US 7,545,600 B2
Single piece air diverter for a data storage device
Jason A. Sorrell, Denver, Colo. (US); Frederick P. Renken, Boulder, Colo. (US); Robert A. Alt, Longmont, Colo. (US); and David R. Lapp, Boulder, Colo. (US)
Assigned to Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, Calif. (US)
Filed on Jul. 01, 2008, as Appl. No. 12/165,957.
Application 12/165957 is a division of application No. 10/460930, filed on Jun. 13, 2003, granted, now 7,405,902.
Prior Publication US 2008/0266708 A1, Oct. 30, 2008
Int. Cl. G11B 5/60 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 360—97.02 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A disc drive comprising:
a base deck comprising a base, wherein the base comprises a mounting pin;
a side wall generally normal to the base, wherein the side wall comprises a generally curved region with a lobe adjacent to the mounting pin; and wherein the base further comprises a cam lobe adjacent the mounting pin and the lobe in the side wall, and a cam surface detent between the cam lobe and the side wall;
an air diverter comprising
a main body comprising a mounting aperture communicating with the mounting pin;
a retention member extending in a first direction from the main body, wherein the retention member comprises a base portion adjacent the main body and a spring portion extending from the base portion, wherein the spring portion comprises a cam follower;
a constraint member extending in a second direction from the main body, wherein the cam follower and the constraint member are on the same side of the main body; and
an air diverter member extending in a third direction from the main body;
wherein the cam follower on the air diverter engages the cam lobe when the air diverter is in a first radial position, and wherein the cam follower on the air diverter engages the cam surface detent when the air diverter is in a second radial position different from the first radial position.