| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 360970130 | Airflow | 31 |
| 20120120524 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL APPARATUS FOR A HARD DISK DRIVE AND A METHOD OF VARYING THE TEMPERATURE OF A HARD DISK DRIVE - A temperature control apparatus for a hard disk drive includes: a thermal chamber for receiving a hard disk drive; and an oscillatory air movement generator for generating air movement within a region between the thermal chamber and the hard disk drive when received in the thermal chamber, thereby to facilitate heat transfer between the thermal chamber and the hard disk drive. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120170148 | REDUCING AIR FLOW EXPOSURE TO CONDUCTIVE COMPONENTS OF A HARD DISK DRIVE - A hard disk drive including a housing, at least one disk mounted to the housing, an actuator mounted to the housing and being movable relative to the at least one disk, a conductive component support coupled with the actuator and extending the first surface, the conductive component support having a support wall attaching the conductive component support to the actuator, and a boss coupled with a first surface of the actuator and the support wall, the boss having a first end facing a flat coil side of the actuator and a second end facing a head gimbal assembly side of the actuator, wherein the first end extends further toward the flat coil side than the conductive component entrance portion of the conductive component support such that a portion of the boss overlaps a portion of the conductive component support. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120218661 | SPINDLE MOTOR, AND DISK APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a spindle motor includes: a bearing portion fixed to a base and configured to have a cylindrical outer shape; a stator provided with a core serving as a magnetic pole, and fixed to the base outside the bearing portion; a hub provided with a magnet facing the core, and rotatably supported by the bearing portion; and a shielding structure including: a shielding plate configured to shield airflow between the stator and the hub; a first elastic member configured to attach the shielding plate closely to the bearing portion at a top end of a cylindrical outer shape of the bearing portion; and a second elastic member configured to attach the shielding plate closely to the base at the region spreading outwardly from an outer end of the hub. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120287533 | DISK DRIVE SYSTEM WITH AIR DAMPER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A method comprising: providing an arm actuation comprises a lightning hole; and attaching an air damper having a channel on the actuator arm and over the lightning hole, the air damper has the channel from a perimeter of the air damper. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20130021696 | STORAGE SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF COOLING STORAGE MEDIA WITHIN A DATA STORAGE SYSTEM - The invention provides a data storage system and a method of cooling storage media within a data storage system. The data storage system comprises an enclosure; plural drawer structures each containing plural storage media such as disk drives, wherein the storage media are arranged such that air can pass vertically within the system through and between at least 2 of the plural drawers thereby to cool the disk drives in the system by a vertical flow of air within the system; and air flow generating means to generate a vertical flow of air through the drawers. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130107396 | VACUUM CLEARING OF SPINDLE PARTICULATES | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130135770 | BASE FOR MOTOR AND HARD DISK DRIVE INCLUDING THE SAME - There is provided a base for a motor, the base including: a base body having a disk disposed thereon; an outer wall part defining an outer part of the base body; and at least one rib depressed from one surface of the base body and protruded toward the other surface thereof to thereby improve rigidity of the base body, wherein pressure in an inner edge of the rib is equal to or greater than pressure in an outer edge thereof at the time of rotation of the disk. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130141816 | AIRFLOW DISPERSION SYSTEM - A hard disk drive includes a base, a disk to record and store data, a head stack assembly provided in the base to read out data from the disk which rotates about a pivot shaft, and an air force dispersion unit positioned adjacent to the head stack assembly to disperse an air force generated during a rotation of the disk. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130258521 | Management Module, Storage System, and Method of Temperature and Vibration Management Thereof - The present invention discloses a management module for a storage system. The storage system comprises a plurality of hard disk drives and a plurality of fans. The management module comprises a reading unit, for obtaining a plurality of hard disk drive temperature information and a plurality of hard disk drive vibration information of the plurality of hard disk drives, and a controller, coupled to the reading unit, for adjusting rotational speeds of the plurality of fans according to the plurality of hard disk drive temperature information, the plurality of hard disk drive vibration information, and a plurality of fan vibration information of the plurality of fans. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130301160 | PIVOT BEARING UNIT FOR HARD DISK ACTUATOR - In an HDD actuator pivot bearing unit | 11-14-2013 |
| 20140111883 | MAGNETIC DISK APPARATUS - In a magnetic, disk apparatus, flows around disks are stabilized, flow-induced vibration generated in the disks and a head positioning actuator is reduced, and the positioning accuracy of the head is improved. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140177097 | HARD DISK DRIVE MODULE HAVING TEMPERATURE DETECTING FUNCTION - A hard disk drive module comprises a hard disk drive, a bracket, a hard disk drive backplane, and a temperature detecting circuit. The bracket supports the hard disk drive. The hard disk drive backplane is electrically connected to the hard disk drive. The temperature detecting circuit comprises a temperature detecting chip arranged on the bracket, and a cable connected between the temperature detecting chip and the hard disk drive backplane. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140211341 | DISK DRIVE DEVICE - A disk drive device comprises a chassis, an annular hub having an outer periphery on which a recording disk is to be mounted, and having an inner periphery to which an annular magnet is fastened, a fluid bearing unit that supports the hub in a manner freely rotatable relative to the chassis, an opposing wall formed annularly on the surface of the chassis at the hub side, and facing with at least partially the inner periphery of the hub in the radial direction, a first gap that extends in the axial direction between the inner periphery of the hub and the opposing wall, and a second gap that is continuous from the first gap and extends in the radial direction between the end face of the hub and the chassis. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140362466 | Disc Drive Apparatus with Vapor-Trapping Pathway - Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward a disc driver apparatus including a base, a disc drive actuator assembly, and a vapor-trapping pathway. The base, in certain embodiments, has an upwardly-facing portion with a first step and an adjacent second step that is vertically lower than the first step. The disc drive actuator assembly in some embodiments includes a pivot shaft, an E-block, and a plurality of bearings. The pivot shaft is fixed relative to the base, and the E-block has a portion facing the upwardly-facing portion of the base. The plurality of bearings designed to facilitate rotation of the E-block around the pivot shaft. The vapor-trapping pathway includes the first step and a trap region that is partly defined by the second step, the vapor-trapping pathway being designed to pass vapor flow outwardly, relative to the pivot shaft, from a level below the bearings to the trap region. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20140362467 | HEAD SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY AND DISK DEVICE WITH THE ASSEMBLY - According to one embodiment, a head suspension assembly includes a base plate, a load beam including a proximal end secured onto the base plate, a head supported on the load beam via a gimbal, a flexure attached on the load beam and the base plate, and first and second piezoelectric elements in first and second openings of the base plate. The proximal end of the load beam includes first and second extended connections bifurcated from the proximal end and connected to the base plate, first and second island connections, and an opening region exposing the base plate. The flexure extends between the first and second extended connections and between the first and second island connections, and is directly provided on the base plate. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20150062749 | ROTATING DEVICE - A rotating device includes a retained assembly including a spherical retained member with a spherical encircled face, and an encircling member that includes an annular end face which encircles the spherical retained member and which extends outwardly in a radial direction, a retainer assembly including a retainer member which includes an encircling face encircling the encircled face and which retains thereinside a part of the spherical retained member, and a facing member that faces the encircling member in an axial direction, the retainer assembly supporting the retained assembly in a freely and relatively rotatable manner, and forming a fluid dynamic bearing mechanism, and a thrust dynamic pressure generating groove formed in at least either one of a surface of the encircling member and a surface of the facing member, which surfaces face with each other in the axial direction. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150116864 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH HARD DISK FRAME - A hard disk frame for holding a hard disk drive can include a supporting plate defining a first opening, a first group of positioning portions and a second group of positioning portions. Each of the first and second group of the positioning portions can define a second opening. The second openings can communicate with the first opening. The first group of the positioning portions can enable the hard disk drive to be mounted to the supporting plate at a first direction, and a second group of the positioning portions can enable the hard disk drive to be mounted to the supporting plate in a second orientation different from the first direction. As a result, the hard disk can be arranged in the hard disk frame at different orientations. | 04-30-2015 |
| 360970140 | Having shroud | 4 |
| 20120162816 | AIRFLOW SHROUD THAT REDUCES VIBRATION OF A ROTATING DISK IN A HARD DISK DRIVE - A hard disk drive including a base portion, a motor-hub assembly to which at least one disk is coupled, the motor-hub assembly coupled with the base portion and an airflow shroud coupled with the base portion. The airflow shroud including an airflow inlet oriented parallel to the disk and an airflow outlet oriented perpendicular to the disk. In so doing, the airflow shroud reduces vibration of a rotating disk in a hard disk drive. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120293890 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCING AIR FLOW CIRCULATION IN DISK DRIVES - A disk drive disk has a disk rim and a shroud faces the disk rim. At least one of the disk rim and the shroud interior surface have features formed thereon that cause both axial and circumferential air flow when the disk is rotated relative to the shroud, and the features extend for an axial distance of no more than the axial thickness of the disk. The features may extend both axially and circumferentially relative to said at least one of the disk rim and the shroud interior surface. The features may be slanted or helical slits. The disk rim also may be asymmetric, such as asymmetrically beveled. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20130088795 | HELIUM FILLED SEALED HDD USING GAS FLOW DIVERSION FILTRATION TO IMPROVE PARTICLE CLEANUP - Approaches for a hard-disk drive (HDD) comprised within a sealed enclosure that is filled with a substantially helium gas are provided. The HDD may include a shroud that surrounds a majority of a perimeter of a magnetic-recording disk. The HDD may also include an upstream spoiler having one or more wings. The shape of the upstream spoiler diverts a flow of the substantially helium gas that circulates when the magnetic-recording disk is rotating from a magnetic-recording head to a plenum chamber. The plenum chamber has a mouth that allows a portion of the circulating flow of substantially helium gas to flow therein. The mouth of the plenum chamber is a gap in the shroud that is prior to the upstream spoiler in the circulating flow of the substantially helium gas. A portion of the plenum chamber is formed using a particle filter opposing the gap. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130120874 | AERODYNAMIC DEVICE FOR AEROSTATIC SEALING IN A HARD DISK DRIVE (HDD) - An aerodynamic device for aerostatic sealing in a hard disk drive (HDD) comprising an exterior surface configured to modify airflow in the hard disk drive and proximate at least one magnetic disk, a plurality of inlet ports disposed on the exterior surface configured to intake air away from the at least one magnetic disk and aerostatically seal the aerodynamic device with the at least one magnetic disk and a single outlet port configured to discharge the intake air. | 05-16-2013 |
| 360970150 | Having fins | 1 |
| 20120162817 | REDUCING PARTICLES ADHERING TO A HARD DISK - A spoiler of a hard disk drive including a body portion coupled with a housing of the hard disk drive and adjacent to a hard disk, and an end portion coupled with the body portion, the end portion comprising a fan-shape, the spoiler extending radially with respect to the hard disk and parallel to a surface of the hard disk, wherein the fan-shape expands outward toward the tip end. | 06-28-2012 |
| 360970160 | With filter | 9 |
| 20120257302 | HARD DISK DRIVE SYSTEM WITH ADSORBENT BREATHER ASSEMBLY PILLAR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A method of manufacture of an integrated circuit packaging system includes: providing a base having sidewalls; mounting a magnetic medium for storing data within the sidewalls; mounting an adsorbent breather assembly in direct contact with the base and mounted within the sidewalls without contact therewith; and mounting a cover having an airhole over the base and the sidewalls, in direct contact with the adsorbent breather assembly. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120275053 | Hermetic Hard Disk Drives Comprising Integrally Molded Filters and Related Methods - A hermetic hard disk drive of the invention comprises: a housing comprising a base and a cover, wherein at least one of the base and the cover comprises a moldable material; at least one disk for storage of data within the housing; an actuator for reading and recording of the data on the at least one disk; and a filter comprising an integrally molded filter frame within the moldable material of the housing of the hard disk drive. Methods of forming such hard disk drives are also disclosed. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20130044391 | MAGNETIC STORAGE DEVICE WITH MULTI-FUNCTIONAL COMPONENT FOR CONTROLLING CHEMICAL AND WATER VAPOR THEREIN - Approaches for desiccant device within an enclosure protecting sensitive electronic equipment. Electronic equipment, such as a hard-disk drive (HDD), may comprise a desiccant device a desiccant device that comprises a first desiccant material, a second desiccant material, and an activated carbon layer. The first desiccant material has a relatively high rate of water vapor absorption while the second desiccant material has a relatively low rate of water vapor absorption. The activated carbon layer absorbs airborne organic airborne particles. The desiccant device may be a breather filer or may be disposed entirely within the interior of the electronic equipment, e.g., the desiccant device may be a recirculation filter. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130044392 | MAGNETIC STORAGE DEVICE WITH HUMIDITY CONTROL DEVICE INCORPORATING A DIFFERENTIALLY PERMEABLE MEMBRANE - Approaches for desiccant device within an enclosure protecting sensitive electronic equipment. Electronic equipment, such as a hard-disk drive (HDD), may comprise a desiccant device that possesses a water vapor permeability rate that matches or is substantially similar to the water vapor permeability rate of the enclosure. In this way, desiccant devices may prevent the desiccant material enclosed within from releasing large amounts of humidity into the interior of the electronic equipment. The desiccant device may be constructed using a laminate material that comprises an interior facing material and an exterior facing material. The exterior facing material permits water to diffuse faster therethrough than the interior facing material. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130044393 | MAGNETIC STORAGE DEVICE WITH DYNAMIC HUMIDITY CONTROL SYSTEM TO MITIGATE WATER VAPOR TRANSIENTS - Approaches for desiccant device within an enclosure protecting sensitive electronic equipment. Electronic equipment, such as a hard-disk drive (HDD), may comprise a desiccant device that possesses a water vapor permeability rate that matches or is substantially similar to the water vapor permeability rate of the enclosure. In this way, desiccant devices may prevent the desiccant material enclosed within from releasing large amounts of humidity into the interior of the electronic equipment. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20140043711 | RECIRCULATION FILTER FOR AN ELECTRONIC ENCLOSURE - A filter assembly for use in an electronic enclosure is provided. The filter assembly includes a highly permeable scrim that defines an elongate enclosure with an inlet at a first end and a closed second end, wherein an electrostatic filtration media is disposed within the elongate enclosure. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140321000 | BASE PLATE HAVING FILTER FIXING PART FOR HARD DISK DRIVE AND HARD DISK DRIVE INCLUDING THE SAME - A base plate for a hard disk drive includes a disk accommodating part including a disk disposed thereon having data stored therein; a head seating part formed to be lower than a position of the disk accommodating part and including a head driver disposed thereon providing driving force to a read-write head reading the data stored on the disk and writing data thereto; a filter seated on the disk accommodating part and collecting foreign objects from air flowing during rotation of the disk; and a filter fixing part formed by punching a portion of the disk accommodating part and vertically raising the portion of the disk accommodating part, and fixing the filter. | 10-30-2014 |
| 360970170 | Recirculating filter | 1 |
| 20170236556 | DISK DRIVE HAVING A FILTER AND A FILTER FOR A DISK DRIVE | 08-17-2017 |
| 360970180 | External air filter | 1 |
| 20130148239 | BASE PLATE FOR HARD DISK DRIVE AND HARD DISK DRIVE INCLUDING THE SAME - There is provided a base plate for a hard disk drive including: a disk accommodating part on which a disk having data stored therein is disposed; a head seating part formed to be lower than a position of the disk accommodating part and including a head driver disposed thereon providing driving force to a read-write head reading the data stored on the disk; a filter seated on the disk accommodating part and collecting foreign objects from air flowing during rotation of the disk; and a filter fixing part formed by punching a portion of the disk accommodating part and vertically raising the portion of the disk accommodating part, and fixing the filter. | 06-13-2013 |
