Calibration of a cartridge handling device using mechanical sense of
touch
    3.
    发明授权
    Calibration of a cartridge handling device using mechanical sense of touch 失效
    使用机械触觉来校准墨盒处理装置

    公开(公告)号:US5231616A

    公开(公告)日:1993-07-27

    申请号:US878793

    申请日:1992-05-05

    IPC分类号: G11B17/22

    CPC分类号: G11B17/228

    摘要: Disclosed is an optical disk handling system having two control systems to provide the motions necessary to move optical disk cartridges form storage holding cells to an optical drive. During initialization, the cartridge handling system uses shaft encoders, along with current or voltage feedback from the motors, to calibrate the home locations of the mechanisms. The system determines the home position for vertical movement of the transport as well as the top and bottom positions used for the translate operation. The system then calibrates the plunge movement, the flip movement, and the translate movement. Finally, the system determines whether the path for all the movements is free of obstructions.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种具有两个控制系统的光盘处理系统,以提供将从存储保持单元移动到光盘驱动器的光盘盒所需的运动。 在初始化期间,盒式处理系统使用轴编码器以及电动机的电流或电压反馈来校准机构的原始位置。 系统确定运输的垂直运动的起始位置以及用于翻译操作的顶部和底部位置。 然后系统校准插入运动,翻转运动和平移运动。 最后,系统确定所有运动的路径是否没有障碍物。

    Input/output communication between autochanger and drive
    4.
    发明授权
    Input/output communication between autochanger and drive 失效
    自动转换器与驱动器之间的输入/输出通讯

    公开(公告)号:US5428587A

    公开(公告)日:1995-06-27

    申请号:US252146

    申请日:1994-06-01

    摘要: Disclosed is an optical disk handling system, called an autochanger, having two control systems to provide the six motions necessary to move optical disk cartridges from storage holding cells to an optical drive. The system uses shaft encoders on two motors of the two control systems, and current or voltage feedback from the motors, for all positioning, and for detecting the location of the mechanisms during, and at the end of, moves. An optical drive interface connects the electronics of the autochanger and the optical drive, and includes electrical signals to emulate an eject pushbutton on the optical drive and an indicator lamp on the optical drive. The autochanger monitors the on and off state of the lamp signal as well as the duration of the on and off cycles to determine which operation is being performed by the optical drive. The autochanger uses the lamp signal and the eject signal to control all operations with the optical drive.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种称为自动转换器的光盘处理系统,具有两个控制系统,以提供将光盘盒从存储保持单元移动到光驱动所需的六个运动。 该系统在两个控制系统的两个电动机上使用轴编码器,以及来自电动机的电流或电压反馈,用于所有定位,并用于在移动期间和结束时检测机构的位置。 光驱接口连接自动转换器的电子部件和光驱,并包括电信号,以模拟光驱上的弹出按钮和光驱上的指示灯。 自动转换器监视灯信号的开和关状态以及开和关周期的持续时间,以确定光驱正在执行哪个操作。 自动转换器使用灯信号和弹出信号来控制光驱的所有操作。

    Optical disk handling apparatus with flip latch
    5.
    发明授权
    Optical disk handling apparatus with flip latch 失效
    具有翻盖闩锁的光盘处理装置

    公开(公告)号:US4998232A

    公开(公告)日:1991-03-05

    申请号:US278102

    申请日:1988-11-30

    IPC分类号: G11B17/04 G11B17/08 G11B17/22

    摘要: An optical disk handling apparatus for producing controlled linear and rotational displacement of an optical disk received therein comprising: a base member; a guide assembly; a shaft for rotatably mounting the guide assembly on the base member; an optical disk holding assembly received by the guide assembly in linearly forwardly and rearwardly displaceable, rotationally nondisplaceable relationship therewith; a reversible drive motor; a linear displacement assembly for producing relative linear displacement between the guide assembly and the holding assembly; a transmission assembly for transmitting torque from the drive for producing rotational displacement of the guide assembly and linear displacement of the holding assembly; projection members projecting rearwardly from the guide assembly rear end for coacting with a latch assembly; axially extendable and retractable plunger members operatively associated with the optical disk holding assembly and projectable relative the rear end of the guide assembly for coacting with the latch assembly; a latch assembly mounted on the base member for latchingly engaging a projection member during rotation of the guide assembly and for coacting with a plunger member for disengaging the projection member from the latch assembly for enabling rotation of the guide assembly; and a restraining structure operatively associated with the holding assembly for restraining linear displacement thereof.

    Mechanical assembly for alternately producing displacement of a carriage
and rotation of a carriage mounted gear
    6.
    发明授权
    Mechanical assembly for alternately producing displacement of a carriage and rotation of a carriage mounted gear 失效
    用于交替地产生滑架位移和滑架安装齿轮旋转的机械组件

    公开(公告)号:US5184336A

    公开(公告)日:1993-02-02

    申请号:US808268

    申请日:1991-12-13

    IPC分类号: G11B17/22

    CPC分类号: G11B17/22

    摘要: A mechanical assembly for alternately producing displacement of a carriage with respect to a carriage track and rotation of a gear mounted on the carriage, in response to torque provided from a single drive motor including: a latching assembly, having a latched state and an unlatched state, operably associated with the carriage for preventing relative movement between the carriage and the track during the latched state; and a locking assembly, having a locked state and an unlocked state, operatively associated with the gear for preventing relative rotation of the gear during the locked state.

    摘要翻译: 一种机械组件,用于响应于从单个驱动马达提供的扭矩,相对于滑架轨道交替地产生滑架移位和安装在滑架上的齿轮的旋转,该扭矩包括:闩锁组件,具有闩锁状态和非闩锁状态 与滑架可操作地相关联,用于在锁定状态期间防止滑架和轨道之间的相对移动; 以及具有锁定状态和解锁状态的锁定组件,其与所述齿轮可操作地相关联,用于在所述锁定状态期间防止所述齿轮的相对旋转。

    Cartridge handling system
    10.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US5043962A

    公开(公告)日:1991-08-27

    申请号:US326572

    申请日:1989-03-21

    IPC分类号: G11B17/26 G11B17/04 G11B17/22

    CPC分类号: G11B17/041 G11B17/225

    摘要: A cartridge handling system including a cartridge engaging assembly for engaging an exposed end portion of a cartridge positioned in an aligned holding unit; a longitudinal displacement assembly for longitudinally displacing a cartridge engaged by the engaging assembly; a flipping assembly for invertingly rotating a cartridge engaged by the engaging assembly about a longitudinally extending flip axis; a lateral displacement assembly for laterally displacing a cartridge engaged by the engaging assembly; and a unitary, rotatable drive motor drivingly linked to the longitudinal displacement assembly, the flipping assembly, and the lateral displacement assembly for providing driving force thereto. The cartridge handling system is constructed and arranged such that neither sensors nor motors need be mounted on any moving system components.