公开(公告)号：US6017088A

公开(公告)日：2000-01-25

申请号：US775078

申请日：1996-12-27

申请人： William B. Stephens ,  Brian P. Egan

发明人： William B. Stephens ,  Brian P. Egan

IPC分类号： A47D13/02 ,  B60N2/28 ,  B60R22/10 ,  A47C1/11

CPC分类号： B60N2/2821 ,  A47D13/02 ,  A47D13/025 ,  B60N2/2845 ,  B60N2/286 ,  B60R22/105 ,  Y10T292/0855

摘要： An infant restraint system including an infant carrier, a base couplable to the infant carrier via an improved locking mechanism and having an improved recline mechanism. The infant restraint system further includes an improved handle and an improved belt system, the belt system having a mid-belt adjuster disposed in front of the infant when the infant is positioned in the infant restraint system.

摘要翻译： 一种婴儿约束系统，包括婴儿背带，通过改进的锁定机构可耦合到婴儿背带的基座，并具有改进的倾斜机构。 婴儿约束系统还包括改进的手柄和改进的皮带系统，当婴儿定位在婴儿约束系统中时，带系统具有设置在婴儿前方的中带调节器。

公开(公告)号：US06462900B1

公开(公告)日：2002-10-08

申请号：US09708432

申请日：2000-11-09

申请人： Brian P. Egan ,  Robert E. Schneider ,  John F. Ellis

发明人： Brian P. Egan ,  Robert E. Schneider ,  John F. Ellis

IPC分类号： G11B1568

CPC分类号： G11B17/225 ,  G11B15/6835

摘要： A robotic cartridge picker (92) for a cartridge library (20) has picker fingers (84) for selecting engaging and disengaging a media cartridge (64), and an electronic device (180) carried thereon. A ribbon cable (182) supplies at least one of power and an electrical signal to the electronic device. The robotic picker is rotatably mounted on a mounting block (140). The mounting block has a chamber (188) wherein a portion of the ribbon cable is carried in a variable coiled configuration to accommodate rotation of the robot about an axis (100). The variable coiled configuration facilitates the ribbon cable having a first degree of coiling when the picker robot rotates to a first position and a second degree of coiling when the picker robot rotates to a second position.

摘要翻译： 用于盒式存储器（20）的机器人盒式拾取器（92）具有用于选择接合和分离介质盒（64）的拾取器指状物（84）和其上承载的电子设备（180）。 带状电缆（182）将电力和电信号中的至少一个提供给电子设备。 机器人拾取器可旋转地安装在安装块（140）上。 安装块具有腔室（188），其中，带状电缆的一部分被承载在可变的卷绕构造中以适应机器人围绕轴线（100）的旋转。 当拾取机器人旋转到第一位置时，可变卷绕构造便于带状电缆具有第一卷绕程度，并且当拾取器机器人旋转到第二位置时，带状电缆具有第一卷绕程度。

公开(公告)号：US06233111B1

公开(公告)日：2001-05-15

申请号：US09401655

申请日：1999-09-23

申请人： Robert E. Schneider ,  Brian P. Egan ,  John D. Miller ,  David G. Cole

发明人： Robert E. Schneider ,  Brian P. Egan ,  John D. Miller ,  David G. Cole

IPC分类号： G11B1568

CPC分类号： G11B15/6835 ,  G11B15/68

摘要： A cartridge library comprises plural cells for accommodating therein a cartridge of information storage media and a tape drive which transduces information relative when a cartridge is loaded into the drive. A cartridge loader (also known as the cartridge transport assembly) is mounted to the drive assembly for picking a selected cartridge from one of the cells and for inserting the selected cartridge into a cartridge slot in the drive. The drive assembly is stationary but the cartridge loader is pivotal about the drive assembly, and particularly about a pivot axis which is parallel to a center line of the data cartridge when the data cartridge is inserted into the drive assembly. The drive assembly includes a toothed transport track engageable by the cartridge transport assembly for incremental pivotal motion of the cartridge transport assembly about the pivot axis. The library also has a wall connected to the library frame, the wall having a series of windows formed in predetermined relationship with the cells of the magazine. The windows are used to detect a status (e.g., presence, absence, misinsertion) of the data cartridge in the magazine. In addition, the series of windows are employed for detecting a position of the cartridge transport assembly about the pivot axis. The cartridge transport assembly comprises a carriage first section and a carriage second section which is translatable relative to the carriage first section. A pair of cartridge engagement arms are mounted to the carriage second section for selectively partially inserting the data cartridge into the drive assembly. The cartridge transport assembly further includes a secondary cartridge contact member (forming part of a “flipper assembly”) which operates in response to movement of the engagement arm to moves the selected cartridge from partial insertion to full insertion into the drive. Also, the secondary cartridge contact member serves as a stop surface when the cartridge is ejected from the drive.

公开(公告)号：USD415126S

公开(公告)日：1999-10-12

申请号：US91166

申请日：1998-07-24

申请人： Brian P. Egan ,  Robert E. Schneider ,  David Kraft ,  John D. Miller

设计人： Brian P. Egan ,  Robert E. Schneider ,  David Kraft ,  John D. Miller

公开(公告)号：US06229666B1

公开(公告)日：2001-05-08

申请号：US09401954

申请日：1999-09-23

申请人： Robert E. Schneider ,  Brian P. Egan ,  John D. Miller ,  David Kraft

发明人： Robert E. Schneider ,  Brian P. Egan ,  John D. Miller ,  David Kraft

IPC分类号： G11B1568

CPC分类号： G11B15/6835 ,  G11B15/68

摘要： A cartridge library comprises plural cells for accommodating therein a cartridge of information storage media and a tape drive which transduces information relative when a cartridge is loaded into the drive. A cartridge loader (also known as the cartridge transport assembly) is mounted to the drive assembly for picking a selected cartridge from one of the cells and for inserting the selected cartridge into a cartridge slot in the drive. The drive assembly is stationary but the cartridge loader is pivotal about the drive assembly, and particularly about a pivot axis which is parallel to a center line of the data cartridge when the data cartridge is inserted into the drive assembly. The drive assembly includes a toothed transport track engageable by the cartridge transport assembly for incremental pivotal motion of the cartridge transport assembly about the pivot axis. The library also has a wall connected to the library frame, the wall having a series of windows formed in predetermined relationship with the cells of the magazine. The windows are used to detect a status (e.g., presence, absence, misinsertion) of the data cartridge in the magazine. In addition, the series of windows are employed for detecting a position of the cartridge transport assembly about the pivot axis. The cartridge transport assembly comprises a carriage first section and a carriage second section which is translatable relative to the carriage first section. A pair of cartridge engagement arms are mounted to the carriage second section for selectively partially inserting the data cartridge into the drive assembly. The cartridge transport assembly further includes a secondary cartridge contact member (forming part of a “flipper assembly”) which operates in response to movement of the engagement arm to moves the selected cartridge from partial insertion to full insertion into the drive. Also, the secondary cartridge contact member serves as a stop surface when the cartridge is ejected from the drive.

公开(公告)号：US6144521A

公开(公告)日：2000-11-07

申请号：US121966

申请日：1998-07-24

申请人： Brian P. Egan ,  Robert E. Schneider ,  John D. Miller ,  Steve Stearns ,  David G. Cole

发明人： Brian P. Egan ,  Robert E. Schneider ,  John D. Miller ,  Steve Stearns ,  David G. Cole

IPC分类号： G11B15/68 ,  G11B17/30 ,  G11B23/04

CPC分类号： G11B15/6835 ,  G11B17/30 ,  G11B15/68

摘要： An automated library which handles cartridges of information storage media includes a magazine (40) which comprises a cartridge engaging member (1428) which deflects to preclude insertion of the magazine into a magazine cavity (840) in the library frame (36) when the cartridge is improperly inserted into the magazine. The magazine defines a cell for the cartridge and comprises a magazine wall (1420) from which cell partitions (1410) extend. The cartridge engaging member (1428) is a cantilevered arm having a distal end extending in a direction into which the cartridge is insertable into the cell, and has a cartridge engaging profile whereby, when a cartridge (C) is properly inserted into the cell, the cantilevered arm does not extend beyond a reference plane but when the cartridge is not properly inserted the cantilevered arm deflects beyond a reference plane. The magazine wall has an arcuate shape, and has plural cell partitions for defining plural cells, with mouths of the plural cells being angularly arranged about an axis (100). The magazine wall has spaced apart ribs (1460) with a cartridge window (1664) formed between adjacent ribs. In addition, the magazine wall has at least one handle fin (1470) extending therefrom. A trough (848) is formed at a first edge of the magazine-receiving aperture of the library frame accommodates a semi-cylindrical protrusion (1476) on the magazine. Upon insertion the semi-cylindrical protrusion pivots in the trough. The library frame has a lock (860) proximate the second edge of the magazine-receiving aperture for locking the magazine into the magazine-receiving aperture.

摘要翻译： 一种处理信息存储介质盒的自动库，包括一个盒子（40），该盒子包括一个盒接合件（1428），当盒子（3）的盒 被错误插入杂志。 盒子定义了盒的盒，并且包括盒壁（1420），盒壁（1410）从该盒壁延伸。 盒式接合构件（1428）是悬臂，悬臂具有沿着盒可插入电池的方向延伸的远端，并且具有盒接合轮廓，由此当盒（C）被适当地插入到电池中时， 悬臂不延伸超过参考平面，但是当盒未正确插入时，悬臂臂偏转超过参考平面。 杂志壁具有弓形形状，并且具有用于限定多个单元的多个单元分隔件，多个单元的口围绕轴线（100）成角度地布置。 杂物箱壁具有间隔开的肋（1460），其中相邻肋之间形成有盒窗口（1664）。 此外，刀库壁具有从其延伸的至少一个手柄翅片（1470）。 在库框架的料盒接收孔的第一边缘处形成槽（848），容纳在料盒上的半圆柱形突起（1476）。 在插入时，半圆柱形突起枢转在槽中。 书架框架具有邻近料盒接收孔的第二边缘的锁定件（860），用于将料盒锁定到料盒接收孔中。

公开(公告)号：US5253911A

公开(公告)日：1993-10-19

申请号：US863440

申请日：1992-04-03

申请人： Brian P. Egan ,  Lynn C. Jacobs

发明人： Brian P. Egan ,  Lynn C. Jacobs

IPC分类号： B25J9/10 ,  B25J15/02 ,  G11B15/68

CPC分类号： B25J15/0206 ,  B25J9/109 ,  G11B15/6835

摘要： Robot gripper jaw apparatus is disclosed that is suited for grasping a media cartridge in a robot-controlled media library, or for grasping other objects. The gripper jaw apparatus employs a novel circular cam which reduces the amount of torque required to operate the gripper jaws. This allows use of a relatively small servo motor. The use of a circular cam additionally decreases the overall size and complexity of the gripper apparatus as compared to conventional gripper mechanisms. The gripper apparatus provides for an easily controllable robot gripper jaw mechanism for grasping a media cartridge wherein the force applied by the gripper jaw mechanism does not damage the media cartridge being grasped, due to the use of a flat spring which limits the force applied to the media cartridge. In addition, the gripper apparatus does not require that the gripper drive servo motor be reversed in order to release the media cartridge. Therefore, the gripper jaw servo motor need only rotate in one direction. This uni-directional servo motor motion reduces the complexity of the gripper controlling electronics and also reduces servo motor brush wear.

摘要翻译： 公开了适用于抓握机器人控制的媒体库中的介质盒或用于抓取其它物体的机器人抓爪钳装置。 夹爪装置采用新颖的圆形凸轮，其减少操作夹爪的所需扭矩量。 这允许使用相对较小的伺服电动机。 与传统的夹持机构相比，使用圆形凸轮另外减小了夹具装置的总体尺寸和复杂性。 夹具装置提供了一种用于抓握介质盒的容易控制的机器人夹持爪机构，其中由于使用限制施加到所述夹持器的力的扁平弹簧，由夹持爪机构施加的力不会损坏被夹持的介质盒 介质盒 此外，夹具装置不要求夹持器驱动伺服电机反转以释放介质盒。 因此，夹爪卡爪伺服电机只需要沿一个方向旋转。 这种单向伺服电动机运动降低了夹具控制电子设备的复杂性，并且还减少了伺服电机刷磨损。

公开(公告)号：US06466396B1

公开(公告)日：2002-10-15

申请号：US09708433

申请日：2000-11-09

申请人： Brian P. Egan ,  Robert E. Schneider ,  John D. Miller ,  John F. Ellis ,  Paul A. Pedri ,  Steve W. Small ,  Everette C. Van Wert

发明人： Brian P. Egan ,  Robert E. Schneider ,  John D. Miller ,  John F. Ellis ,  Paul A. Pedri ,  Steve W. Small ,  Everette C. Van Wert

IPC分类号： G11B1568

CPC分类号： G11B15/682

摘要： An automated cartridge library has an essentially rectangular library frame which includes a frame front wall (22) and a frame back wall (24), and a library door (30) provided on the frame front wall. A transport actuator and guide region (90) is provided within the frame, the transport actuator and guide region including both a guideway along which a cartridge transport assembly (92) reciprocates and an actuator (124) which causes the cartridge transport assembly to rotate from a first transport position to a second transport position. A library front section includes a cartridge magazine cavity (50) and a entry/exit port module (54). A library rear section includes a region for tape drives (60) and an auxiliary cartridge magazine (70). Cartridge magazines (64) are insertable into the cartridge magazine cavity when the library door is opened so that a reference surface of the cartridges face the transport actuator and guide region.

摘要翻译： 自动化盒式库具有基本上矩形的图书馆框架，其包括框架前壁（22）和框架后壁（24），以及设置在框架前壁上的图书馆门（30）。 输送致动器和引导区域（90）设置在框架内，输送致动器和引导区域包括两个导轨，其中盒输送组件（92）往复运动的导轨和致动器（124），致动器（124）使盒输送组件从 第一运输位置到第二运输位置。 库前部包括盒式存储器空腔（50）和入口/出口模块（54）。 图书馆后部包括用于磁带驱动器（60）和辅助盒式磁带（70）的区域。 当库门打开时，墨盒杂志（64）可插入墨盒盒中，以便墨盒的参考表面面向输送致动器和引导区域。

公开(公告)号：US06236530B1

公开(公告)日：2001-05-22

申请号：US09401652

申请日：1999-09-23

申请人： Robert E. Schneider ,  Brian P. Egan ,  John D. Miller

发明人： Robert E. Schneider ,  Brian P. Egan ,  John D. Miller

IPC分类号： G11B1568

CPC分类号： G11B15/6835 ,  G11B15/68

摘要： A cartridge library comprises plural cells for accommodating therein a cartridge of information storage media and a tape drive which transduces information relative when a cartridge is loaded into the drive. A cartridge loader (also known as the cartridge transport assembly) is mounted to the drive assembly for picking a selected cartridge from one of the cells and for inserting the selected cartridge into a cartridge slot in the drive. The drive assembly is stationary but the cartridge loader is pivotal about the drive assembly, and particularly about a pivot axis which is parallel to a center line of the data cartridge when the data cartridge is inserted into the drive assembly. The drive assembly includes a toothed transport track engageable by the cartridge transport assembly for incremental pivotal motion of the cartridge transport assembly about the pivot axis. The library also has a wall connected to the library frame, the wall having a series of windows formed in predetermined relationship with the cells of the magazine. The windows are used to detect a status (e.g., presence, absence, misinsertion) of the data cartridge in the magazine. In addition, the series of windows are employed for detecting a position of the cartridge transport assembly about the pivot axis. The cartridge transport assembly comprises a carriage first section and a carriage second section which is translatable relative to the carriage first section. A pair of cartridge engagement arms are mounted to the carriage second section for selectively partially inserting the data cartridge into the drive assembly. The cartridge transport assembly further includes a secondary cartridge contact member (forming part of a “flipper assembly”) which operates in response to movement of the engagement arm to moves the selected cartridge from partial insertion to full insertion into the drive. Also, the secondary cartridge contact member serves as a stop surface when the cartridge is ejected from the drive.

公开(公告)号：US06175467B1

公开(公告)日：2001-01-16

申请号：US09404630

申请日：1999-09-23

申请人： Robert E. Schneider ,  Brian P. Egan

发明人： Robert E. Schneider ,  Brian P. Egan

IPC分类号： G11B1568

CPC分类号： G11B15/6835 ,  G11B15/68

摘要： A cartridge library comprises plural cells for accommodating therein a cartridge of information storage media and a tape drive which transduces information relative when a cartridge is loaded into the drive. A cartridge loader (also known as the cartridge transport assembly) is mounted to the drive assembly for picking a selected cartridge from one of the cells and for inserting the selected cartridge into a cartridge slot in the drive. The drive assembly is stationary but the cartridge loader is pivotal about the drive assembly, and particularly about a pivot axis which is parallel to a center line of the data cartridge when the data cartridge is inserted into the drive assembly. The drive assembly includes a toothed transport track engageable by the cartridge transport assembly for incremental pivotal motion of the cartridge transport assembly about the pivot axis. The library also has a wall connected to the library frame, the wall having a series of windows formed in predetermined relationship with the cells of the magazine. The windows are used to detect a status (e.g., presence, absence, misinsertion) of the data cartridge in the magazine. In addition, the series of windows are employed for detecting a position of the cartridge transport assembly about the pivot axis. The cartridge transport assembly comprises a carriage first section and a carriage second section which is translatable relative to the carriage first section. A pair of cartridge engagement arms are mounted to the carriage second section for selectively partially inserting the data cartridge into the drive assembly. The cartridge transport assembly further includes a secondary cartridge contact member (forming part of a “flipper assembly”) which operates in response to movement of the engagement arm to moves the selected cartridge from partial insertion to full insertion into the drive. Also, the secondary cartridge contact member serves as a stop surface when the cartridge is ejected from the drive.