Electrical connection between a suspension flexure cable and a head stack assembly flexible circuit
US7411763B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 9, 2004 |
| Grant date | Aug 12, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49147
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for electrically coupling a slider to a controller circuit are disclosed. In one embodiment, a pre-amplifier with an integrated electrical connector (I-connector) may be connected via an electrical trace to a slider and via a head stack assembly flexible circuit to a control circuit. The pre-amplifier may have two parallel series of spring probe claws, two parallel series of contact pegs, two slots, or a slot and a rotary cam.
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