US3854784A - Information media handling system - Google Patents

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US3854784A
US3854784A US00310314A US31031472A US3854784A US 3854784 A US3854784 A US 3854784A US 00310314 A US00310314 A US 00310314A US 31031472 A US31031472 A US 31031472A US 3854784 A US3854784 A US 3854784A
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G11INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11BINFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B17/00Guiding record carriers not specifically of filamentary or web form, or of supports therefor
    • G11B17/02Details
    • G11B17/022Positioning or locking of single discs
    • G11B17/028Positioning or locking of single discs of discs rotating during transducing operation
    • G11B17/03Positioning or locking of single discs of discs rotating during transducing operation in containers or trays
    • GPHYSICS
    • G11INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11BINFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B15/00Driving, 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
    • G11B15/675Guiding containers, e.g. loading, ejecting cassettes
    • G11B15/6751Guiding containers, e.g. loading, ejecting cassettes with movement of the cassette parallel to its main side, i.e. front loading
    • GPHYSICS
    • G11INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11BINFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B23/00Record carriers not specific to the method of recording or reproducing; Accessories, e.g. containers, specially adapted for co-operation with the recording or reproducing apparatus ; Intermediate mediums; Apparatus or processes specially adapted for their manufacture
    • G11B23/02Containers; Storing means both adapted to cooperate with the recording or reproducing means
    • G11B23/03Containers for flat record carriers
    • G11B23/032Containers for flat record carriers for rigid discs
    • G11B23/0321Containers for flat record carriers for rigid discs rigid cartridges for single discs
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10STECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S292/00Closure fasteners
    • Y10S292/04Automatic release latches

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  • An information media handling system comprises an information media container and a hopper which is adapted to receive the container.
  • the hopper includes a spring biased automatic locking arm having an integral pin which during insertion of the container into the hopper enters and follows a groove in the container to a first position in the groove to lock the container into positive engagement with the hopper.
  • Momentary application of another force in the direction of insertion disengages the container by allowing the pin to continue along and exit from the groove.
  • Another spring then causes the container to be partially ejected from the hopper.
  • This invention relates to information media handling systems, and more particularly to information media handling systems having hoppers adapted to engage storage media containers.
  • prior art information media handling systems include a number of systems in which a container of magnetic storage media is engaged in a hopper for performing various operations to the media.
  • reading and recording operations are performed while at least a portion of the media remains within the container.
  • information media handling systems are known in which the information media is completely removed from the media container after the container is engaged in the hopper.
  • An example of this latter system is found in magnetic disc recording systems wherein one or more substantially thin and flexible magnetic discs are protected from mutilation and abuse by storage in a cartridge while outside of the reading and recording apparatus.
  • the cartridge is loaded into a hopper of the reading and recording apparatus and the discs are completely ejected from the cartridge for performing read and record operations on the discs.
  • the empty cartridge may be removed from the reading and recording apparatus.
  • the cartridge is inserted into a hopper and the discs are reloaded from the reading and recording apparatus back into the cartridge. The reloaded cartridge may then be removed from the reading and recording apparatus with assurance that the delicate discs contained therein will be protected while outside the apparatus.
  • an information media container which engages a spring biased rotatable locking arm mounted in a hopper.
  • the container has a guiding entry ramp at an acute angle from the direction of entry of the container into the hopper.
  • this entry ramp is first engaged by a pin mounted at an end of the locking arm.
  • the ramp guides the arm and pin until the pin engages a groove in the container.
  • Continued inward movement of the container causes the spring biased pin to enter the groove.
  • the container is further inserted into the hopper until the pin engages a stopping edge in the groove. Inward force on the container is then released and a return spring mounted in the hopper biases the container into positive engagement with the pin on the locking arm, establishing an interim locking position to positively lock the container into the hopper.
  • an inward force is applied to the container which causes the pin on the spring biased locking arm to continue movement within the groove to an exit port/ramp.
  • the pin reaches the exit port/ramp of the groove the release of inward force on the container causes the return spring to push the container out of the hopper as the pin on the locking arm rides out of an exit port/ramp.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an information reading and recording apparatus including the information media container and hopper of this invention
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the information media container of this invention
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the automatic locking means of the hopper of this invention.
  • FIGS. 4 8 are plan views showing the positions of the moving parts of the hopper and the information media container as the container is inserted into the hopper, engaged by the automatic locking means, and ejected from the hopper.
  • information media reading and recording apparatus 1 including a hopper 30 having engaged therein an information media container 10. It can be observed in FIG. 1 that surface 25 of container 10 is substantially flush with front panel 2 of reading and recording apparatus 1.
  • FIG. 2 shows information media container 10 as a cartridge for holding information media disc 20.
  • Container 10 includes an entry ramp 11 having a substantially acute angle with respect to the direction of entry of container into hopper 30, which direction of entry is parallel to the sides of container 10.
  • entry ramp 11 At one end of entry ramp 11 is a lock engaging means which includes groove 12.
  • Groove 12 includes an entrance port 13, holding section 14, and exit port/ ramp 15. On one side of groove 12 is wall 16 while on its opposite side is wall 17.
  • edge 18 of container 10 At the other end of entry ramp 11 is edge 18 of container 10. At the end of entrance port 13 opposite entry ramp 11 is shown edge 19 of container 10.
  • the angle that edge 19 makes with any portion of container 10 is immaterial for the purposes of description of this invention. Edge 19, therefore, may be parallel to edge or may form a greater or lesser angle than that shown in FIG. 2.
  • FIG. 3 shows automatic locking means 38 of hopper 30.
  • Locking means 38 includes locking arm 31 mounted for pivotal movement about pivot stud 32 on riser 33 of hopper 30.
  • Compression and torsion spring 34 serves as a spring biasing means for biasing locking arm 31 in two directions.
  • the compression function of spring 34 biases arm 31 against riser 33 but allows movement in the direction of arrow 36.
  • the torsion function of spring 34 biases locking arm 31 in a counter-clockwise direction against wall 39 of hopper as indicated by arrow 35.
  • Locking pin 37 is mounted on locking arm 31 and follows groove 12 on container 10 during insertion into and removal of container 10 into and out of hopper 30.
  • return spring 41 is shown mounted on hopper 30 by screws 42.
  • Container 10 is shown inverted from the orientation shown in FIG. 2 and partially inserted into hopper 30 with locking pin 37 of automatic locking means 38 in contact with entry ramp 11 of container 10.
  • Return spring 41 of hopper 30 is also shown in contact with edge 18 of container 10.
  • Edge 18 may be a straight extension of entry ramp 11 or it may make other angles with ramp 11 than that shown.
  • entry ramp 11 moves locking pin 37 toward entrance port 13.
  • locking pin 37 enters entrance port 13 as shown in FIG. 5.
  • locking arm 31 and locking pin 37 are restricted from counter-clockwise movement from the biasing force of spring 34 because locking pin 37 is in contact with wall 16 of entrance port 13. Continued movement in the direction of arrow 21, however,
  • container 10 is positively engaged into hopper 30 by the cooperation of automatic locking means 38 on hopper 30 and groove 12 in container 10.
  • This counter-clockwise movement of locking pin 37 allows pin 37 to enter exit port/ramp 15 of groove 12.
  • return spring 41 produces a force on container 10 tending to move it away from automatic locking means 38 of hopper 30.
  • locking pin 37 is guided out of engagement with groove 12 by exit port/ramp 15, as shown in FIG. 8.
  • locking pin 37 and locking arm 31 are pushed away from container 10 by exit port/ramp 15, against the compression bias of spring 34.
  • Return spring 41 may be selected to provide enough force to push container 10 only partially out of hopper 30 or it may desirable for return spring 41 to provide enough force to completely eject container 10 from hopper 30 when locking pin 37 rides out of exit portlramp 15.
  • Container 10 is automatically locked into engagement with hopper 30 by initial insertion into hopper 30 as shown in FIG. 4.
  • a force is then applied to container 10 in the direction of arrow 21 until rearward movement of container 10 ceases as locking pin 37 contacts wall 17 and protrusion 22 of groove 12 as shown in FIG. 6.
  • the force applied to container 10 is then released and container 10 moves into positive engagement with automatic locking means 38 as shown in FIG. 7.
  • container 10 is used with a single information media disc, a plurality of information media discs, an information media elongated tape, or any other information media utilizing a container therefor. Further, it is immaterial whether reading or recording of the information media takes place inside the container or partially or totally external to the container.
  • the invention described herein may be used to engage a tape cartridge into a magnetic tape playing machine wherein the tape is contained within the cartridge throughout playing.
  • the container of the invention may be used as a storage container for information media discs upon which recording and reading are performed only after the container of discs has been loaded into the apparatus and the discs have been ejected therefrom.
  • An information media handling system comprising in combination:
  • a hopper for insertion of an information media container therein
  • said container including a side having a recessed lock engaging means for engaging an automatic locking means of said hopper, said automatic locking means including a substantially rigid locking arm rotatable in two axes of rotation, so that said container is locked into said hopper by application of a first force in a first direction to said container and released from said hopper by application of a second force to said container in said first direction.
  • said lock engaging means of said information media container further includes a groove engageable with said pin at said locking arm, said groove including an entrance port, a holding section, and an exit port- /ramp.
  • said automatic locking means further includes spring biasing means connected to said locking arm of said automatic locking means for biasing said locking arm toward said exit port/ramp of said groove of said lock engaging means of said information media container.
  • said information media container further includes an entry ramp for guiding said pin of said locking arm into said entrance port of said lock engaging means of said information media container.
  • said automatic locking means further includes a return spring engageable with said information media container, said return spring biasing said information media container against travel in said first direction for positive engagement of said pin with said holding section.
  • An information media handling system comprising in combination:
  • a hopper for insertion of an information media container therein
  • said container including a side having a recessed lock engaging means for engaging an automatic locking means of said hopper;
  • said automatic locking means including a substantially rigid locking arm rotatable in two axes of rotation, said locking arm having mounted thereon a pin having a substantially circular cross section, said pin engaging said lock engaging means of said container, and said automatic locking means including a return spring engageable with said con tainer, said container being locked into said hopper by application of a first force in a first direction to said container against the bias of said return spring and released from said hopper by application of a second force to said container in said first direction.
  • said lock engaging means of said information media container further includes a groove engageable with said pin of said locking arm, said groove including an entrance port, a holding section, and an exit port- /ramp.
  • said automatic locking means further includes spring biasing means connected to said locking arm of said automatic locking means for biasing said locking arm toward said exit port/ramp of said groove of said lock engaging means of said information media container.
  • said information media container further includes an entry ramp for guiding said pin of said locking arm into said entrance port of said lock engaging means of said information media container.
  • said information media container further includes a cavity for storage of one or more magnetic recording discs.

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US00310314A US3854784A (en) 1972-11-29 1972-11-29 Information media handling system
IT26819/73A IT991301B (it) 1972-11-29 1973-07-20 Sistema perfezionato per montare in un alloggiamento un caricatore contenente mezzi atti a registrare informazioni
GB4575573A GB1420499A (en) 1972-11-29 1973-10-01 Record member cartridge apparatus
FR7338169A FR2208557A5 (en, 2012) 1972-11-29 1973-10-15
CH1478273A CH558066A (de) 1972-11-29 1973-10-19 Vorrichtung zur betrieblichen verbindung eines behaelters auf aufzeichnungstraeger mit der eingabestation eines benutzergeraetes.
CA184,075A CA1009748A (en) 1972-11-29 1973-10-23 Information media handling system
ES420239A ES420239A1 (es) 1972-11-29 1973-11-03 Perfeccionamientos introducidos en un sistema de manejo de medios de informacion.
JP48124579A JPS5147607B2 (en, 2012) 1972-11-29 1973-11-07
SE7315081A SE394758B (sv) 1972-11-29 1973-11-07 Anordning for hantering av informationsmedier
DE19732357445 DE2357445B2 (de) 1972-11-29 1973-11-17 Verriegelungsvorrichtung fuer einen aufzeichnungstraeger-behaelter mit einem diesen behaelter aufnehmenden geraet

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