HK1009054A1 - Cassette loading system - Google Patents

Cassette loading system

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Publication number
HK1009054A1
HK1009054A1 HK98109734A HK98109734A HK1009054A1 HK 1009054 A1 HK1009054 A1 HK 1009054A1 HK 98109734 A HK98109734 A HK 98109734A HK 98109734 A HK98109734 A HK 98109734A HK 1009054 A1 HK1009054 A1 HK 1009054A1
Authority
HK
Hong Kong
Prior art keywords
loading system
cassette loading
cassette
loading
Prior art date
Application number
HK98109734A
Other languages
English (en)
Inventor
Kenneth C Campbell
Bunroku Ochi
Haruhi Nakagawa
William L Theobald
Original Assignee
Seagate Technology
Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Seagate Technology, Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd filed Critical Seagate Technology
Publication of HK1009054A1 publication Critical patent/HK1009054A1/xx

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B33/00—Constructional parts, details or accessories not provided for in the other groups of this subclass
    • G11B33/12—Disposition of constructional parts in the apparatus, e.g. of power supply, of modules
    • G11B33/121—Disposition of constructional parts in the apparatus, e.g. of power supply, of modules the apparatus comprising a single recording/reproducing device
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B15/00—Driving, starting or stopping record carriers of filamentary or web form; Driving both such record carriers and heads; Guiding such record carriers or containers therefor; Control thereof; Control of operating function
    • G11B15/02—Control of operating function, e.g. switching from recording to reproducing
    • G11B15/16—Control of operating function, e.g. switching from recording to reproducing by sensing presence, absence or position of record carrier or container
    • G11B15/17—Control of operating function, e.g. switching from recording to reproducing by sensing presence, absence or position of record carrier or container of container
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B15/00—Driving, starting or stopping record carriers of filamentary or web form; Driving both such record carriers and heads; Guiding such record carriers or containers therefor; Control thereof; Control of operating function
    • G11B15/675—Guiding containers, e.g. loading, ejecting cassettes
    • G11B15/68—Automatic cassette changing arrangements; automatic tape changing arrangements
    • G11B15/6805—Automatic cassette changing arrangements; automatic tape changing arrangements with linearly moving rectangular box shaped magazines
    • G11B15/681—Automatic cassette changing arrangements; automatic tape changing arrangements with linearly moving rectangular box shaped magazines in vertical direction
HK98109734A 1991-09-30 1998-08-06 Cassette loading system HK1009054A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US07/769,036 US5264974A (en) 1991-09-30 1991-09-30 Cassette loading system

Publications (1)

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HK1009054A1 true HK1009054A1 (en) 1999-05-21

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HK98109047A HK1007911A1 (en) 1991-09-30 1998-07-10 Cassette loading system
HK98109734A HK1009054A1 (en) 1991-09-30 1998-08-06 Cassette loading system

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Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
HK98109047A HK1007911A1 (en) 1991-09-30 1998-07-10 Cassette loading system

Country Status (5)

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US (1) US5264974A (xx)
EP (2) EP0843307B1 (xx)
CA (1) CA2068265A1 (xx)
DE (2) DE69226058T2 (xx)
HK (2) HK1007911A1 (xx)

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Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
EP0843307B1 (en) 2001-12-19
US5264974A (en) 1993-11-23
EP0843307A1 (en) 1998-05-20
DE69232322D1 (de) 2002-01-31
CA2068265A1 (en) 1993-03-31
EP0535640A3 (en) 1993-10-20
DE69226058D1 (de) 1998-08-06
EP0535640A2 (en) 1993-04-07
HK1007911A1 (en) 1999-04-30
DE69226058T2 (de) 1999-01-28
DE69232322T2 (de) 2002-07-25
EP0535640B1 (en) 1998-07-01

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Effective date: 20050930