Conductor assembly for reducing track misregistration in a disk drive

A disk drive comprising:

• a drive circuitry;
• a data transducer;
• an actuator arm having a first surface lying in a first plane, a second surface lying in a second plane and an outer edge positioned substantially between the first plane and the second plane;
• and
• a conductor assembly that transmits electrical signals between the drive circuitry and the data transducer, the conductor assembly including (i) a first trace segment, (ii) a second trace segment, and (iii) a segment guide that has no contact with the actuator arm, the segment guide forcing the trace segments toward each other along the outer edge of the actuator arm.

A disk drive comprising:

• a drive circuitry;
• a data transducer;
• an actuator arm having a first surface lying in a first plane, a second surface lying in a second plane and an outer edge positioned substantially between the first plane and the second plane;
• and
• a conductor assembly that transmits electrical signals between the drive circuitry and the data transducer, the conductor assembly including (i) a first trace segment, (ii) a second trace segment, and (iii) a segment guide that is not secured to the actuator arm, the segment guide urging the first trace segment toward the second trace segment along the outer edge of the actuator arm, the segment guide being secured to at least one of the trace segments.

A disk drive comprising:

• a drive circuitry;
• a data transducer;
• an actuator arm having a first surface lying in a first plane, a second surface lying in a second plane and an outer edge positioned substantially between the first plane and the second plane;
• and
• a conductor assembly that transmits electrical signals between the drive circuitry and the data transducer, the conductor assembly including (i) a first trace segment, (ii) a second trace segment, and (iii) a segment guide that is not in contact with the actuator arm, the segment guide urging the first trace segment toward the second trace segment along the outer edge of the actuator arm, the segment guide being secured to at least one of the trace segments.

A disk drive comprising:

• a drive circuitry;
• a data transducer;
• an actuator arm having a first surface lying in a first plane, a second surface lying in a second plane and an outer edge positioned substantially between the first plane and the second plane;
• and
• a conductor assembly that transmits electrical signals between the drive circuitry and the data transducer, the conductor assembly including (i) a first trace segment, (ii) a spaced-apart second trace segment, and (iii) a segment guide that is not secured to the actuater arm and urges the first trace segment toward the second trace segment along the outer edge of the actuator arm, the segment guide being secured to at least one of the trace segments, the segment guide including an adhesive pad that is positioned between the trace segments to maintain a spacing between at least a portion of the trace segments.

A disk drive comprising:

• a drive circuitry;
• a data transducer;
• an actuator arm having a first surface lying in a first plane, a second surface lying in a second plane and an outer edge positioned substantially between the first plane and the second plane;
• and
• a conductor assembly that transmits electrical signals between the drive circuitry and the data transducer, the conductor assembly including (i) a first trace segment, (ii) a spaced-apart second trace segment, and (iii) a plurality of spaced-apart segment guides that are not secured to the actuater arm and urge the trace segments toward each other along the outer edge of the actuator arm, the segment guides maintaining a spacing between at least a portion of the trace segments.