Horizontally oriented autoloader for data storage cartridges

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G11B 15/68 (2006.01) G11B 17/08 (2006.01) G11B 17/22 (2006.01)

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CA 2312819

The horizontally oriented autoloader for data storage cartridges orients the data storage cartridges in a horizontally oriented loading bin, and occupies a vertical space consistent with the vertical dimensions of the associated cartridge drive. These features of the present autoloader thereby enable multiple autoloader equipped cartridge drives to be mounted in a vertical stack. This increases the effective utilization of the computer center floor space. In addition, the bookshelf design of the autoloader trays allows for easier loading and unloading of cartridges, with the data storage cartridges being maintained in the same order and orientation as they were in the manual storage racks from which they were removed. The horizontal data storage cartridge movement mechanism is spring loaded to attain higher performance without motor drive. Furthermore, smaller motors are used in the data storage loading mechanism than in the vertically oriented autoloader systems to implement the necessary autoloader functions while consuming less power.

L'invention porte sur un autochargeur à orientation horizontale pour cartouches de stockage de données orientant les cartouches dans un réceptacle à orientation horizontale, et occupant un espace vertical en rapport avec les dimensions verticales du lecteur de cartouches associé. Ces caractéristiques permettent de disposer des lecteurs de cartouches à plusieurs autochargeurs en une pile verticale, ce qui améliore l'utilisation de la surface de plancher du centre de calcul. De plus, la conception des rayonnages des plateaux d'autochargeurs facilite le chargement et le déchargement des cartouches qui restent dans l'ordre et l'orientation où elles étaient sur les rayons de stockage manuel dont on les extrait. Le mécanisme à ressort de déplacement des cartouches est efficace sans devoir recourir à un moteur. En outre on utilise pour le mécanisme de chargement de plus petits moteurs que dans les systèmes d'autochargement à orientation verticale qui assurent les fonctions nécessaires d'autochargement tout en consommant moins de courant.

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