Hard disk drive with connectors that simplify assembly
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsBong-Jin Lee, Young-Sub Ahn
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Abstract
A connector apparatus of a hard disk drive allows a connector automatically contact a flexible printed circuit board upon combining a printed circuit board with a the head/disk assembly. The connector apparatus includes a printed circuit board with the connector mounted thereon, and a head/disk assembly with the flexible printed circuit board mounted thereon. The connector includes a plurality of hooklike terminals for automatically connecting with the flexible printed circuit board when combining the printed circuit board with the head/disk assembly.
Claims11
A hard disk drive, comprising:
- a head/disk assembly;
- a printed circuit board assembly;
- a first connector having a first plurality of connector pins electrically connecting said head/disk assembly to said printed circuit board assembly;
- a second connector having a second plurality of connector pins electrically connecting said head/disk assembly to said printed circuit board assembly;
- and
- said second plurality of connector pins being automatically connected when said first connector is connected.
A hard disk drive, comprising:
- a printed circuit board;
- a head/disk assembly;
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- a first connector and a second connector each electrically connecting said printed circuit board to said head/disk assembly, said second connector automatically electrically connecting said printed circuit board to said head/disk assembly when said first connector connects said printed circuit board to said head/disk assembly.
A connector for a hard disk drive having a head/disk assembly and a printed circuit board, said connector automatically connecting said head/disk assembly to said printed circuit board when attaching said hard disk drive to said head/disk assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.