Patent ID: 6813113
Filing Date: 2004-11-02
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A data cartridge exchange apparatus for a data storage system, comprising:a drawer sized to receive a data cartridge; a first guide rail having a first configuration mounted to said drawer; a guide rail having a second configuration, said guide rail having the second configuration being sized to engage said first guide rail having the first configuration; a second guide rail having the first configuration mounted to the data storage system, said second guide rail having the first configuration being sized to engage said guide rail having the second configuration so that said drawer can be moved between a retracted position and an extended position; a cartridge magazine sized to be received by said drawer, said cartridge magazine being sized to receive the data cartridge; and a cartridge magazine alignment apparatus mounted to the data storage system, said cartridge magazine alignment apparatus engaging said cartridge magazine when said drawer is in the retracted position and holding said cartridge magazine in a registration position.