Cordless compression motor connector for a hard disk drive
US6433956B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 2, 1998 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 2, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R12/7047
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A cordless compression motor connector connects a spindle motor inside a hard disk drive enclosure to a printed circuit board (PCB) mounted outside the disk enclosure. The disk enclosure includes a base casting formed with a lipped aperture. The connector includes a rigid, cantilever-like insulating body having conductors supported therein. The conductors terminate at the resilient spring contacts located at both ends of the connector body. One end of the connector body is secured to the PCB with a screw such that the resilient contacts on one end are compression connected to contacts on the PCB. The other end of the connector body passes through the aperture and reacts against the lip in the base casting. Contacts formed on the spindle motor are compression connected to the electrical contacts on the other end of the connector body.
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