Apparatus with vapor-trapping pathway

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9424887
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14693726

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Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward a disc drive apparatus including a disc drive actuator assembly, and a vapor-trapping pathway. The vapor-trapping pathway, in certain embodiments, is formed by an inner surface of an eblock, outer surface of a pivot shaft, and first and second shields. The vapor-trapping pathway being designed to mitigate the flow of vapor into an interior enclosure of the disc drive from within a ball-bearing cartridge.

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  • SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC

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Dubé, Mark Savage, US 5 0

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