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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2002
Haavard Hoelsaeter, Oslo, NO;
Truls Simensen, Hagan, NO;
Haavard Hoelsaeter, Oslo, NO;
Truls Simensen, Hagan, NO;
Tandberg Data ASA, Oslo, NO;
Abstract
A cassette transfer apparatus includes a shuttle having four transfer openings through which cassettes are moved. The shuttle is movable along a longitudinal path between a tape drive and a feed slot, and is movable vertically to access vertically disposed storage slots in storage bins. The storage bins are disposed on either side of the path, so that the shuttle is positionable at each of the storage slots. The shuttle includes cassette transfer apparatus which is operable to moved the cassette into and out of the shuttle through the four transfer openings so as to move the cassette into and out of the storage slots in the storage bins, and the tape drive and the feed slot. The cassette transfer apparatus of a preferred embodiment includes belts each provided with a tab to push the cassette as the belt moves.