Airflow channel within a disc drive housing

Details Airflow channel within a disc drive housing Airflow channel within a disc drive housing

2005-04-19

2005-04-19

Renner, Craig A. (Department: 2652)

Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval

Record transport with head stationary during transducing

Disk record

Reexamination Certificate

active

06882500

ABSTRACT:
A base support member for a disc drive is provided. The base support member includes a disc support cavity configured to house and support a spinning disc, and a component support cavity configured to house and support a set of electrical and mechanical disc drive components. The base support member also includes at least one surface that defines an airflow channel that is generally disposed within the component support cavity of the base support member. The airflow channel has an inlet opening positioned in a first location proximate the disc support cavity and an outlet opening positioned in a second location proximate the disc support cavity. The airflow channel is configured to receive a flow of air from the spinning disc at the inlet opening and to discharge the flow of air at the outlet opening.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4471395 (1984-09-01), Beck et al.
patent: 4473855 (1984-09-01), Plotto et al.
patent: 4489356 (1984-12-01), Farmer
patent: 4725904 (1988-02-01), Dalziel
patent: 4780776 (1988-10-01), Dushkes
patent: 4879618 (1989-11-01), Iida et al.
patent: 5491596 (1996-02-01), Kobori
patent: 5898545 (1999-04-01), Schirle
patent: 5907453 (1999-05-01), Wood et al.
patent: 5956203 (1999-09-01), Schirle et al.
patent: 6091570 (2000-07-01), Hendriks
patent: 6147834 (2000-11-01), Srikrishna et al.
patent: 6208484 (2001-03-01), Voights
patent: 6369977 (2002-04-01), Imai et al.
patent: 6369978 (2002-04-01), Shimizu et al.
patent: 6369979 (2002-04-01), Wauke et al.
patent: 6385007 (2002-05-01), Li
patent: 6628475 (2003-09-01), Nakamoto et al.
patent: 56101679 (1981-08-01), None
patent: 58212684 (1983-12-01), None
patent: 59203286 (1984-11-01), None
patent: 61151893 (1986-07-01), None
patent: 61280090 (1986-12-01), None
patent: 63070991 (1988-03-01), None
patent: 63211185 (1988-09-01), None
patent: 01217787 (1989-08-01), None
patent: 07320478 (1995-12-01), None

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Airflow channel within a disc drive housing does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Airflow channel within a disc drive housing, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Airflow channel within a disc drive housing will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3412890