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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 25, 1998
Hideki Maruyama, Yokohama, JP;
Kenmei Masuda, Yokohama, JP;
Kuniaki Hirayama, Hitachinaka, JP;
Yoshio Uemura, Hitachinaka, JP;
Toshihiko Imachi, Hitachinaka, JP;
Kenkichi Inada, Hitachinaka, JP;
Toshio Tsuchiya, Hitachinaka, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An arrangement is designed to achieve satisfactory tape contact by setting a specific ratio for the width of a drum window and the head length of a double azimuth head. The head length L is defined as the distance from the front end of the preceding head to the back end of the succeeding head. When the drum window width W is defined as the distance of the drum window in the rotary direction, the preceding head and the succeeding head are arranged within the drum window to satisfy the relation 1.15 L.ltoreq.W.ltoreq.1.28 L. When the space S1 is defined as the distance from the front end of the preceding head to the front end of the drum window, and the space S2 is defined as the distance from the back end of the succeeding head to the back end of the drum window, the preceding head and the succeeding head are arranged within the drum window to satisfy the relation 0.075 L.ltoreq.S1.ltoreq.0.14 L and 0.075 L.ltoreq.S2.ltoreq.0.14 L. According to this arrangement, the magnetic tape intrudes preferably into the space between the double azimuth head and the drum window. The magnetic tape envelopes and contacts the head surface, so that the tendency for a spacing to occur between the head and the tape is suppressed. The reproducing output is increased and stabilized in this way.