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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2005
Applicants:
Robert George Emberty, Tucson, AZ (US);
Craig Anthony Klein, Tucson, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Robert George Emberty, Tucson, AZ (US);
Craig Anthony Klein, Tucson, AZ (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 7/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An accessor moveably disposed within an autowated data storage and retrieval system is provided, wherein the automated data storage and retrieval system includes one or more power supply modules removeably disposed therein. Each of the one or more power supply modules comprises an attachment device, and the accessor comprises at least one gripper mechanism, wherein the gripper mechanism can be releaseably attached to the attachment device.