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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 1983
Filed:
Apr. 11, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
Syed H Iftikar, Fremont, CA (US);
David L Reeck, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Shugart Technology, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ; G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360 98 ; 360133 ;
Abstract
A disc drive assembly including a main housing containing a plurality of stacked discs supported on a rotating spindle is disclosed herein. This assembly also includes an air filter arrangement which defines a path of circulating air confined to a generally planar area within the housing. The support spindle includes a slot and an array of holes for directing the circulating air towards the discs in order to provide thermal balance.