Patent ID: 6507452
Filing Date: 2003-01-14
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A filtering apparatus for a hard disk drive comprising:a housing in which a hard disk is rotatably installed; a filter for filtering particles from air flowing in the housing; and a holder installed at an upper portion and a lower portion of an inside of the housing for supporting the filter by encompassing an upper portion and a lower portion of the filter, so that a gap is not generated between the filter and the upper portion, and between the filter and the lower portion, wherein the holder comprises a main holder protruding from the upper portion of the inside of the housing and an auxiliary holder protruding from the lower portion of the inside of the housing, wherein said main holder protruding from the upper portion of the inside of the housing has a support groove for supporting the filter by encompassing one end portion of the filter; and said auxiliary holder protruding from the lower portion of the inside of the housing corresponds to the main holder and has an accommodating groove for supporting the filter by encompassing the other end portion of the filter, wherein the one end portion of the filter is an opposite end of the other end portion of the filter, and wherein the support groove and the accommodating groove face each other with the filter disposed therebetween.