A limit stop filter support apparatus for use in controlling fluidic
currents and limiting movement of an actuator within a housing, such as
in a data storage device. First and second filter retention members
extend from a filter support base to confine opposing ends of a filter
used to filter fluidic currents within the housing, and a cantilevered
limit stop extends from the base to contactingly limit movement of an
actuator moveable within the housing. The limit stop preferably comprises
a spring member supporting a latch member, the latch member selectively
confining the actuator in a parked position. The first and second
retention members each preferably include a shroud surface adjacent an
outer peripheral edge of a rotatable storage medium to direct the fluidic
currents established by rotation of the medium.