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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2007
Yiren Hong, Singapore, SG;
Yichao MA, Singapore, SG;
Kokwah Tan, Singapore, SG;
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
An assembly comprises a housing and a rotatable data disc within the housing. The rotatable data disc creates a gas flow within the housing when the rotatable data disc rotates. The assembly further comprises a filter at a perimeter position of the rotatable data disc positioned to capture a portion of the gas flow, a first support element fixed relative to the housing and adjacent an upstream side of the filter, wherein the portion of the gas flow circumscribes the first support element and a second support element fixed to the housing and adjacent a downstream side of the filter, wherein the portion of the gas flow also circumscribes the second support element.