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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2014
Hgst Netherlands B.v., Amsterdam, NL;
Minoru Koike, Odawara, JP;
Masamichi Sakauchi, Yamato, JP;
Koichi Suzuki, Fujisawa, JP;
Kazushi Tsuwako, Tokyo, JP;
HGST Netherlands B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Abstract
A disk drive for storing information representing data includes a base, a spindle rotatably attached to the base, and a plurality of disks having magnetizable disk surfaces attached to the spindle. The disk drive also includes a plurality of read/write transducers for writing to and reading from the plurality of magnetizable disk surfaces, and a cover attached to the base. The cover and base form a substantially sealed disk enclosure. The disk enclosure is substantially filled with a mixture of gases including an oxygen portion in the range of 0.1-3% of the mixture, and a low-density gas portion.