Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval – Record transport with head stationary during transducing – Tape record
Patent
1993-02-10
1994-11-22
Heinz, A. J.
Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval
Record transport with head stationary during transducing
Tape record
369204, 4147977, G11B 1568
Patent
active
053674154
ABSTRACT:
The automatic magnetic tape cartridge separator includes a means of receiving a plurality of magnetic tape cartridges in a stack. The stack is biased against a separator apparatus having two rotatable bodies of two or more separating rollers mounted to rotate along an axis perpendicular to the stack. The simultaneous rotation of the bodies in opposite directions causes each succeeding roller on the first body and the corresponding roller on the second body, first, to engage the interface between the succeeding magnetic tape cartridge and preceding magnetic tape cartridge in the stack, and second, to support entire stack less the bottom most magnetic tape cartridge, which is separated and supported by the preceding set of rollers for removal to a tape drive. Adding a second stack of magnetic tape cartridges biased against the separator apparatus from the other direction and reversing the direction of the rotation of the bodies enables the separator to randomly separate, and thereby access, any object in the two stacks on demand.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5144506 (1992-09-01), Sahota
Heinz A. J.
Storage Technology Corporation
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