Disk drive apparatus having a device inside the disk drive housing for electrically connecting a spin motor cable outside the housing to a connector outside the housing
US5543982A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 13, 1995 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 13, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B33/122
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A reduced height disk drive includes a suspension-actuator assembly in which a head suspension (10) is attached to an actuator (9) on the same side of the head suspension as a transducer head (8) is attached to the head suspension for writing and reading information on and from a disk (7). A spin motor cable (17) is located on the outside of a housing (2) and connected to pins (14) extending from the housing through pins (18) extending from the housing and lines (16) contained in the housing. A printed circuit board (3) having a through hole (3e) in which a connector (13) is provided connects to pins (14) extending from the housing. A flexible printed circuit inside the housing has a connector (11k) for connecting to the pins (14) and (18) at one end and a fixing member for mechanically attaching to the pins at the other end. The flexible printed circuit is attached to the pins in a folded condition.
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