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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 12, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenichi Utsumi, Kawasaki, JP;
Toshihito Kanetsuku, Kawasaki, JP;
Takahisa Miyamoto, Inagi, JP;
Hiroshi Nakazawa, Inagi, JP;
Kazuhiko Kawase, Inagi, JP;
Osamu Ohmori, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 1/568 ; G11B 1/704 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 1/568 ; G11B 1/704 ;
Abstract
A library apparatus is provided with a cartridge forced exit station for forcibly discharging a defective cartridge for safe removal by an operator. The cartridge forced exit station includes a storage rack for accepting the defective from an operating space side of a transferring mechanism in the interior of the library apparatus. The storage rack houses the defective cartridge. The storage rack is configured to selectively prevent access between a cartridge storage space in the storage rack and the operating space side.