Disc drive actuator assembly with trunk flexible printed circuit board damping configuration
US7139154B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 27, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 21, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 9, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K2201/2045
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A disc unit includes a head that records information onto and/or reproduces information from a disc, a suspension that includes a top surface and a side surface, and supports the head on the top surface, a flexible printed circuit board attached to the side surface of the suspension through an air gap, the flexible printed circuit board transmitting a signal indicative of the information to and from the head, and a damper that damps oscillation of the flexible printed circuit board.
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