Multiple shroud bypass for bulk windage reduction
US6930856B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 27, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 4, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B33/14
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A housing providing for improved windage characteristics in a disc drive, the housing having a multiple bypass configured to receive and direct fluid flow away from a rotating disc pack assembly. The housing further includes a shroud to contain some fluid flow with the disc pack assembly.
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