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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2008
Andre S. Chan, Milpitas, CA (US);
Andre S. Chan, Milpitas, CA (US);
HGST Netherlands B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Abstract
An airflow control device for a hard disk drive comprises an outer perimeter having a radius equal to or greater than an outer radius of a disk in the hard disk drive. The airflow control device has a thickness less than the spacing between adjacent disks in the hard disk drive. The airflow control device has a central opening with an inner perimeter greater than the outer circumference of a spacer ring of the hard disk drive. A notch in the outer perimeter is configured to accommodate the actuator assembly of the hard disk drive. A bypass slot transecting the perimeter has a bend with a radius nearly centered to the central opening.