Patent ID: 7158326
Filing Date: 2007-01-02
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A data storage library for storing storage media, comprising: a first array of storage cells, a storage medium being storable in a cell; a first accessor transporting said storage medium, said first accessor including a first carriage storing or retrieving said storage medium on to a storage cell and a first guide guiding said first carriage moving vertically; a second accessor transporting said storage medium, said second accessor including a second carriage storing or retrieving said storage medium on to a storage coil and a second guide guiding said second carriage moving vertically; and a third guide guiding said first accessor and said second accessor moving horizontally, wherein; said first carriage opposes said second carriage and said first and second carriages are in a staggered configuration, when said first guide exists between said first array and said second guide; a width of each said first and second carriages is narrower than a distance between said first and second guides; and said first carriage and said second carriage are connectable at least one of horizontally and in an overlapping state.