Limit stop filter support apparatus
US7262934B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 7, 2004 |
| Grant date | Aug 28, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 25, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B33/148
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A limit stop filter support apparatus for use in controlling fluidic currents and limiting movement of an actuator within a housing, such as in a data storage device. First and second filter retention members extend from a filter support base to confine opposing ends of a filter used to filter fluidic currents within the housing, and a cantilevered limit stop extends from the base to contactingly limit movement of an actuator moveable within the housing. The limit stop preferably comprises a spring member supporting a latch member, the latch member selectively confining the actuator in a parked position. The first and second retention members each preferably include a shroud surface adjacent an outer peripheral edge of a rotatable storage medium to direct the fluidic currents established by rotation of the medium.
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