公开(公告)号：US06894867B2

公开(公告)日：2005-05-17

申请号：US10173080

申请日：2002-06-17

申请人： Yiren Hong ,  ChoonKiat Lim ,  Mo Xu ,  HonLeong Wong ,  Niroot Jierapipatanakul ,  Wai Onn Chee ,  Joo Yong Teo ,  BoonSeng Ong

发明人： Yiren Hong ,  ChoonKiat Lim ,  Mo Xu ,  HonLeong Wong ,  Niroot Jierapipatanakul ,  Wai Onn Chee ,  Joo Yong Teo ,  BoonSeng Ong

IPC分类号： G11B5/60 ,  G11B33/14

CPC分类号： G11B33/1446 ,  G11B5/6005

摘要： The present invention relates to an air guide for use in a disc drive such that air flow can be redirected to improve the efficiency of a filter located within the disc drive. Embodiments of the present invention provide for an air guide having air guide surfaces that, in conjunction with sides of the disc drive housing, are configured to channel air flow off a spinning disc, through a filter, and back into the mainstream air flow. The air guide may be formed as an integral unit with either the inner major surface of the cover or of the baseplate, or both, such that the air guide may extend over part of the disc surface and provide an effective channel for air flow without the need for additional assembly processes during manufacture.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种用于磁盘驱动器的空气引导件，使得气流可被重定向以提高位于盘驱动器内的过滤器的效率。 本发明的实施例提供了一种具有空气引导表面的空气引导件，空气引导表面与盘驱动器壳体的侧面一起被配置成使空气流离开旋转盘，通过过滤器并返回到主流空气流中。 空气引导件可以形成为与盖板或基板的内主表面或两者的整体单元，使得空气引导件可以在盘表面的一部分上延伸并提供用于空气流动的有效通道，而不需要 在制造过程中需要额外的组装过程。