Dehumidifier apparatus for disk drives
US4499736A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 8, 1983 |
| Grant date | Feb 19, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 8, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K5/0212
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A dehumidifier for a head-disk assembly in a disk drive unit. The dehumidifier includes a housing which is ported to define an air passage therethrough. Within the passage is a Peltier effect device that has a cold surface exposed to air flowing within the passage and a hot surface connected to a heat radiator. Water vapor carried in air that contacts the cold surface condenses; there is sump below the cold surface to contain water that condenses. The housing is installed so that air flow through the passage is induced by convection.
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