GB2016794A - Selecting and loading magnetic discs - Google Patents

Selecting and loading magnetic discs

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Publication number
GB2016794A
GB2016794A GB7909109A GB7909109A GB2016794A GB 2016794 A GB2016794 A GB 2016794A GB 7909109 A GB7909109 A GB 7909109A GB 7909109 A GB7909109 A GB 7909109A GB 2016794 A GB2016794 A GB 2016794A
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Prior art keywords
picker device
disk
transducing
diskettes
data transducing
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GB7909109A
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GB2016794B (en
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International Business Machines Corp
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International Business Machines Corp
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Priority claimed from US05/888,603 external-priority patent/US4170031A/en
Priority claimed from US05/888,437 external-priority patent/US4170030A/en
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Publication of GB2016794B publication Critical patent/GB2016794B/en
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B5/00—Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B5/48—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed
    • G11B5/54—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed with provision for moving the head into or out of its operative position or across tracks
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B17/00—Guiding record carriers not specifically of filamentary or web form, or of supports therefor
    • G11B17/22—Guiding record carriers not specifically of filamentary or web form, or of supports therefor from random access magazine of disc records
    • G11B17/28—Guiding record carriers not specifically of filamentary or web form, or of supports therefor from random access magazine of disc records the magazine having a cylindrical shape with horizontal axis

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  • Automatic Disk Changers (AREA)
  • Indexing, Searching, Synchronizing, And The Amount Of Synchronization Travel Of Record Carriers (AREA)

Abstract

A data transducing machine pulls jacketed flexible magnetic disks ("diskettes") into a data transducing station, closes a collet on to a disk driving spindle for rotating the disk and moves magnetic transducing heads into contact with the disk for a data transducing action. The machine includes a clothespin like picker device 186, 188 reciprocable so as to move into embracing relationship with the diskette and to then pull the diskette into the data transducing station. The diskettes can be contained in a magazine which is translatable transversely with respect to the path of travel of the picker device so that the picker device may be operative to grip any one of the series of diskettes, depending on the position of the magazine. The picker device is driven from an electrical stepping motor 164 driving a pulley 160 which in turn drives a belt 166 operatively connected with the picker device, and the pulley 160 carries a pair of cams 156, 158 one of which is effective on a swing arm for moving the collet into engagement with the driving spindle and the other of which is effective on a swing arm for causing engagement of the magnetic transducing heads with the disk for a data transducing action. <IMAGE>
GB7909109A 1978-03-20 1979-03-15 Selecting and loading magnetic discs Expired GB2016794B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US05/888,603 US4170031A (en) 1978-03-20 1978-03-20 Loading mechanism for magnetic diskettes
US05/888,437 US4170030A (en) 1978-03-20 1978-03-20 Drive machine moving magnetic disks only partially therein for data transfer

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GB2016794A true GB2016794A (en) 1979-09-26
GB2016794B GB2016794B (en) 1982-08-11

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Cited By (3)

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GB2117162A (en) * 1982-02-24 1983-10-05 Apple Computer Disc drive
FR2583562A1 (en) * 1985-06-14 1986-12-19 Handisoft Apparatus enabling microcomputer diskettes to be loaded and unloaded without human manipulation
EP0316953A2 (en) * 1987-11-18 1989-05-24 Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. Recording-reproduction apparatus for magnetic disc packs with automatic pack changing mechanism

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US4635150A (en) * 1982-02-22 1987-01-06 Victor Company Of Japan Ltd. Apparatus for automatically selecting and reproducing a recording medium

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GB590786A (en) * 1944-07-06 1947-07-29 Erik Arne Landberg Improvements in automatic gramophones
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US3514769A (en) * 1967-01-13 1970-05-26 Ibm Random access data file
US3678481A (en) * 1970-03-13 1972-07-18 Ibm Data storage apparatus employing a single magnetic disk
US3815150A (en) * 1972-06-23 1974-06-04 Memorex Corp Flexible disc drive
US3846836A (en) * 1973-08-30 1974-11-05 Ibm Loading and unloading mechanism for flexible magnetic disks
FR2309012A1 (en) * 1975-04-21 1976-11-19 Ibm FLEXIBLE MAGNETIC DISC MEMORY
AU507089B2 (en) * 1976-03-26 1980-01-31 Basf Aktiengesellschaft Changeover mechanism for recording media, especially for floppy disks
DE2612854C3 (en) * 1976-03-26 1980-09-04 Basf Ag, 6700 Ludwigshafen Magazine and device for a variety of recording media
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Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2117162A (en) * 1982-02-24 1983-10-05 Apple Computer Disc drive
US4466033A (en) * 1982-02-24 1984-08-14 Apple Computer, Inc. Disk drive with automatic disc clamping and ejecting
FR2583562A1 (en) * 1985-06-14 1986-12-19 Handisoft Apparatus enabling microcomputer diskettes to be loaded and unloaded without human manipulation
EP0316953A2 (en) * 1987-11-18 1989-05-24 Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. Recording-reproduction apparatus for magnetic disc packs with automatic pack changing mechanism
EP0316953A3 (en) * 1987-11-18 1990-01-10 Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. Recording-reproduction apparatus for magnetic disc packs with automatic pack changing mechanism
US5027237A (en) * 1987-11-18 1991-06-25 Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. Recording-reproduction apparatus for magnetic disc packs with an automatic pack changing mechanism

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GB2016794B (en) 1982-08-11
FR2420815B1 (en) 1983-10-07
FR2420815A1 (en) 1979-10-19

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