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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 05, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tadashi Ozue, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshio Shirai, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshiteru Kamatani, Kanagawa, JP;
Takehiko Saito, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomohiro Ikegami, Chiba, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/02 ;
Abstract
A magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus of the helical scan system employing a MR head as a reproducing magnetic head. The magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus includes a MR head,and a rotary drum carrying the MR head,In reproducing signals from the magnetic tape,in accordance with the helical scan system, a magnetic tape,having a large number of projections,on the tape surface and containing an electrically conductive material in its magnetic layer, is used as a recording medium.