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Flexible circuit for use with a magnetic head

US8264795B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. · US

Inventors

Paul W. Poorman · Meridian, US
Lawrence A. Hansen · Boise, US
Marc Humann · Breitenbrunn, AT

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 15, 2011
Grant date	Sep 11, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 15, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG11B5/4893
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A flexible circuit having a first end attached to a clamping mechanism and a second end attached to a carriage to move, a magnetic head to read a tape. The clamping mechanism has a curved surface to allow the flexible circuit to maintain an S-shape when the magnetic head moves with respect to the magnetic tape.

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