IP Library Granted Patent US 10,224,070
Granted Patent B2
US 10,224,070 · App. 15/826,919 · Granted Mar 5, 2019

Disc grabbing device and operating method thereof

Inventors: Jung-Fang Chang (Taipei, TW); Cheng-Wen Huang (Taipei, TW); Ming-Chun Tsao (Taipei, TW); Chien-Shou Chen (Taipei, TW)
Assignees: LITE-ON ELECTRONICS (GUANGZHOU) LIMITED; LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
G11B17/12G01G19/42
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Patent No.
US 10,224,070
App. No.
15/826,919
Granted
Mar 5, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A disc grabbing device including a disc grabbing body, a weight sensing unit and a counter is provided. The disc grabbing body is used for grabbing or unloading at least one disc. The weight sensing unit is disposed on the disc grabbing body for sensing a weight of the at least one disc grabbed on the disc grabbing body. The counter is connected to the weight sensing unit used for obtaining a disc quantity of the discs grabbed on the disc grabbing body according to the weight.

Claims (22)

1. An operating method of a disc grabbing device, comprising steps of:

performing a disc grabbing action to grab at least two disc on a disc grabbing body;

sensing a weight of the at least two disc grabbed on the disc grabbing body;

obtaining a disc quantity of the at least two disc grabbed on the disc grabbing body according to the weight; and

determining whether the disc quantity matches a correct disc quantity,

wherein when it is determined that the disc quantity does not match the correct disc quantity, the disc grabbing body performs the disc grabbing action again.

2. The operating method according to claim 1 , wherein the disc quantity of the at least two disc is obtained by a look-up method according to the weight.

3. The operating method according to claim 1 , wherein the correct disc quantity is set before the disc grabbing body performs the disc grabbing action or a disc unloading action.

4. The operating method according to claim 1 , wherein if when it is determined that the disc quantity matches the correct disc quantity, the disc grabbing body moves to a corresponding disc drive to perform a disc unloading action.

5. The operating method according to claim 1 , wherein before the disc grabbing body performs a disc unloading action, the correct disc quantity of the at least two disc left after the disc unloading action is set, and after the disc unloading action, the disc grabbing body grabs the unloaded disc and performs the disc unloading action again when it is determined that the disc quantity does not match the correct disc quantity.

6. The operating method according to claim 5 , wherein when it is determined that the disc quantity matches the correct disc quantity, the disc grabbing body moves to a corresponding disc drive to perform the disc unloading action.

7. An operating method of a disc grabbing device, comprising steps of:

grabbing at least two disc on a disc grabbing body;

moving the disc grabbing body to a corresponding disc drive;

performing a disc unloading action;

sensing a weight of the remaining disc of the at least two disc grabbed on the disc grabbing body;

obtaining a disc quantity of the remaining disc grabbed on the disc grabbing body according to the weight; and

determining whether the disc quantity matches a correct disc quantity.

8. The operating method according to claim 7 , wherein the disc quantity is obtained by a look-up method according to the weight.

9. The operating method according to claim 7 , wherein the correct disc quantity is set before the disc grabbing body performs the disc unloading action.

10. The operating method according to claim 7 , wherein the disc grabbing body grabs the unloaded disc and performs the disc unloading action again when it is determined that the disc quantity does not match the correct disc quantity.

11. The operating method according to claim 7 , wherein when it is determined that the disc quantity matches the correct disc quantity, the disc grabbing body moves to a next corresponding disc drive to perform the disc unloading action.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 30, 2017
From: CHANG, JUNG-FANG; HUANG, CHENG-WEN; TSAO, MING-CHUN; CHEN, CHIEN-SHOU
To: LITE-ON ELECTRONICS (GUANGZHOU) LIMITED; LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 044258/0409 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2017 1 0595889 · Jul 20, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190027185A1 · Jan 24, 2019