公开(公告)号：US5157564A

公开(公告)日：1992-10-20

申请号：US531993

申请日：1990-05-31

申请人： William L. Theobald ,  Barry C. Kockler

发明人： William L. Theobald ,  Barry C. Kockler

IPC分类号： G11B15/68 ,  G11B17/28 ,  G11B17/30

CPC分类号： G11B15/6815 ,  G11B17/30 ,  G11B17/28

摘要： A changer method and apparatus for the loading and unloading of data storage modules from a module drive, such as a computer back-up tape drive, is described. To load the drive, the changer pulls a data storage module, such as a DAT cassette, from a magazine by its end, or face, farthest from the drive. To unload a module from the drive, the changer pushes the module by its end or face found furthest in the interior of the drive's module operative station.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于从诸如计算机备份磁带驱动器的模块驱动器装载和卸载数据存储模块的更换器方法和装置。 要加载驱动器，更换器从数据存储模块（例如DAT磁带盒）的一端或从驱动器最远处的一个磁带仓中拉出。 要从驱动器卸载模块，更换器将其模块的端部或面部推送到驱动器模块操作站内部最远处。

公开(公告)号：US5264974A

公开(公告)日：1993-11-23

申请号：US769036

申请日：1991-09-30

申请人： Kenneth C. Campbell ,  Bunroku Ochi ,  Haruhi Nakagawa ,  William L. Theobald

发明人： Kenneth C. Campbell ,  Bunroku Ochi ,  Haruhi Nakagawa ,  William L. Theobald

IPC分类号： G11B15/17 ,  G11B15/68 ,  G11B33/12

CPC分类号： G11B33/121 ,  G11B15/17 ,  G11B15/681

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.

公开(公告)号：US6082652A

公开(公告)日：2000-07-04

申请号：US966195

申请日：1997-11-07

申请人： William L. Theobald

发明人： William L. Theobald

IPC分类号： G11B15/67 ,  G11B23/26 ,  G03B1/58

CPC分类号： G11B15/67 ,  G11B23/26

摘要： A take-up leader is wound onto an inner driven hub of a take-up reel until a take-up link, which is connected to the end of the take-up leader, is pulled into a recess defined between the inner driven hub and a free-wheeling outer hub and abuts a stopper feature formed on the outer hub member. The inner hub is operatively connected to the outer abutment on the hub and both undergo synchronous rotation. A cartridge link, connected to the take-up link, is also drawn into the recess. The end surface of the cartridge link has a curved shape formed essentially contiguous with the outer periphery of the outer hub. A cartridge leader, which is connected to the cartridge link, is then induced to wind onto the outer periphery of the outer hub with essentially no loss of circularity. The cartridge leader can be made of the same material as the take-up leader, or can be an extension of the magnetic tape which is stored in the cartridge.

摘要翻译： 卷绕头部被卷绕在卷取卷轴的内部从动轮毂上，直到连接到卷取头的端部的卷绕连杆被拉入限定在内部驱动轮毂和 一个自由轮毂的外轮毂，并且邻接形成在外轮毂件上的止动件特征。 内轮毂可操作地连接到轮毂上的外邻接件并且都经历同步旋转。 连接到卷取连杆的盒连接件也被拉入凹槽中。 盒连接件的端面具有基本上与外毂的外周连续形成的弯曲形状。 然后，连接到盒式连接件的盒式磁带引导件基本上没有圆形度的损失而被引导到外部毂的外周。 盒头可以由与卷取头相同的材料制成，或者可以是存储在盒中的磁带的延伸部分。