Patent ID: 8638525

Claim:
A particle-capturing device configured to remove particles from a plurality of air-streams flowing within a disk enclosure of a hard-disk drive, said particle-capturing device comprising: a particle-capturing filter, said filter having a front side and a back side; a filter holder holding said filter, said filter holder having a first opening configured to allow a first in-bound air-stream to flow in-bound through a first portion of said filter, disposed in said first opening, from said front side out through said back side of said filter, and having a second opening configured to allow an out-bound air-stream to flow out-bound through a second portion of said filter, disposed in said second opening, from said back side out through said front side of said filter, wherein said filter holder has a third opening configured to allow a second in-bound air-stream to flow in-bound through a third portion of said filter disposed in said third opening from said front side out through said back side of said filter, said third opening disposed between said first opening and said second opening; and a second spoiler disposed between said second opening and said third opening at said front side of said filter, said second spoiler configured to direct said second in-bound air-stream through said third opening.