Patent ID: 6515833
Filing Date: 2003-02-04
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A rotating drum assembly comprising:a cylindrical rotating drum; a magneto-resistive head installed on the rotating drum to project at least a part thereof from the outer surface of the rotating drum; and a tape-contact piece on the rotating drum between a first end and a second end of the rotating drum so as to project from the outer surface of the rotating drum and to be in contact with the surface of a magnetic tape, wherein, the tape-contact piece is formed to have a larger tape-contact width than that of the magneto-resistive head and is disposed to be in earlier contact with the magnetic tape than the magneto-resistive head, and the tape-contact piece slides in contact with a portion of the magnetic tape at least twice before said magneto-resistive head slides in contact with the same portion of said magnetic tape.