Jukebox data storage system with inert environment

    公开(公告)号:US11842753B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-12

    申请号:US17846231

    申请日:2022-06-22

    摘要: A system includes a library compartment, a player and a gas generator. The library compartment houses a plurality of data storage disks. The player is external to the library compartment and comprises a head that is configured to interact with at least one of the plurality of data storage disks. The gas generator is fluidly connected to the player. An embodiment includes a partition between the library compartment and player, the partition including a selectively openable interlock. In an embodiment, the player has a negative fluid pressure relative to the library compartment. A method of controlling an environment in a disk player is also described. The method includes detecting a composition of a fluid environment in the disk player and detecting a pressure of the fluid environment in the disk player.

    Data storage system including movable carriage

    公开(公告)号:US11367464B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-21

    申请号:US17069424

    申请日:2020-10-13

    IPC分类号: G11B33/12 G11B33/04 G11B17/22

    摘要: An apparatus with a housing which stores a plurality of data storage magazines, where each data storage magazine includes a plurality of data storage devices. The housing includes a movable carriage, the movable carriage configured to selectively couple a set of data storage devices held by a particular data storage magazine to a host device. The housing also includes a motor configured to move the movable carriage within the housing to enable the movable carriage to communicatively couple the set of data storage devices held by the particular data storage magazine to the host device.

    Passive retraction of a hub clamp in an optical disc drive

    公开(公告)号:US11238896B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-01

    申请号:US16273982

    申请日:2019-02-12

    IPC分类号: G11B17/22 G11B17/028

    摘要: Embodiments for passive retraction of a hub clamp in an optical disc drive. The optical disc drive may comprise a spindle hub coupled to an optical assembly. The optical disc drive may further include a disc clamp assembly configured to hold an optical disc on the spindle hub, the disc clamp assembly including a hub clamp partially comprised within a clamp carriage. The hub clamp of the optical disc drive may be biasedly drawn toward the spindle hub when in a first position and biasedly drawn toward the clamp carriage when in a second position. The bias may be generated by at least one ferromagnetic material integrated into the hub clamp and at least one ferromagnetic material integrated into the spindle hub.

    Apparatus for changing a record, a method of loading a record and a method of changing the side of a record to be played

    公开(公告)号:US10726869B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-28

    申请号:US16481948

    申请日:2018-02-12

    发明人: Alan Black

    摘要: An apparatus for changing a record comprising a record changing fork comprising first and second spaced apart tines arranged in a record plane and extending from a fork base to a fork mouth, each tine comprising a groove extending from the fork mouth at least part way to the fork base, the grooves being arranged to hold a record therebetween in the record plane; at least one tine comprising a resiliently deformable record gate, the record gate being adapted to prevent sliding of a record in the grooves past the record gate unless the record is slid with a force exceeding a threshold force; at least one shelf adapted to support a record, the width of the shelf being less than the separation between the tines; and, a control mechanism connected to the record changing fork.

    Method and system for selecting and moving a single disc in an optical disc library

    公开(公告)号:US10658001B1

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-19

    申请号:US16588912

    申请日:2019-09-30

    摘要: One embodiment provides a system comprising a motor and a disc selector mechanism. The disc selector mechanism is coupled to a bottom of a guide cage and maintained in a space below the cage. The disc selector mechanism comprises a shaft, transmission components, and a slide assembly that is laterally slidable along the shaft in response to the motor driving the transmission components. The slide assembly comprises a slide coupled to the shaft, a pivot bar coupled to the slide, and pick blades pivotally coupled to the pivot bar. A linear motion of the slide assembly along the shaft drives a linear translation of the pivot bar. The linear translation drives a pick blade of the slide assembly to move towards a side of the cage and out of the space and to pivot to a raised position to contact and lift a disc upwards into a disc gripper device.

    Data storage drive with target of opportunity recognition

    公开(公告)号:US10445254B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-15

    申请号:US14726521

    申请日:2015-05-30

    摘要: A method according to one embodiment includes receiving a request to store data on media, and generating a data key. An encryption encapsulated data key is generated using the data key. A session encrypted data key is generated using the data key. The encryption encapsulated data key and session encrypted data key are provided for use in writing encrypted data to the media. A method according to another embodiment includes receiving a request to read data from media, and receiving an encryption encapsulated data key. The encryption encapsulated data key is processed to obtain a data key. A session encrypted data key is generated using the data key. The encryption encapsulated data key and session encrypted data key are provided for use in reading the encrypted data from the media.

    Magazine management device, disc device, and magazine management system

    公开(公告)号:US10249337B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-02

    申请号:US15464875

    申请日:2017-03-21

    发明人: Ryoji Hirose

    摘要: A magazine management device stores a plurality of magazines in which a plurality of optical discs is housed. The magazine management device includes a case that supports the plurality of magazines, a plurality of partitions that divides the case so as to form a plurality of regions in which the magazines can be stored one by one, an antenna that transmits a radio wave for asking a radio identifier provided to the magazine for a response and receives a radio wave of the response transmitted from the radio identifier, and an arithmetic processor that receives information obtained from the radio wave of the response received by the antenna.

    Method for servicing a self-cooled data storage library

    公开(公告)号:US10217491B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-26

    申请号:US15848964

    申请日:2017-12-20

    摘要: A method of servicing a data storage library having at least one access opening and at least one access door to permit access to an interior of the data storage library, the method including providing at least one barrier configured to at least partially surround the at least one library access opening when the at least one access door is opened, wherein the at least one barrier is configured to resist environmental conditions from exterior the barrier and data storage library from intruding into the interior of data storage library when the barrier is deployed. The method also includes deploying the at least one barrier when the at least one access door is opened to form an interior working space, accessing the interior space formed by the at least one barrier, and accessing the interior of the data storage library via the at least one library access opening.