Abstract:
A carriage with a cell carrier engages and retains a vertically driven cell so that the cell and its contents, such as a data storage cartridge, may be moved laterally from one linear library to another. A portal engagement device of the cell carrier includes a movable rack so that a pinion of the cell may move up or down the rack, and has pins that, when the device is down, engage a library vertical portal having a fixed rack. A cam state machine of the cell carrier guides a spring loaded cam follower hook of the cell in a pattern to lock the hook in position and, when hooked, attempted downward movement of the vertically driven cell moves the portal engagement device upward to disengage the pins of the portal engagement device from the vertical portal. The carriage may then transport the cell to another vertical portal.
Abstract:
A storage device handling apparatus includes a manifold (320), one or more vacuum suction elements (313a-313d) in fluid communication with the manifold, and one or more tips (330a-330d). Each tip is coupled to an end of a corresponding one of the vacuum suction elements. Each tip is compliant in one or more axes of motion.
Abstract:
A disk drive handling apparatus includes a manifold (320), one or more vacuum suction elements (313a-313d) in fluid communication with the manifold, and one or more tips (330a-330d). Each tip is coupled to an end of a corresponding one of the vacuum suction elements. Each tip is compliant in one or more axes of motion.
Abstract:
A method (900) of controlling a temperature of a subject test slot in a cluster of test slots includes evaluating a request for a temperature change for the subject test slot to determine if sufficient power is available to achieve the requested temperature change, and inhibiting the requested temperature change unless or until sufficient power is determined to be available to achieve the requested temperature change.
Abstract:
A method of transferring storage devices (500) within a storage device testing system (100) includes actuating an automated transporter (200) to substantially simultaneously retrieve multiple storage devices (500) presented for testing, and actuating the automated transporter to substantially simultaneously deliver each retrieved storage device to a respective test slot (310) of the storage device testing system and substantially simultaneously insert each storage device in the respective test slot.
Abstract:
A method (900) of controlling a temperature of a subject test slot in a cluster of test slots includes evaluating a request for a temperature change for the subject test slot to determine if sufficient power is available to achieve the requested temperature change, and inhibiting the requested temperature change unless or until sufficient power is determined to be available to achieve the requested temperature change.
Abstract:
A method of transferring disk drives (500) within a disk drive testing system (100) includes actuating an automated transporter (200) to retrieve multiple disk drives presented for testing, and actuating the automated transporter to deliver each retrieved disk drive to a respective test slot (310) of the disk drive testing system and insert each disk drive in the respective test slot.