Patent ID: 9666235
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: B01D,G11B

Claim:
1. An apparatus comprising: a base deck having a cavity configured and arranged to house data storage components including a storage medium; a filter in the cavity and laterally adjacent a portion of the cavity that is configured and arranged to house the storage medium; a protrusion configured and arranged to extend over a surface of the storage medium and to divert gas from the surface of the storage medium toward the filter as the storage medium rotates; and a bypass channel defined by a sidewall of the cavity and a portion of the filter, the bypass channel being configured and arranged with the protrusion to create a pressure differential that draws a first portion of the diverted gas through the filter by bypassing the filter with a second portion of the diverted gas, wherein the filter includes: a filter material configured and arranged to filter particulates carried by the diverted gas while passing the first portion of the diverted gas, the filter material having an outlet side facing the portion of the cavity that is configured and arranged to house the storage medium and an inlet side facing a portion of the bypass channel and the sidewall of the cavity that defines the bypass channel; and a filter bracket coupled to the base deck at a portion of the base deck laterally adjacent the storage medium, the filter material being secured to the filter bracket, a portion of the filter bracket defining a sidewall of the bypass channel and positioned relative to the sidewall of the cavity to define a width of the bypass channel.