Disk cartridge having a locking means and cartridge coupling mea

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1995-07-12

1999-08-10

Letscher, George J.

Dynamic information storage or retrieval

Storage medium structure

Adjuncts or adapters

2063081, 206506, 206509, 312 958, 403376, G11B 2303, B65D 21032

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active

059369353

ABSTRACT:
A disk cartridge which includes an inner case for holding an optical disk, and an outer case for accommodating the inner case which has an opening for allowing the inner case to come in and out. The disk cartridge also includes 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 cartridge using the disk cartridge includes 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. The disk drive further includes a mechanism for holding the inner case at a position of being pulled out and rotating the optical disk. A disk changer apparatus includes 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 cartridge among the plurality of the disk cartridges.

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

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