Library apparatus

Details Library apparatus Library apparatus

1998-02-09

1999-08-10

Wolff, John H.

Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval

Record transport with head stationary during transducing

Tape record

G11B 1568

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059367962

ABSTRACT:
A library apparatus including a feeder mechanism for an accessor robot. The feeder mechanism includes a feeding cable for the accessor robot. The feeding cable has a first end and a second end. The first end is connected to the accessor robot, and the second end is connected to a reference position (e.g., a housing of the library apparatus). The feeding cable is wrapped around a cable drum. The cable drum is rotatably supported to an arm. A wire rope acts on the arm to apply a tension to the feeding cable. A stress removing mechanism for removing a torsional stress of the wire rope is connected to at least one end of the wire rope. The stress removing mechanism rotatably supports the wire rope. With this configuration, the torsional stress of the wire rope is removed to thereby improve fatigue characteristics or the like of the wire rope and accordingly improve the reliability of the library apparatus.

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patent: 5654838 (1997-08-01), Motoyama et al.
patent: 5659434 (1997-08-01), Yamakawa et al.

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