Disk device having ventilation structure between outside and inside

• US 6,128,159 A
• Filed: 03/12/1998
• Issued: 10/03/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 05/30/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Ino, Tsuneyori
• Primary Examiner(s): KLIMOWICZ, WILLIAM JOSEPH
• Application Number:
  US09/041,393
• Time in Patent Office: 936 Days
• Field of Search: 360/97.01, 360/97.02, 360/97.03, 360/98.01
• US Class Current: 360/97.02
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 25/043 using rotating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 33/08 Insulation or absorption of undesired vibrations or sounds
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 33/1486 Control/regulation of the pressure, e.g. the pressure inside the housing of a drive

Abstract

A disk device is disclosed in which an air inlet to an air passage for ventilation between inside and outside of the disk device is secured even when the upper or side surface of the housing of the disk device is closed, while at the same time suppressing the noises and vibrations originating from the disk device. A spindle motor for carrying at least a recording disk and an actuator for driving a carriage having a head for accessing the disk are mounted on the base of the housing. A cover is mounted on the base through a gasket thereby to hermetically seal the interior of the disk device. A ventilation structure is formed in the cover. This ventilation structure includes an air passage formed in the neighborhood of an edge of the cover, a filter-accommodating recess formed around the air passage, an air filter arranged in the filter-accommodating recess, an air passage formed through the base outside of the gasket of the disk device, a ventilation groove formed in the upper surface of the cover for securing communication between the filter-accommodating recess and the air passage, and a sealing member for covering the air passage on the upper surface of the cover.

Claims

1. A disk device comprising a base, at least one recording disk, and at least one head for writing information into said disk, and said base being hermetically sealed by a cover mounted on the upper end surface of said base through a gasket, said cover having a ventilation structure for eliminating the pressure difference between inside and outside of said disk device, wherein said ventilation structure comprises:

a through hole formed in said cover for communicating between the inside and the outside of said disk device;

a filter-accommodating recess formed around said through hole;

an adsorptive air filter arranged in such a position as to cover said through hole within said filter-accommodating recess;

air passages for securing communication between the bottom surface of said base and the upper surface of said cover along the exterior of said gasket of said disk device;

a ventilation groove formed in the upper surface of said cover for securing communication between said filter-accommodating recess and said air passage; and

sealing means for closing the opening in the upper surfaces of said air filter-accommodating recess, said ventilation groove and said air passage.

2. The disk device according to claim 1, wherein said sealing means is a damper made of a single solid plate closely attached over the entire upper surface of said cover.

3. The disk device according to claim 2, wherein said damper of a single solid plate is configured of a stainless steel sheet and a two-sided tape attached to each other and punched through integrally from the stainless steel sheet side thereof, and

wherein film members for preventing direct contact between said two-sided tape and said cover are interposed between said two-sided tape and the upper surface of said cover.

4. The disk device according to claim 3, wherein said ventilation structure further comprises:

a depression formed to a uniform depth in a predetermined area including said filter-accommodating recess on the upper surface of said cover; and

a second damper inserted in said depression such a manner as to align the upper surface thereof to be substantially flush with the upper surface of said cover.

5. The disk device according to claim 4, wherein said second damper is composed of a selected one of a metal, a sponge material and a non-woven fabric.

6. The disk device according to claim 5, wherein said ventilation structure further comprises:

an inner groove formed in the inner surface of said cover and having an end thereof communicating with said through hole and the other end thereof communicating with an internal negative-pressure portion of said disk device; and

a film member for closing the portion of said inner groove excluding said other end and said through hole from the inner surface of said cover.

7. The disk device according to claim 6, wherein said film member is configured of a selected one of a metal, a resin deposited with aluminum by evaporation and a resin having a volume resistivity of not more than 10⁸ Ω

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8. The disk device according to claim 5, wherein said film member is configured of a selected one of a metal, a resin deposited with aluminum by evaporation and a resin having a volume resistivity of not more than 10⁸ Ω

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9. The disk device according to claim 4, wherein said ventilation structure further comprises:

an inner groove formed in the inner surface of said cover and having an end thereof communicating with said through hole and the other end thereof communicating with said an internal negative-pressure portion of said disk device; and

a film member for closing the portion of said inner groove excluding said other end and said through hole from the inner surface of said cover.

10. The disk device according to claim 4, wherein said film member is configured of a selected one of a metal, a resin deposited with aluminum by evaporation and a resin having a volume resistivity of not more than 10⁸ Ω

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m.

11. The disk device according to claim 3, wherein said ventilation structure further comprises:

an inner groove formed in the inner surface of said cover and having an end thereof communicating with said through hole and the other end thereof communicating with an internal negative-pressure portion of said disk device; and

a film member for closing the portion of said inner groove excluding said other end and said through hole from the inner surface of said cover.

12. The disk device according to claim 3, wherein said film member is configured of a selected one of a metal, a resin deposited with aluminum by evaporation and a resin having a volume resistivity of not more then 10⁸ Ω

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m.

13. The disk device according to claim 2, wherein said ventilation structure further comprises;

a depression formed to a uniform depth in a predetermined area including said filter-accommodating recess on the upper surface of said cover; and

a second damper inserted in said depression in such a manner as to align the upper surface thereof to be substantially flush with the upper surface of said cover.

14. The disk device according to claim 13, wherein said second damper is composed of a selected one of a metal, a sponge material and a non-woven fabric.

15. The disk device according to claim 2, wherein said ventilation structure further comprises;

an inner groove formed in the inner surface of said cover and having an end thereof communicating with said through hole and the other end thereof communicating with an internal negative-pressure portion of said disk device; and

a film member for closing the portion of said inner groove excluding said other end and said through hole from the inner surface of said cover.

16. The disk device according to claim 1, wherein said ventilation structure further comprises:

an inner groove formed in the inner surface of said cover and having an end thereof communicating with said through hole and the other end thereof communicating with an internal negative-pressure portion of said disk device; and

a film member for closing the portion of said inner groove excluding said other end and said through hole from the inner surface of said cover.

17. The disk device according to claim 1, wherein said through hole is located on an upper surface of said cover near an edge thereof.