PARTICULATE FILTER

摘要

Certain exemplary aspects of the present disclosure are directed towards an apparatus including a base deck forming a sealed cavity. A filter coupled to a surface of the base deck within the cavity filters particulate from a flow of gas in the cavity. The recirculation filter including a protrusion extending over a surface of a storage medium within the cavity that diverts gas from a surface of the storage medium toward the filter. A bypass channel, defined by a portion of the cavity and a portion of the filter, in conjunction with the protrusion forms a pressure differential that draws a first portion of the diverted gas through the filter by bypassing the filter with a second portion of the diverted gas.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
a base deck having a cavity configured and arranged to house data storage components including a storage medium; a filter in the cavity and laterally adjacent a portion of the cavity that is configured and arranged to house the storage medium; a protrusion configured and arranged to extend over a surface of the storage medium and to divert gas from the surface of the storage medium toward the filter as the storage medium rotates; and a bypass channel defined by a sidewall of the cavity and a portion of the filter, the bypass channel being configured and arranged with the protrusion to create a pressure differential that draws a first portion of the diverted gas through the filter by bypassing the filter with a second portion of the diverted gas.