FPC-connector connecting structure and magnetic disk
AssigneeHitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands B.V.
InventorsHiroki Kitahori, Shinichi Kimura, Akira Morita
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide an FPC connecting structure superior in positioning in a magnetic disk drive. According to one embodiment, in an FPC-connector connecting structure in a magnetic disk drive, edge portions rise from the bottom of a base and there are formed inner surfaces of the edge portions. An FPC connected to a spindle motor and drawn out from an FPC draw-out port has an FPC terminal portion formed at an extreme end thereof. The FPC terminal portion comes into contact with the inner surfaces and is positioned thereby. A guide pin is also used for the positioning. Positioning of the FPC terminal portion may be done easily and positively by utilizing a corner of the base.
Claims20
A connecting structure for connection of a flexible printed circuit board (FPC) and a connector in a magnetic disk drive, comprising:
- a base having a bottom, a first edge portion rising from the bottom, and a second edge portion adjacent at a corner to the first edge portion and rising from the bottom;
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- an FPC terminal portion formed on the FPC and including a first mating portion and a second mating portion;
- wherein the FPC terminal portion is disposed in a terminal fixing portion in a state in which the first mating portion is in contact with an inner surface of the first edge portion and the second mating portion is in contact with an inner surface of the second edge portion.
A magnetic disk drive comprising:
- a base having a bottom, a first edge portion rising from the base, and a second edge portion adjacent at a corner to the first edge portion and rising from the bottom;
- a base cover matching the base;
- a spindle motor mounted to the base;
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- a flexible printed circuit board (FPC) connected at one end thereof to the spindle motor and provided at an opposite end thereof with an FPC terminal portion, the FPC terminal portion including a first mating portion and a second mating portion and being disposed in a terminal fixing portion in a state in which the first mating portion is in contact with an inner surface of the first edge portion and the second mating portion is in contact with an inner surface of the second edge portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.