Magazine loader having an ejector arm

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1992-03-27

1994-05-31

Tupper, Robert S.

Dynamic information storage or retrieval

With particular cabinet structure

Slotted for edgewise insertion of storage disc

369 36, 360 9806, 360 9902, G11B 1708, G11B 5016, G11B 3302

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053175549

ABSTRACT:
a mass loader (10) stores a plurality of cartridges (14) for loading a selected one of the cartridges (14) into an optical disk reader (12). The loader (10) comprises a magazine carrier (18) and a cartridge loading apparatus (28). The cartridges (14) are stored in a vertical and parallel orientation within slots in a magazine (16) which is then inserted into the magazine carrier (18). The magazine carrier (18) depends from a follower nut (52) which travels along a lead screw (50) in a direction transverse to the parallel orientation of the cartridges (14). As the leadscrew (50) turns, the follower nut (52) travels therealong to move the magazine (16) into the correct position to load the selected one of the cartridges (14) into the reader (12). After the magazine is properly positioned, another lead screw (30) is driven to propel another follower nut (32) therealong. The follower nut (32) has a loading pin ( 40) protruding therefrom which engages the selected one of the cartridges (14) for loading. The leadscrew (30) is then driven to propel the cartridge (14) via the pin (40) on the follower nut (32) into the reader (12).

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patent: 4724498 (1988-02-01), Takikawa
patent: 4835638 (1989-05-01), Takeda
patent: 4878139 (1989-10-01), Hasegawa et al.
patent: 4879616 (1989-11-01), Ando
patent: 5123004 (1992-06-01), Arai

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