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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 07, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Daisuke Hori, Kawasaki, JP;
Hiroshi Shibuya, Tokyo, JP;
Nobuhiko Motoyama, Kawasaki, JP;
Chikatsu Kato, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 1/568 ; G11B 1/704 ; B65G 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 1/568 ; G11B 1/704 ; B65G 1/00 ;
Abstract
An accessor includes a drive mechanism having a direct drive swivel mechanism which does not utilize a timing belt, and reduces the required installation space while maintaining a high degree of positioning accuracy. The direct drive swivel mechanism preferably includes an external gear mounted coaxially to the swivel axis of the picker section and integrated into the picker section, an internal gear meshing with the external gear, and a drive mechanism for directly driving the internal gear to swivel the picker section.