Patent ID: 7365934

Claim:
A media cartridge autoloader for use with a media cartridge, comprising: a media drive that receives the media cartridge; first and second media cartridge transport magazines positioned near the media drive, each media cartridge transport magazine being configured to transportably store the media cartridge; and a main module including (i) a media cartridge picker that transports the media cartridge to and from the media drive and the first and second media cartridge transport magazines, (ii) a magazine drive motor that drives the first and second media cartridge transport magazines, (iii) a first magazine locking mechanism that includes a first locking member to engage the first media cartridge transport magazine, (iv) a second magazine locking mechanism that includes a second locking member to engage the second media cartridge transport magazine, and (v) a rotation transmission path forming unit that selectively transmits a rotational force of the magazine drive motor to one of the first media cartridge transport magazine, the second media cartridge transport magazine, the first magazine locking mechanism, and the second magazine locking mechanism, in accordance with a command; wherein one of the first and second magazine locking members is selectively moved with the rotational force of the magazine drive motor transmitted by the rotation transmission path forming unit so as to disengage the corresponding first or second media cartridge transport magazine.