Hand mechanism of library apparatus comprising integrated rotatable plate portion and bar code reader
First Claim
1. A hand mechanism of a library apparatus for extracting a cartridge stored in a storage shelf, comprising:
- a picker for grasping the cartridge, the picker being movable along a predetermined path towards the storage shelf and back from the shelf;
a plate portion rotatably connected to the picker; and
a read-out section attached to the plate portion, for reading out identification data provided on the cartridge, and wherein the hand mechanism is arranged so that movement of the picker towards the storage shelf causes the plate portion and the attached read-out section to rotate.
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Abstract
A library apparatus having a smaller hand mechanism or picker is disclosed, which realizes highly accurate and high-speed identification-data (typically, bar code) reading. The hand mechanism comprises a picker for grasping the cartridge, which is movable along a predetermined path in the frontward and rearward directions so as to proceed towards the storage shelf and move back from the shelf; a plate portion which is rotatable so as to make the plate portion more distant from or closer to the predetermined path of the picker; and a read-out section attached to the plate portion, for reading an identification data provided to the cartridge. When the picker proceeds towards the storage shelf, the plate portion is rotated so as to make the plate portion and the attached read-out section more distant from the predetermined path of the picker.
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1. A hand mechanism of a library apparatus for extracting a cartridge stored in a storage shelf, comprising:
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a picker for grasping the cartridge, the picker being movable along a predetermined path towards the storage shelf and back from the shelf;
a plate portion rotatably connected to the picker; and
a read-out section attached to the plate portion, for reading out identification data provided on the cartridge, and wherein the hand mechanism is arranged so that movement of the picker towards the storage shelf causes the plate portion and the attached read-out section to rotate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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