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Multi-actuator interconnector

US10593358B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Seagate Technology LLC · US

Inventors

Maxwell Reese Kraus · Shakopee, US
Roger A. Resh · Prior Lake, US
Andrew R. Motzko · Burnsville, US
Michael A. Mewes · Belle Plaine, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 27, 2019
Grant date	Mar 17, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 27, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG11B5/4813
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A data storage device includes a first actuator and a second actuator rotatable around a common axis. The data storage device further includes a first electrical connector configured to communicate electrical signals to and from the first actuator via a first flexible circuit. The data storage device further includes a second electrical connector separate from but in a stacked arrangement with the first electrical connector. The second electrical connector is configured to communicate electrical signals to and from the second actuator via a second flexible circuit.

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