Patent · US Expired

Multiple shroud bypass for bulk windage reduction

US6930856B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 27, 2002
Grant dateAug 16, 2005
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Expiry dateSep 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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