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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 05, 1999
Kipley T. Carpenter, Thornton, CO (US);
Mike A. Aschenbrenner, Westminster, CO (US);
Storage Technology Corporation, Louisville, CO (US);
Abstract
An automatic rotary access port for a robotic tape library machine includes an operator access port door in the form of a shell mounted about a stationary tape cartridge holder. The shell is controllably rotatable between an open position that allows an operator access to insert or remove tape cartridges from the stationary holder, and a closed position allowing cartridge access by a robotic tape handling mechanism located within the library machine. Cartridges are inserted and removed with labels facing a robot side of the library and remain fixed in an initial cell position within the holder. The shell is formed with an opening therein that is dimensioned to permit insertion of a tape cartridge into the holder when the shell is in the open position. The shell is configured relative to a corresponding access opening in the housing of the library machine such that a portion of the shell always blocks any direct contact between an operator and the inside of the library machine.
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