Patent ID: 8102621

Claim:
A hard-disk drive (HDD), comprising: an enclosure; a magnetic-recording head; a magnetic-recording disk rotatably mounted on a spindle; a drive motor having a motor shaft attached to said spindle for rotating said magnetic-recording disk; a voice-coil motor configured to move said magnetic-recording head to access portions of said magnetic-recording disk; a shroud that surrounds a majority of the perimeter of the magnetic-recording disk; a single part comprising: an upstream spoiler having one or more wings, wherein the shape of the upstream spoiler diverts a flow of air, which circulates within the enclosure when the magnetic-recording disk is rotating, from the magnetic-recording head, and an opening, wherein the single part has a structure which enables an airborne particle filter to be positioned over or within the opening; and the airborne particle filter having a curvature that follows the curvature of the shroud, wherein the airborne particle filter is positioned over the opening of the single part.