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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2016
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
David J. Altknecht, San Jose, CA (US);
John S. Best, San Jose, CA (US);
Donald S. Bethune, San Jose, CA (US);
William M. Dyer, San Jose, CA (US);
A. David Erpelding, San Jose, CA (US);
Steven R. Hetzler, Los Altos, CA (US);
Drew B. Lawson, Aptos, CA (US);
Daniel F. Smith, Felton, CA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a motor configured to drive a driving element within a housing. A caliper is connected to the housing and configured to force a first jaw device toward a second jaw device based on movement of the driving element. A disc sensor is configured to sense presence of a storage disc and to limit insertion travel of a storage disc between the first jaw device and the second jaw device. The first jaw device and the second jaw device form a gripper device configured to clamp a particular portion of a storage disc.