HIGH DENSITY ARRAY SYSTEM WITH ACTIVE MOVABLE MEDIA DRAWERS
First Claim
1. A data storage unit comprising:
- an electrical power source;
a cover that defines at least in part an interior space, said cover having a first opening;
a media blade comprising a plurality of data storage elements and a connector apparatus connecting to said plurality of data storage elements; and
a motion accommodating conductor apparatus connecting said connector apparatus to said electrical power source, said electrical power source supplying power without interruption to said media blade when said media blade is moved via said first opening from between a first position that is substantially in said interior space and a second position that is less than substantially in said interior space.
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Abstract
A storage system is provided having at least one storage unit, the storage unit including an electrical power source, a communication source and a cover that defines, at least in part an interior space. The storage system operates with a media blade that comprises a plurality of data storage elements, said media blade moveable in a drawer like motion though a cooperating opening in said cover. The storage system further includes a motion accommodating conductor apparatus connecting said plurality of data storage elements to said electrical power source and said communication source such that power from said electrical power source and communication from said communication source may be provided to said media blade without interruption when said media blade is moved in said drawer like motion outward from at least partially within said interior space.
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23 Claims
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1. A data storage unit comprising:
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an electrical power source; a cover that defines at least in part an interior space, said cover having a first opening; a media blade comprising a plurality of data storage elements and a connector apparatus connecting to said plurality of data storage elements; and a motion accommodating conductor apparatus connecting said connector apparatus to said electrical power source, said electrical power source supplying power without interruption to said media blade when said media blade is moved via said first opening from between a first position that is substantially in said interior space and a second position that is less than substantially in said interior space. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of operating a data storage unit wherein the data storage unit comprises a cover that defines at least in part an interior space, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a first data package from a host; storing said first data package on at least one of a plurality of data storage elements associated with a first media blade; moving said first media blade in a drawer like motion, via an accommodating opening in said cover, from between a first position, that is substantially within said interior space, and a second position, that is less than substantially within said interior space, while the storing step is being performed and without interrupting said storing step. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A data storage unit comprising:
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an electrical power source; a communication source; a cover that defines at least in part an interior space, the cover having a cooperating opening; a media blade comprising a plurality of data storage elements, said media blade moveable in a drawer like motion though the cooperating opening in said cover; and a motion accommodating conductor apparatus connecting said plurality of data storage elements to said electrical power source and said communication source such that power from said electrical power source and communication from said communication source may be provided to said media blade without interruption when said media blade is moved in said drawer like motion outward from at least partially within said interior space.
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