Disk drive including a filter element disposed along a disk surface for filtering disk rotation induced airflow
US6826009B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 30, 2002 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 8, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B25/043
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A disk drive including a disk drive base. The disk drive further includes at least one rotatable disk including a disk surface extending to an outer disk edge. The disk drive further includes a head stack assembly rotatably attached to the disk drive base in operable communication with the disk. The disk drive further includes a filter coupled to the disk drive base. The filter includes a filter support disposed adjacent to the outer disk edge, and at least one filter element attached to the filter support disposed along the disk surface for filtering disk rotation induced airflow.
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