Patent · US Expired

Cable connector conformable to disc drive housing

US6236533A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 25, 1998
Grant dateMay 22, 2001
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Expiry dateJun 25, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B33/1453
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A cable connector includes a connector housing mounted to an edge of a circuit board so that the connector is electrically connected to circuits on the circuit board. The circuit board and cable connector are mountable to a disc drive housing. The cable connector housing has an external configuration conforming to at least a portion of the disc drive housing. A plurality of contacts are supported by the connector housing for receiving a connector electrically connected to external circuits.

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