US 2010/0246059 A1 · STORAGE DEVICE

Abstract

According to an embodiment, a storage device includes a housing configured to contain a magnetic disk storage medium, a drive section configured to rotate the storage medium to store information into the storage medium, an air passage which is defined along an outer peripheral edge of the storage medium between the outer peripheral edge and a wall portion of the housing which faces the outer peripheral edge, receives air produced as the storage medium rotates, and discharges the received air toward an outer peripheral surface of the storage medium, a filter for dust collection in the air passage, and a spoiler located close to at least an air exhaust side of the air passage and extending from the outer peripheral edge side of the storage medium to a region above a recording surface of the storage medium.

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Dependent claims

A storage device comprising:

a housing;
a magnetic disk storage medium in the housing;
a driver configured to rotate the storage medium;
an air passage between an outer peripheral surface of the storage medium and a wall of the housing which faces the outer peripheral surface, the air passage being configured to circulate air along the outer peripheral surface of the storage medium as the storage medium rotates;
a filter configured to collect dust in the air passage, the filter comprising an air intake side and an air exhaust side;
and
a spoiler near the air exhaust side of the filter, between the outer peripheral surface of the storage medium and a region above a recording surface of the storage medium.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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