Disk cartridge, disk drive and disk changer apparatus using the

Details Disk cartridge, disk drive and disk changer apparatus using the Disk cartridge, disk drive and disk changer apparatus using the

1999-04-22

2000-09-12

Letscher, George J.

Dynamic information storage or retrieval

Dynamic mechanism subsystem

Access of multiple storage elements

G11B 1730

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active

061187518

ABSTRACT:
A disk cartridge comprising: an inner case for holing an optical disk; an outer case for accommodating the inner case, having an opening for allowing the inner case to come in and out; lock means for locking the inner case in the outer case, provided in a vicinity of the opening; and coupling means for coupling the disk cartridge with another disk cartridge. A disk drive using the disk cartridge comprising: a mechanism for pulling out the inner case from the outer case by more than a half of the inner case but not by entirety thereof; a mechanism for holding the inner case at a position of being pulled out and rotating the optical disk; and a mechanism for reading/writing data on the optical disk. A disk changer apparatus comprising: a disk stacker for containing a plurality of the disk cartridges; the disk drive; and a mechanism for moving the disk drive device to a selected disk cartridge among the plurality of the disk cartridges.

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International Standard, ISO/IEC 10090:1992(E).

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