US 7,499,240 B2
Media cartridge autoloader
Tomoaki Sakaguchi, Tama (Japan)
Assigned to Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo (Japan); and Quantum Corporation, San Jose, Calif. (US)
Filed on Nov. 16, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/280,581.
Claims priority of application No. 2005-269193 (JP), filed on Sep. 15, 2005.
Prior Publication US 2007/0058283 A1, Mar. 15, 2007
Int. Cl. G11B 15/68 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 360—92 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A media cartridge autoloader comprising:
at least one mail slot through which a media cartridge is inserted and ejected;
at least one media drive into which the media cartridge is loaded;
at least one media cartridge storage section that stores the media cartridge; and
a media cartridge picker including
a turntable that supports the media cartridge and rotates to change the orientation of the media cartridge;
a turntable rotating mechanism that rotates the turntable; and
a media cartridge transporter that transports the media cartridge between the turntable and one of the mail slot, the media drive and the cartridge storage section;
wherein the turntable is provided with a media cartridge stopper member capable of stopping the media cartridge inserted manually from the mail slot, the media cartridge stopper member including
a main body section having a rectangular shape and including
a first side surface to stop a further insertion of the media cartridge when the media cartridge is manually inserted and brought into contact with the first side surface; and
a second side surface adjacent to the first side surface to permit the further insertion of the media cartridge; and
a shaft including
a first shaft portion formed along a third side surface of the main body section that opposes the first side surface and is adjacent to the second side surface; and
second and third shaft portions projecting from the opposing ends of the first shaft portion; and
the media cartridge stopper member is attached by engaging the second and third shaft portions into the turntable.