G - Physics – 11 – B
Patent
G - Physics
11
B
G11B 17/22 (2006.01) G11B 33/04 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2098316
An optical disk cartridge handling apparatus, which has a removable cartridge magazine (70) for loading and unloading groups of cartridges (10) into the apparatus, for storing, handling, reading and writing of the optical disks stored within the cartridges. A flipper mechanism (122) is provided to receive one of the cartridges from either of the magazine (70) or an optical disk drive (20) within the ap- paratus. Means are included for rotating the flipper mechanism (122) about a common center line for inverting the cartridge within the flipper mechanism. A picker mechanism (191) is included for moving the cartridge (70) into and out of the flipper mechanism (122) from either the magazine (70) or the optical disk drive (20). A traverse mechanism (300) is provided for supporting and moving the flipper mechanism (122) along an axis of motion to locate the flipper mechanism (122) adjacent either a particular slot (87) of the maga- zine or the cartridge slot (26) of the optical disc drive (20).
Fitzgerald Timothy P.
Rother David J.
International Data Engineering Inc.
Kirby Eades Gale Baker
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