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US 7,404,836 B2Granted
Focused flow filter
AssigneeDonaldson Company, Inc.
InventorsVijay K. Garikipati, Katsushi Isogawa, Stanley B. Miller, Carl Soldner
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AssigneeDonaldson Company, Inc.
InventorsVijay K. Garikipati, Katsushi Isogawa, Stanley B. Miller, Carl Soldner
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A filter assembly for use in a disk drive assembly is disclosed. The filter assembly is configured to remove contaminants within the drive assembly and to prevent entry of contaminants into the drive assembly. In one implementation the filter assembly includes a housing configured for placement in a disk drive assembly containing a rotating disk, the housing including an air scoop having an entrance configured for placement beneath the rotating disk in the drive assembly; and a major surface having a wall and an opening in the wall, the opening configured for receiving a filter material and being in fluid communication with the entrance to the air scoop. A filter element is positioned within the housing and configured so that a first portion of the element filters air directed from the air scoop, while a second portion of the element filters air from the exterior of the drive assembly, the first and second portions sealed by a common filter material placed over the opening in the major surface.
A filter assembly for use in an electronic enclosure, the filter assembly configured to remove contaminants within the electronic enclosure and to prevent entry of contaminants into the electronic enclosure, the filter assembly comprising:
A filter assembly for use in an electronic enclosure, the filter assembly comprising:
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