Disk drive with slow acting desiccant
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1. A disk drive comprising:
- a disk drive enclosure;
a disk rotatably mounted to and within the disk drive enclosure; and
a desiccant canister in fluid communication with the disk drive enclosure, the desiccant canister including;
a canister housing;
a desiccant material within the canister housing, the desiccant material defining a total capacity for water absorption, anda water absorption restriction that limits a steady-state hourly water absorption rate of the desiccant material to not exceed 2% of the desiccant material'"'"'s total capacity for water absorption.
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Abstract
A disk drive includes a disk drive enclosure and a disk rotatably mounted to and within the disk drive enclosure. A desiccant canister is in fluid communication with the disk drive enclosure. The desiccant canister includes a canister housing and a desiccant material within the canister housing. The desiccant canister includes a water absorption restriction that limits a steady-state hourly water absorption rate of the desiccant to not exceed 2% of the desiccant'"'"'s total capacity for water absorption.
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23 Claims
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1. A disk drive comprising:
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a disk drive enclosure; a disk rotatably mounted to and within the disk drive enclosure; and a desiccant canister in fluid communication with the disk drive enclosure, the desiccant canister including; a canister housing; a desiccant material within the canister housing, the desiccant material defining a total capacity for water absorption, and a water absorption restriction that limits a steady-state hourly water absorption rate of the desiccant material to not exceed 2% of the desiccant material'"'"'s total capacity for water absorption. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A desiccant canister for a disk drive, the desiccant canister comprising:
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a canister housing; a desiccant material within the canister housing, the desiccant material defining a total capacity for water absorption, and a water absorption restriction that limits a steady-state hourly water absorption rate of the desiccant material to not exceed 2% of the desiccant material'"'"'s total capacity for water absorption. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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