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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2002
Applicants:
Arafat M. Butt, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Raffi Codilian, Irvine, CA (US);
Kin-cheok Pong, Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Arafat M. Butt, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Raffi Codilian, Irvine, CA (US);
Kin-Cheok Pong, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Lake Forest, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 33/14 (2006.01); G11B 5/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A disk drive includes an enclosure, a rotatable disk and an actuator arm, and also includes a plurality of arcuate channels. Airflow is created within the enclosure when the disk rotates. The plurality of arcuate channels facing the disk to decrease the turbulence of the airflow with respect to the actuator arm. The arcuate channels are formed on at least one portion of the enclosure.