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US 10,589,219 B2Granted
Environmental control assemblies
AssigneeSeagate Technology LLC
InventorsBrian T. Dahl, Andrew J. Hutchinson
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Abstract
An environmental control assembly includes a housing including a base layer, a diffusor layer, and an interior space at least partially formed by the base layer and the diffusor layer. The environmental control assembly further includes a desiccant positioned within the interior space and an inlet filter that is formed from a cutout in the base layer that is covered by the diffusor layer.
Claims19
An environmental control assembly comprising:
- a housing including a base layer, a diffusor layer, and an interior space at least partially formed by the base layer and the diffusor layer;
- a desiccant positioned within the interior space;
- and
- an inlet filter that is formed from a cutout in the base layer that is covered by the diffusor layer without the desiccant positioned therebetween the diffusor layer and the cutout.
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A hard drive, comprising:
- a base deck;
- a process cover coupled to the base deck to form an enclosure that houses one or more hard drive components within an internal environment, the process cover including an aperture;
- and
- an environmental control assembly coupled to the process cover and including an inlet filter and a single housing with a desiccant positioned within the housing, wherein the inlet filter is positioned adjacent to the aperture of the process cover and wherein the single housing is not positioned adjacent the aperture and is the only housing of the environmental control assembly.
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An environmental control assembly comprising:
- a substantially flat base layer including a cutout portion;
- and
- a diffusor layer formed over at least a portion of the base layer and covering the cutout, the base layer and the diffusor layer form a housing with an interior space within which a desiccant is positioned, wherein the diffusor covers the cutout without a desiccant positioned therebetween.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.