公开(公告)号：US06816335B2

公开(公告)日：2004-11-09

申请号：US10045369

申请日：2001-11-09

申请人： Haavard Hoelsaeter ,  Truls Simensen

发明人： Haavard Hoelsaeter ,  Truls Simensen

IPC分类号： G11B1568

CPC分类号： G11B15/6885

摘要： A magnetic tape cartridge loader and unloader includes a platform positionable in front of a storage slot of a storage magazine and having a pivotable gripper that releases the cartridge from the storage slot, engages and pulls the cartridge from the slot onto the platform with a hook, engages a back edge of the cartridge with a second hook, and pushes the cartridge into a tape streaming device. The reverse operation is performed to unload the cartridge from the tape streaming device and store it in the storage magazine. The platform includes a locking device to hold the cartridge in position during movement of the platform. The gripper has two oppositely directed spring loaded hooks to engage the cartridge. The gripper is driven laterally by a threaded nut on a lead screw and is pivoted between engaging and disengaging positions of the cartridge engaging hook by a spur gear and gear segment arrangement on a guide along which the gripper slides. Sensors sense the position of the gripper to determine if a cartridge is engaged and to calibrate the automatic operation of the apparatus.

公开(公告)号：US06870703B2

公开(公告)日：2005-03-22

申请号：US10102227

申请日：2002-03-20

申请人： Haavard Hoelsaeter ,  Truls Simensen

发明人： Haavard Hoelsaeter ,  Truls Simensen

IPC分类号： G11B15/68

CPC分类号： G11B15/6835

摘要： A cassette transfer apparatus includes a shuttle having four transfer openings through which cassettes are moved. The shuttle is movable along a longitudinal path between a tape drive and a feed slot, and is movable vertically to access vertically disposed storage slots in storage bins. The storage bins are disposed on either side of the path, so that the shuttle is positionable at each of the storage slots. The shuttle includes cassette transfer apparatus which is operable to moved the cassette into and out of the shuttle through the four transfer openings so as to move the cassette into and out of the storage slots in the storage bins, and the tape drive and the feed slot. The cassette transfer apparatus of a preferred embodiment includes belts each provided with a tab to push the cassette as the belt moves.

摘要翻译： 盒式传送装置包括具有四个传送开口的梭子，盒子被移动通过。 梭子沿着带驱动器和进料槽之间的纵向路径可移动，并且可垂直移动以接近存储箱中的垂直设置的存储槽。 存储箱设置在路径的任一侧，使得梭可以在每个存储槽处定位。 梭子包括盒式传送装置，其可操作以通过四个传送开口将盒子移入和移出梭子，以将盒子移入和移出存储箱中的存储槽，并且带驱动器和馈送槽 。 优选实施例的盒式传送装置包括带，每个皮带设置有当皮带移动时推动盒的突片。

公开(公告)号：US06735042B2

公开(公告)日：2004-05-11

申请号：US10052827

申请日：2001-11-07

申请人： Haavard Hoelsaeter ,  Truls Simensen

发明人： Haavard Hoelsaeter ,  Truls Simensen

IPC分类号： G11B1568

CPC分类号： G11B15/6835 ,  G11B17/225

摘要： A lifting apparatus for magnetic tape cartridges in a tape transport system or tape autoloader has a lifting platform supported by threaded lead screws. The threaded lead screws extend through threaded nuts held in the platform by floating mountings. A preferred embodiment has three lead screws and three types of floating mountings. The first restricts lateral and rotational motion, the second restricts rotational motion and lateral motion in one direction while permitting motion in a transverse direction, and the third floating mounting permits rotational and lateral motion, to a limited extent. A toothed belt over cog wheels drives the threaded lead screws to move the platform vertically.

摘要翻译： 用于磁带传送系统或磁带自动装载机中的磁带盒的提升装置具有由螺纹导螺杆支撑的提升平台。 螺纹导螺杆通过悬挂式安装在平台上的螺母延伸。 优选实施例具有三个导螺杆和三种类型的浮动安装。 第一个限制横向和旋转运动，第二个限制了沿一个方向的旋转运动和横向运动，同时允许在横向方向上的运动，并且第三浮动安装允许旋转和横向运动在有限的程度上。 齿轮上的齿形齿轮驱动螺纹导螺杆使垂直平台移动。