Appeal No. 97-1758 Page 2
Application No. 08/326,721
BACKGROUND
The invention at issue in this appeal relates to disk
cartridge storage and retrieval systems. More specifically,
it defines three features of a carriage for transporting disk
cartridges within such a storage and retrieval system. First,
the invention mounts a sleeve assembly to the carriage at two
points on the assembly. One point is near the open end of the
sleeve that receives a cartridge. Second, the invention
attaches motors to the carriage with self-tensioning mounts.
The mounts allow the motors to be fastened without measuring
the tension of belts driven by the motors. Third, the
invention connects the carriage to a worm screw with a two-
way flexure. The flexure permits planar movement of the
carriage perpendicular to the worm screw’s axis while reducing
rotational movement of the carriage about the axis.
Claim 1, which is representative for our purposes,
follows:
1. A disk cartridge storage and retrieval system
comprising;
a carriage for transporting disk cartridges between a
plurality of locations,
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007