Cartridge direct entry/exit station for library apparatus

Details Cartridge direct entry/exit station for library apparatus Cartridge direct entry/exit station for library apparatus

1998-02-10

1999-08-17

Wolff, John H.

Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval

Record transport with head stationary during transducing

Tape record

369 36, G11B 1568

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059402431

ABSTRACT:
A cartridge direct entry/exit station for a library apparatus, the library apparatus transferring selected cartridges to a drive unit through a transferring mechanism for processing of information recorded therein. The cartridge direct entry/exit station is configured to accommodate a magazine storing a plurality of cartridges, thereby facilitating the simultaneous entry or exit of plural cartridges. The cartridge direct entry/exit includes a communication space defined to establish direct communication between an operating space in the interior of the library apparatus and an external space of the library apparatus, and a magazine holding mechanism for holding the magazine in a state where an insertion/removal side of the cartridges faces the operating space.

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