Patent · US Expired

Disk drive air filter assembly

US4633349A · kind A · utility

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6Claims
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Filing dateJul 23, 1984
Grant dateDec 30, 1986
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Expiry dateJul 23, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B33/1446
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A cartridge filter for an enclosed magnetic disk drive is disclosed which includes a dual media drum type filter element in a recirculating filter assembly that surrounds the breather filter and delivers air from the periphery of the disk stack to the axial entry of the ventilated disk spindle assembly. The cartridge provides an extended media surface within a compact space for frequent cycling of the enclosed air volume through the filter.

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