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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2006
Andre S. Chan, Milpitas, CA (US);
Chisin Chiang, San Jose, CA (US);
James Francis Sullivan, San Jose, CA (US);
Ferdinand Hendriks, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Andre S. Chan, Milpitas, CA (US);
Chisin Chiang, San Jose, CA (US);
James Francis Sullivan, San Jose, CA (US);
Ferdinand Hendriks, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Abstract
A disk drive slit shroud mitigates a discontinuity in the bypass channel with an additional wall feature formed on the slit shroud. When installed, the wall feature fills the gap in the wall of the bypass channel that would otherwise be required to accommodate a slit shroud of sufficient surface area. The discontinuity in the channel wall is needed for manufacturing clearance during the installation of the slit shroud. The slit shroud design includes the wall feature which, when installed, fills up the gap in the channel wall to maintain a relatively flush conduit for the bypass channel.