Chester David Holden - Tucson AZ, US Michael Philip McIntosh - Tuscon AZ, US George G. Zamora - Vail AZ, US
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY
International Classification:
F16G 13/00
US Classification:
59 781
Abstract:
An apparatus is disclosed in one embodiment of the invention as including an accessor to physically transport tape cartridges in a tape library. A flexible cable assembly is connected to the accessor that enables the accessor to move relative to the tape library and enables one of power and communication signals to be transmitted to the accessor. The flexible cable assembly includes a flexible channel and multiple twisted wire pairs loosely routed through the flexible channel. The multiple twisted wire pairs independently and substantially freely move within the flexible channel. A corresponding method is also disclosed herein.
John V. Acciaioli - Tucson AZ Hartmut E. Hausler - Tucson AZ Chester D. Holden - Tucson AZ Martin J. Marotti - Tucson AZ Scott M. Rockwell - Tucson AZ Terry R. Roscoe - Tucson AZ Roland Zapfe - Tucson AZ
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY
John V. Acciaoli - Tucson AZ Hartmut E. Hausler - Tucson AZ Chester D. Holden - Tucson AZ Martin J. Marotti - Tucson AZ Scott M. Rockwell - Tucson AZ Terry R. Roscoe - Tucson AZ Roland Zapfe - Tucson AZ
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY