Redirecting flow to reduce disturbances upon an actuator arm or head-gimbal assembly of a disc drive

A flow-induced disturbance upon an actuator arm is reduced. A gas flow generated by a rotation of a disc is received and passed along a surface. The surface is mechanically isolated from the actuator arm. The surface redirects the received flow to include a substantial inward radial component so as...

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Hauptverfasser: Korkowski, Kurt James, Kaneko, James Eiji
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A flow-induced disturbance upon an actuator arm is reduced. A gas flow generated by a rotation of a disc is received and passed along a surface. The surface is mechanically isolated from the actuator arm. The surface redirects the received flow to include a substantial inward radial component so as to be better aligned along a leading edge of the actuator arm.