Patent ID: 6618222
Filing Date: 2003-09-09
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A disk drive comprising:at least one rotatable disk including a disk edge; a disk drive housing having a breather hole formed through the disk drive housing; and a breather shroud in mechanical communication with the disk drive housing comprising: a shroud portion positioned adjacent the disk, the shroud portion being formed to extend along the disk edge for mitigating airflow adjacent the disk; and an air filter housing portion integrated with the shroud portion, the air filter housing portion being disposed adjacent the breather hole for filtering airflow through the breather hole, the air filter housing portion being positioned with the shroud portion between the air filter housing portion and the disk edge for mitigating airflow from the breather hole to adjacent to the disk, the air filter housing portion including an elongate passageway having a passageway inlet extending to a passageway outlet, the passageway inlet being disposed in fluid communication with the breather hole.