7results about "Apparatus for web record carriers" patented technology

The servo pattern recording method according to one aspect of the present technology involves recording a servo pattern in a plurality of servo bands that are arranged at intervals in the width direction of a magnetic layer in a magnetic tape, the method including: causing the magnetic tape to travel with a prescribed tension; and recording a servo pattern in the plurality of servo bands at a second pitch narrower than a first pitch, which is the positioning interval of two servo lead heads in a tape drive device that records data in the magnetic layer or that plays back data recorded in the magnetic layer.

Provided is a magnetic tape cartridge including: a case in which a magnetic tape on which a plurality of servo bands are formed is accommodated; and a storage medium provided in the case, in which the plurality of servo bands are formed at positions spaced apart from each other in a width direction of the magnetic tape along an entire length direction of the magnetic tape, and the storage medium stores pitch information capable of specifying a pitch in the width direction between the plurality of servo bands and distance information capable of specifying a distance between a plurality of servo reading elements that have read the plurality of servo bands.

A servo pattern recording method according to an embodiment of the present technology is a method of recording a servo pattern in a plurality of servo bands arrayed at intervals in a width direction of a magnetic layer of a magnetic tape, including: causing the magnetic tape to travel with a predetermined tension; and recording a servo pattern in the plurality of servo bands at a second pitch narrower than a first pitch that is an arrangement interval of two servo read heads in a tape drive device that records data in the magnetic layer or reproduces data recorded in the magnetic layer.

This invention relates to magnetic tape cassettes, magnetic tape drives, magnetic tape systems, and methods of operating the magnetic tape drive. The magnetic tape cassette includes: a housing for housing a magnetic tape; and a storage medium disposed within the housing. The magnetic tape pulled from the housing is used for at least one of reading and writing data via a plurality of magnetic elements arranged in a straight line. The arrangement direction of the plurality of magnetic elements is inclined along the entire length of the magnetic tape relative to its width direction. The storage medium stores tilt feature information representing the tilt of the arrangement direction relative to the width direction.

The present invention relates to a magnetic tape cassette, a magnetic tape drive, a magnetic tape system, and an operating method of the magnetic tape drive. In the magnetic tape cassette, there is provided a housing for accommodating a magnetic tape having a plurality of servo bands formed thereon, and a storage medium disposed in the housing. The plurality of servo bands are formed along the entire length of the magnetic tape at positions spaced apart in the width direction of the magnetic tape. The storage medium stores pitch information capable of determining the spacing between the plurality of servo bands in the width direction, and distance information capable of determining the distance between a plurality of servo reading elements that read the plurality of servo bands.

A storage device 100 comprises tape reel(s) (110) holding tape media for storing data, a head assembly (130), motor(s) (120, 125) configured to actuate the head assembly, a sealed casing, and a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) configured to control operations of the motor(s). The head assembly comprises a support structure, a head bar with read head(s) and write head(s), and a suspension system connecting the head bar to the support structure. The sealed casing encloses in its interior the tape reel(s), the head assembly, and the motor(s). Meanwhile, the PCBA is mounted on an external surface of the casing.