Disk apparatus with filter unit having detachable frame
AssigneesKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation
InventorsHirofumi SUZUKI, Yasuhiko KATO
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Abstract
A disk apparatus includes a casing, a rotatable disk recording medium that is disposed within the casing, a head configured to process information with respect to the recording medium, an actuator assembly that is disposed within the casing and that movably supports the head, and a filter unit that is disposed within the casing. The filter unit includes a base section fixed to an inner surface of the casing, a holding frame coupled to the base, and a collection filter detachably held in place by the holding frame.
Claims20
A disk apparatus, comprising:
- a casing;
- a rotatable disk recording medium that is disposed within the casing;
- a head configured to process information with respect to the recording medium;
- an actuator assembly that is disposed within the casing and that movably supports the head;
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- a filter unit that is disposed within the casing, wherein
- the filter unit includes a base section fixed to an inner surface of the casing, a holding frame detachably coupled to the base section, and a collection filter detachably held in place by the holding frame, and
- the base section includes a first surface that faces the inner surface of the casing, a second surface opposed to the first surface, a first recessed portion formed on the second surface, and a second recessed portion formed on the second surface, and
- the holding frame includes:
- a first protruding portion including a first hook that engages the first recessed portion when inserted into the first recessed portion, and
- a second protruding portion including a second hook that engages the second recessed portion when inserted into the second recessed portion.
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A disk apparatus, comprising:
- a casing;
- a rotatable disk recording medium that is disposed within the casing;
- a head configured to process information with respect to the recording medium;
- an actuator assembly that is disposed within the casing and that movably supports the head;
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- a filter unit that is disposed within the casing, wherein
- the filter unit includes a base section fixed to an inner surface of the casing, a holding frame that is formed integrally with the base section and coupled to the base section, and a collection filter detachably held in place by the holding frame,
- the holding frame has an accommodation section that accommodates the collection filter and an insertion opening that is open to an end portion of the holding frame and communicates with the accommodation section, and
- the holding frame includes a stopper that protrudes into the insertion opening and abuts on an end of the collection filter when the collection filter is disposed in the accommodation section.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.