Disk drive having a stationary plate facing a disk and with a recirculation filter coupled to grooves in the stationary plate

A novel disk drive is disclosed and claimed. The disk drive includes a disk and a spindle motor to which the disk is attached to rotate about an axis of rotation. The disk drive also includes a stationary plate facing and disposed over the disk, wherein the stationary plate includes a plurality of g...

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Hauptverfasser: Tsay, Alex Y, Cheng, Chunjer C, Yang, Lin, Ou-Yang, Jin Hui
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A novel disk drive is disclosed and claimed. The disk drive includes a disk and a spindle motor to which the disk is attached to rotate about an axis of rotation. The disk drive also includes a stationary plate facing and disposed over the disk, wherein the stationary plate includes a plurality of grooves through which rotation-induced air flows from an inlet end to an outlet end. The disk drive also includes a recirculation filter coupled to and immediately adjacent said outlet end of said plurality of grooves.