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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2014
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
An assembly configured to clean one or more selected structures of a device may comprise an end effector assembly, a material disposed on a surface of the end effector assembly that, in operation of the device, faces the selected structure(s) of the device. The end effector assembly may be configured to selectively move the material towards and against the selected structure(s) such that the material remains on the facing surface of the end effector assembly and to retain, when the end effector assembly is moved away from the device, at least some particulates previously on the selected structure(s). The device may comprise a data storage assembly and the selected structures may comprise a spindle motor hub and a disk clamp to secure the clamp to the disk.