Device for storing and retrieving cassettes

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The present invention provides a new and improved device for storing and retrieving cassettes which overcomes the limitations of the above described conventional device.
More specifically the present invention provides for storing and retrieving cassettes wherein a selected cassette can be turned over or reversed during the transfer thereof from a storage compartment to the coder.
The present invention provides a new and improved device for storing and retrieving cassettes which includes a base plate, a casing including a plurality of vertically stacked sections provided with a sector configuration for storing a plurality of radially disposed cassettes, guide means comprising a block member pivotally mounted for rotation about an axis corresponding to the axis of said sectors and a pair of parallel spaced apart guide rails extending upwardly from the block member, a first driving means for rotating said block member about said axis through any desired angle, carrier means including a main body mounted on said guide rails for movement therealong, a gripper rotatably mounted on said main body including a holder moveably mounted in said gripper for holding any one of said cassettes, a second driving means for moving said main body of said carrier means in the vertical direction along said guide rails, a third driving means for moving said holder relative to said gripper, a fourth driving means for rotating said gripper relative to said main body during transfer of said carrier means to a loading position, coding means for playing back or recording a selected cassette held in said carrier and central control means for controlling said first, second, third and fourth driving means.
The foregoing and other objects, features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following more particular description of a preferred embodiment of the invention as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.