Patent ID: 7265938

Claim:
A magazine-based data cartridge library comprising: a frame; a shelf system, operatively attached to said frame, for supporting at least two data cartridge magazines and comprising at least one shelf; a cartridge transport device, operatively attached to said frame, for moving a data cartridge between one of said data cartridge magazines and a drive; a magazine transport device, operatively attached to said frame, for moving one of said data cartridge magazines; and a drive bay assembly for holding said drive wherein: said drive bay assembly further comprises: a housing structure that defines a first open side which is exposed to said cartridge transport device, a second open side which is exposed to a space that is operator accessible, and a passageway extending between said first and second open sides; a housing plug that is attached to said housing and faces said second open side; and a sled for holding said drive that has a front side with a receptacle for receiving said data cartridge and a back side with a plug interface for receiving electrical signals; said sled comprising: a sled frame that extends from a first end to a second end and is capable of holding said drive such that the receptacle of said drive is adjacent to said first end and the plug interface of the drive is adjacent to said second end; and electrical connection means for establishing an electrical connection between the plug interface of said drive and a sled plug that faces toward said first end of said sled and is capable of mating with said housing plug; wherein when said sled is positioned in said passageway such that said first end of said frame is adjacent to said first open side and said second end of said frame is adjacent to said second open side, said housing plug faces said sled plug.