Airflow diverter in a hard disk drive system
US8085494B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 23, 2009 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 23, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B25/043
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An airflow diverter in a hard disk drive system. A top portion configured to couple with a top housing of the disk drive system. A thickness configured to create a top clearance between the diverter and a top actuator arm of the disk drive system wherein the top clearance approximates a bottom clearance between a bottom housing of the disk drive system and a bottom actuator arm of the disk drive system. At least one surface configured to divert the airflow in the disk drive system during the operation of the disk drive system.
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