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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 20, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Toshihiro Arisaka, Ibaraki-ken, JP;
Yasuhiro Nemoto, Ibaraki-ken, JP;
Kazuo Sakai, Ibaraki-ken, JP;
Kouetsu Okuyama, Ibaraki-ken, JP;
Kenji Toki, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360 7802 ; 360 75 ;
Abstract
There is provided a magnetic tape device capable of highly accurate positioning at a high speed. For this purpose, the head is driven in the direction of the width of the tape by eliminating the friction between the tape the head. In order to allow positioning in the direction of the width of the tape, even if a servo signal cannot be read from a servo track, the absolute position of the head from a reference position is detected, and the head is controlled based on the absolute position.