Library device, cartridge jump-out preventing mechanism and method

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PATENT NO 9922677
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15464625

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A library device includes: a housing for accommodating a magazine to be able to be put in and out, wherein the magazine has slots for accommodating recording medium cartridges to be able to be put in and out; an accessor for conveying the recording medium cartridge ejected from the slot to the magnetic tape drive; and a cartridge jump-out preventing mechanism for preventing the recording medium cartridge from jumping out to a moving path of the accessor. The cartridge jump-out preventing mechanism includes: an elastic pushing mechanism which can push the recording medium cartridge into the slot by using an elastic force when the magazine is inserted into the housing; and a latch mechanism which can hold the recording medium cartridge so that the recording medium cartridge does not jump out of the slot when the recording medium cartridge is completely accommodated in the slot.

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NEC PLATFORMS LTDKANAGAWA 213-8511

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Satou, Kazushi Kanagawa, JP 1 0
Satou, Shin Kanagawa, JP 6 22

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