Patent ID: 11915728
Assignee: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A data storage system comprising:
a rack comprising:
an array comprising a plurality of bays, each of the plurality of bays comprising one or more slots each configured to house at least one disk media cartridge or media drive,
a pair of horizontal guide rails bordering each of the plurality of bays,
a pair of vertical guide rails bordering each of the plurality of bays; and

a media transport robot comprising:
a fixed-position drive wheel at each of a plurality of corners of a chassis of the media transport robot, the drive wheels configured for driving the media transport robot along the horizontal and the vertical guide rails, and
a pivoting guide wheel corresponding to each drive wheel, the guide wheels configured for guiding the corresponding drive wheel horizontally along a horizontal guide rail and vertically along a vertical guide rail.