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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Yuki Tomioka, Sayama, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 3/314 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 3/314 ;
Abstract
A humidity controller arranged within a casing of an HDD includes a container housing a moisture absorbing agent, an air communication port that permits communication between the inner space of the casing and the inner space of the container, and an opening-closing control section configured to open-close the air communication port in accordance with the humidity inside the casing. The opening-closing control section is arranged in the container and includes a humidity sensitive member that is elongated or shrunk in accordance with the humidity to open-close the air communication port.