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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2002
Jeremy Thomas Evans, Tucson, AZ (US);
Jeremy Thomas Evans, Tucson, AZ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An automated storage library including: an enclosure having a cartridge storage area in an interior of the enclosure; a plurality of media cartridges disposed in the cartridge storage area; and a cooling unit operatively connected to the enclosure for cooling at least the cartridge storage area of the enclosure. Preferably, the enclosure has an exterior wall and the cooling unit is at least partially disposed in the exterior wall. More preferably, the cooling unit is a thermoelectric cooler having a hot side disposed on an exterior of the enclosure and a cold side disposed in the interior of the enclosure.