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Hard-disk drive with vapor-phase lubricant supply system

US8184397B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 9, 2009
Grant dateMay 22, 2012
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Expiry dateDec 9, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B33/148
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A hard-disk drive. The hard-disk drive includes a disk enclosure, a magnetic-recording disk accommodated in the disk enclosure, and a diffusion suppressing film. The diffusion suppressing film divides the space in the disk enclosure into a first space where the magnetic-recording disk is disposed and a second space for retaining a lubricant. The diffusion suppressing film also suppresses diffusion of the lubricant from the second space to the first space.

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