Patent ID: 7983007
Filing Date: 2011-07-19
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A magnetic tape apparatus, comprising: a magnetic head unit having a magnetic element capable of recording or reproducing information with respect to a magnetic tape that has a magnetic layer on one surface; and a tracking servo mechanism positioning the magnetic element in a predetermined track of the magnetic tape, wherein the magnetic head unit includes: a movable member that includes the magnetic element, has such a size that the movable member comes into contact with the magnetic tape over an entire region in a width direction thereof, and is placed so as to move in the width direction of the magnetic tape; and a stationary member placed at a position adjacent to the movable member in a magnetic tape transport direction, and during a tracking servo control, the movable member and the stationary member come into contact with a surface of the magnetic layer of the magnetic tape simultaneously, and the movable member is moved in the width direction of the magnetic tape by the tracking servo mechanism.