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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2022
Quantum Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Christian Allen Todd, Parker, CO (US);
Jesse Baker, Sheridan, CO (US);
Scott M. Rockwell, Aurora, CO (US);
William A. Yearsley, Centennial, CO (US);
QUANTUM CORPORATION, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
An automated tape library () includes a library housing () that is substantially rectangular box-shaped, including a first housing side (A), a second housing side (B), a housing rear (C), a housing top (D), a housing bottom (E), and a housing front (F). The library housing () defines a library width (W) that is less than or equal to approximately 550 millimeters and a library depth (D) that is at least approximately 1000 millimeters. The automated tape library () can further include a front door () that is movably coupled to the housing front (F) to move between a closed configuration (A) and an open configuration (B); wherein the library housing () defines a library interior (); and wherein full access to the library interior () is only provided through the front door () when the front door () has been moved to the open configuration (B). The automated tape library () can also include at least one tape drive () that is coupled to the front door ().