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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tomoyuki Okada, Inagi, JP;
Yuji Kato, Inagi, JP;
Hirofumi Saito, Inagi, JP;
Takahisa Miyamoto, Inagi, JP;
Akira Takano, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 1/568 ; G11B 1/704 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 1/568 ; G11B 1/704 ;
Abstract
In order to achieve a drive system having a simple structure in which a cartridge having therein a wound magnetic tape can be supplied or replaced in small installation space, a carrier unit structure is employed in which a cartridge is horizontally retracted from a magazine capable of horizontally inserting/removing the cartridge and then held therein. Further, a drive unit is located beneath the carrier unit, and the cartridge held in the carrier unit is released so that the cartridge can be dropped and loaded into the drive unit.