Magnetic tape drive with function to select magnetic head

Details Magnetic tape drive with function to select magnetic head Magnetic tape drive with function to select magnetic head

1998-03-23

2000-07-04

Kim, W. Chris

Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval

General recording or reproducing

Signal switching

360 46, G11B 1512, G11B 509

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060847352

ABSTRACT:
There is provided a magnetic tape drive capable of attaining a stable read-out output value of information even if a tracking displacement occurs. The magnetic tape drive of the present invention is a magnetic tape drive for 36-track comprising a magnetic tape 1a having a width of 1/2 inch and having information written therein by an 18-track magnetic tape drive, a plurality of magnetic heads 2, 3 for performing a reading of information of each of the tracks in the magnetic tape 1a and a control section 9 for controlling a writing or reading operation for information from the magnetic heads 2, 3, wherein as the magnetic heads, each of the forward reading head 2 and the reverse reading head 3 is installed in correspondence with each of the tracks of the magnetic tape 1a. In addition, the control section 9 has a magnetic head selecting function for selecting either the forward reading head 2 or the reverse reading head 3 for reading information in response to a relation of values in outputs of the mutual corresponding magnetic heads 2, 3.

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patent: 4953161 (1990-08-01), Toyama
patent: 5353176 (1994-10-01), Kosuge
patent: 5353177 (1994-10-01), Yanagibashi
patent: 5394279 (1995-02-01), Furuta

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