(公告)日：2007-12-06

申请号：US11447033

申请日：2006-06-06

申请人： Dave Schoenfeld ,  Gregory P. Hertrich ,  Keith Malang

发明人： Dave Schoenfeld ,  Gregory P. Hertrich ,  Keith Malang

IPC分类号： G11B17/04

CPC分类号： G11B17/032 ,  G11B17/041

摘要： The present invention provides loading and unloading mechanisms, and data drives for data storage cartridges. Embodiments of the cartridge loading and unloading mechanisms for a data storage cartridge may: operate in a manner such that the drive door of the data drive may be fully closed before the disk medium is exposed, e.g., before opening of the associated shutter of the cartridge; be powered by the same drive motor assembly that is used to move or transport the cartridge to the optical head assembly used for writing and/or reading of data from the disk medium of the cartridge; and may fit within a standard configuration for a data drive. Embodiments of the cartridge loading and unloading mechanisms, as well as the data drives, may provide reliable operation, ease of assembly, and of the parts and components necessary for the reliable operation, and positive data cartridge positioning, as well as minimizing backlash in the drive motor/gear assembly.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了用于数据存储盒的装载和卸载机构以及数据驱动器。 用于数据存储盒的盒装载和卸载机构的实施例可以以这样的方式操作，使得数据驱动器的驱动门可以在盘介质暴露之前被完全关闭，例如在打开相关联的盒的快门之前 ; 由用于将盒移动或运送到用于从盒的盘介质写入和/或读取数据的光学头组件的相同的驱动马达组件驱动; 并且可能适合数据驱动器的标准配置。 盒装载和卸载机构以及数据驱动器的实施例可以提供可靠的操作，易于组装以及可靠操作所需的部件和组件以及正数据盒定位，以及最小化 驱动电机/齿轮总成。

公开(公告)号：US07475413B2

公开(公告)日：2009-01-06

申请号：US10807608

申请日：2004-03-23

申请人： Gregory P. Hertrich

发明人： Gregory P. Hertrich

IPC分类号： G11B23/03

CPC分类号： G11B23/0308

摘要： A data storage cartridge is described. The cartridge may include a housing having a top, a bottom, a front side, a back side, a first lateral side, and a second lateral side, said housing having a first media access aperture on the top of the housing; and a data storage medium contained within the housing, the data storage medium including a disk with a top and a bottom; wherein the front side of the housing contains a first segment of reduced thickness adjacent to the first media access aperture.

摘要翻译： 描述数据存储盒。 盒可以包括具有顶部，底部，前侧，后侧，第一侧面和第二侧面的壳体，所述壳体在壳体的顶部具有第一介质进入孔; 以及包含在所述外壳内的数据存储介质，所述数据存储介质包括具有顶部和底部的盘; 其中所述壳体的前侧包含邻近所述第一介质存取孔的厚度减小的第一部分。

公开(公告)号：US06424499B1

公开(公告)日：2002-07-23

申请号：US09283313

申请日：1999-03-31

申请人： Arun Balakrishnan ,  Gregory P. Hertrich ,  Mark Sheppard ,  Doug Gunther

发明人： Arun Balakrishnan ,  Gregory P. Hertrich ,  Mark Sheppard ,  Doug Gunther

IPC分类号： G11B548

CPC分类号： G11B5/4893

摘要： A flexible multi-channel trace interconnect array has a head end for electrically connecting write and read trace pairs respectively to write and read elements of a data transducer head, a body formed of a flexible dielectric material and carrying the write and read trace pairs, and at least one circuit end for connecting the write and read trace pairs respectively to write driver and read preamplifier circuits of a data storage device. Each trace pair includes two trace conductors each having a trace width, and an inter-conductor separation space. Adjacent trace pairs are separated by an inter-pair space having a width greater than, and preferably two to twenty times greater than the inter-conductor separation space in order to decouple adjacent channel pairs.

摘要翻译： 灵活的多通道跟踪互连阵列具有头端，用于将写入和读取跟踪对分别电连接到写入和读取数据传感器头的元件，由柔性电介质材料形成并承载写入和读取迹线对的元件，以及 至少一个用于将写入和读取跟踪对分别连接到数据存储设备的写入驱动器和读取前置放大器电路的电路端。 每个迹线对包括每个具有迹线宽度的两个迹线导体和导体间分隔空间。 相邻轨迹对被具有比导体间分隔空间大的宽度，优选地是二至二十倍的宽度的对间隔隔开，以便使相邻的沟道对分离。

公开(公告)号：US08544899B2

公开(公告)日：2013-10-01

申请号：US12987467

申请日：2011-01-10

申请人： Gregory P. Hertrich

发明人： Gregory P. Hertrich

IPC分类号： E05C3/06 ,  E05C3/12 ,  E05C19/18

CPC分类号： E05C19/188 ,  E05B63/0052 ,  E05B65/0014 ,  E05C3/048 ,  Y10T292/1043 ,  Y10T292/1051 ,  Y10T292/1075 ,  Y10T292/37 ,  Y10T292/394

摘要： A latch assembly (12) for use with a cabinet (10) that includes a cabinet body (14) and a moving component (16, 30C), comprises a transverse member (346) and a pivoting member (348). The transverse member (346) is selectively coupled to the cabinet body (14). The pivoting member (348) is pivotally secured to the transverse member (346). The pivoting member (348) pivots relative to the transverse member (346) between a first position in which the pivoting member (348) inhibits large scale movement of the moving component (16, 30C) relative to the cabinet body (14), and a second position in which the pivoting member (348) allows for large scale movement of the moving component (16, 30C) relative to the cabinet body (14). Additionally, a portion of the pivoting member (348) can selectively engage a portion of the transverse member (346) to selectively inhibit the pivoting member (348) from pivoting relative to the transverse member (346) and to selectively inhibit large scale movement of the moving component (16, 30C) relative to the cabinet body (14).

摘要翻译： 一种用于与包括机壳主体（14）和移动部件（16,30C））的机柜（10）一起使用的闩锁组件（12），包括横向构件（346）和枢转构件（348）。 横向构件（346）选择性地联接到机壳本体（14）。 枢转构件（348）枢转地固定到横向构件（346）。 枢转构件（348）相对于横向构件（346）在第一位置和第二位置之间枢转，第一位置中枢转构件（348）阻止运动部件（16,30C）相对于机壳本体（14）的大规模运动，以及 第二位置，其中枢转构件（348）允许移动部件（16,30C）相对于机壳本体（14）的大规模运动。 另外，枢转构件（348）的一部分可以选择性地接合横向构件（346）的一部分，以选择性地阻止枢转构件（348）相对于横向构件（346）枢转，并且选择性地阻止 所述移动部件（16,30C）相对于所述机壳主体（14）。

公开(公告)号：US20110175374A1

公开(公告)日：2011-07-21

申请号：US12987467

申请日：2011-01-10

申请人： Gregory P. Hertrich

发明人： Gregory P. Hertrich

IPC分类号： E05C3/12

CPC分类号： E05C19/188 ,  E05B63/0052 ,  E05B65/0014 ,  E05C3/048 ,  Y10T292/1043 ,  Y10T292/1051 ,  Y10T292/1075 ,  Y10T292/37 ,  Y10T292/394

摘要： A latch assembly (12) for use with a cabinet (10) that includes a cabinet body (14) and a moving component (16, 30C), comprises a transverse member (346) and a pivoting member (348). The transverse member (346) is selectively coupled to the cabinet body (14). The pivoting member (348) is pivotally secured to the transverse member (346). The pivoting member (348) pivots relative to the transverse member (346) between a first position in which the pivoting member (348) inhibits large scale movement of the moving component (16, 30C) relative to the cabinet body (14), and a second position in which the pivoting member (348) allows for large scale movement of the moving component (16, 30C) relative to the cabinet body (14). Additionally, a portion of the pivoting member (348) can selectively engage a portion of the transverse member (346) to selectively inhibit the pivoting member (348) from pivoting relative to the transverse member (346) and to selectively inhibit large scale movement of the moving component (16, 30C) relative to the cabinet body (14).

摘要翻译： 一种用于与包括机壳主体（14）和移动部件（16,30C））的机柜（10）一起使用的闩锁组件（12），包括横向构件（346）和枢转构件（348）。 横向构件（346）选择性地联接到机壳本体（14）。 枢转构件（348）枢转地固定到横向构件（346）。 枢转构件（348）相对于横向构件（346）在第一位置和第二位置之间枢转，第一位置中枢转构件（348）阻止运动部件（16,30C）相对于机壳本体（14）的大规模运动，以及 第二位置，其中枢转构件（348）允许移动部件（16,30C）相对于机壳本体（14）的大规模运动。 另外，枢转构件（348）的一部分可以选择性地接合横向构件（346）的一部分，以选择性地阻止枢转构件（348）相对于横向构件（346）枢转，并且选择性地阻止 所述移动部件（16,30C）相对于所述机壳主体（14）。

公开(公告)号：US07020885B2

公开(公告)日：2006-03-28

申请号：US10632659

申请日：2003-07-31

申请人： Gregory P. Hertrich

发明人： Gregory P. Hertrich

IPC分类号： G11B17/03 ,  G11B17/04 ,  G11B23/03

CPC分类号： G11B17/047

摘要： A data drive and a method of operating a data drive are provided. The data drive includes a drive base; a data transfer mechanism coupled to the drive base; a carriage assembly for receiving a cartridge containing a data storage medium; and a carriage assembly actuator coupled to the drive base for translating the carriage assembly to expose a plurality of radial positions of the data storage medium to the data transfer mechanism. The method includes receiving a data storage cartridge containing a rotatable data storage medium into a carriage assembly; translating the carriage assembly across a data transfer mechanism; and reading data from the data storage medium using the data transfer mechanism as the carriage assembly is being translated across the data transfer mechanism.

摘要翻译： 提供数据驱动器和操作数据驱动器的方法。 数据驱动器包括驱动器基座; 耦合到驱动器基座的数据传送机构; 用于接收包含数据存储介质的盒的托架组件; 以及联接到驱动器基座的托架组件致动器，用于平移托架组件以将数据存储介质的多个径向位置暴露于数据传输机构。 该方法包括：将包含可旋转数据存储介质的数据存储盒接收到托架组件中; 在数据传输机构上平移托架组件; 以及当数据传输机构正在翻译托架组件时，使用数据传送机构从数据存储介质读取数据。

公开(公告)号：US06157516A

公开(公告)日：2000-12-05

申请号：US191362

申请日：1998-11-13

申请人： Gregory P. Hertrich ,  Larry Albrecht

发明人： Gregory P. Hertrich ,  Larry Albrecht

IPC分类号： G11B5/40 ,  G11B5/41 ,  G11B5/584 ,  G11B5/596 ,  G11B21/02

CPC分类号： G11B21/027 ,  G11B5/40 ,  G11B5/41 ,  G11B5/584 ,  G11B5/59683

摘要： Methods and apparatus for reducing electrostatic discharge damage to a read/write (R/W) head attached to a shutter/head assembly are disclosed. In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a shutter/head assembly includes a lead screw, a head housing, and a shutter. The head assembly is configured to be coupled to a R/W head, and is rotatably coupled with the lead screw. The shutter is also rotatably coupled to the lead screw, but in such a manner that the shutter is able to rotate independently of the head housing. The shutter is also configured in such a manner so that it rotates to a radial position between the R/W head and the tape/leader ribbon when the lead screw brings the shutter toward a certain linear position, and rotates to another radial position away from the R/W head and the tape/leader ribbon when the lead screw brings the shutter toward a different linear position.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于减少对附接到快门/头组件的读/写（R / W）头的静电放电损坏的方法和装置。 根据本发明的一个方面，一种快门/头组件包括导螺杆，头壳和快门。 头部组件被配置为联接到R / W头，并且可与导螺杆可旋转地联接。 挡板还可旋​​转地联接到导螺杆，但是以使挡板能够独立于头壳体旋转的方式。 挡板还被构造成使得当导螺杆将挡板朝着某一线性位置转动时，其转动到R / W头和带/引导带之间的径向位置，并转动到另一径向位置 当导螺杆将快门朝向不同的直线位置时，R / W头和带/领带。

公开(公告)号：US10563430B2

公开(公告)日：2020-02-18

申请号：US16388323

申请日：2019-04-18

申请人： Gregory P. Hertrich

发明人： Gregory P. Hertrich

IPC分类号： E05B65/462 ,  A47B88/50 ,  A47B88/95 ,  A47B88/42

摘要： A latch assembly for use with a cabinet that includes a cabinet body having a cabinet face and a moving component that moves relative to the cabinet face, includes an attachment assembly and a locking assembly. The attachment assembly is selectively coupled to the cabinet face. The attachment assembly includes an attacher body having a first arm that provides pressure on a back of the cabinet face, and a second arm that provides pressure on a front of the cabinet face when the attachment assembly is coupled to the cabinet face. The second arm is flexibly coupled to the first arm. The locking assembly is coupled to the attachment assembly. The locking assembly is selectively movable between a locked position, when the moving component is inhibited from moving relative to the cabinet face, and an unlocked position, when the moving component can be freely moved relative to the cabinet face.

公开(公告)号：US20190323267A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-24

申请号：US16388323

申请日：2019-04-18

申请人： Gregory P. Hertrich

发明人： Gregory P. Hertrich

IPC分类号： E05B65/462 ,  A47B88/50 ,  A47B88/42 ,  A47B88/95

摘要： A latch assembly for use with a cabinet that includes a cabinet body having a cabinet face and a moving component that moves relative to the cabinet face, includes an attachment assembly and a locking assembly. The attachment assembly is selectively coupled to the cabinet face. The attachment assembly includes an attacher body having a first arm that provides pressure on a back of the cabinet face, and a second arm that provides pressure on a front of the cabinet face when the attachment assembly is coupled to the cabinet face. The second arm is flexibly coupled to the first arm. The locking assembly is coupled to the attachment assembly. The locking assembly is selectively movable between a locked position, when the moving component is inhibited from moving relative to the cabinet face, and an unlocked position, when the moving component can be freely moved relative to the cabinet face.