| US 7,369,338 B2 | ||
| Servo writer, and write and inspection method of servo signal | ||
| Tetsuya Saitou, Kanagawa (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to FUJIFILM Corporation, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 25, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/187,950. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2004-263243 (JP), filed on Sep. 10, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0056095 A1, Mar. 16, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. G11B 27/36 (2006.01); G11B 21/02 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 360—31 [360/75] | 12 Claims |
| 1. A servo writer for writing a servo signal in a magnetic tape, and reading and inspecting the servo signal written, the
writer comprising:
a servo writer main body; and
a plurality of unit panels changeably loaded to a panel change unit provided at said servo writer main body according to a
product class of the magnetic tape where said servo signal is to be written,
wherein each of said plurality of the unit panels comprises a servo write head for writing the servo signal in said magnetic
tape and a write-sub-control mechanism for controlling a writing of the servo signal by said servo write head, wherein said
servo write head and said write-sub-control mechanism are configured so as to be able to write a predetermined signal in said
magnetic tape according to the product class of said magnetic tape, and
wherein said servo writer main body comprises a servo signal main control mechanism for mainly controlling a writing of the
servo signal in said magnetic tape by the servo write head of the unit panel selected in the panel change unit, a servo read
head for reading the servo signal written in said magnetic tape, and a servo signal inspection mechanism for processing and
inspecting the servo signal read.
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