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US 8,144,432 B2Granted
Sinking heat from an integrated circuit to an actuator
AssigneeSeagate Technology LLC
InventorsRick Pfahl Freeman, Michael H. Lennard, Andy M. Motzko
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Abstract
An actuator for selectively positioning a portion of a communication channel formed by a cable circuit having a protuberant component connected at a proximal end to a flexible base, whereby the actuator defines a heat transfer surface operably disposed in thermal conductivity with a distal surface of the protuberant component for sinking heat from the component to the actuator.
Claims20
An actuator comprising:
- a body;
- a cable circuit connected to the body, the cable circuit having a stiffener supporting a plurality of electrical traces, a first portion of the plurality of electrical traces operably disposed between the stiffener and the body and a second portion of the plurality of electrical traces operably disposed on an opposing exposed side of the stiffener;
- and
- an integrated component attached to the cable circuit and extending therefrom, a distal end of the integrated component disposed directly in a thermal conductivity heat transfer relationship with the body, both the first portion and the second portion of the plurality of electrical traces electrically connected to the integrated component.
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A method comprising:
- providing an actuator body;
- providing a cable circuit connected to the body, the cable circuit having a stiffener supporting a plurality of electrical traces, disposing a first portion of the plurality of electrical traces operably between the stiffener and the body and disposing a second portion of the plurality of electrical traces operably on an opposing exposed side of the stiffener;
- mounting an integrated component on the cable circuit and extending the integrated component from the cable circuit;
- disposing a distal end of the integrated component directly in a thermal conductivity heat transfer relationship with the body;
- and
- providing both the first portion and the second portion of the plurality of electrical traces electrically connected to the integrated component.
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An actuator comprising:
- a body;
- a cable circuit connected to the body, the cable circuit having a stiffener supporting a plurality of electrical connectors, a first portion of the plurality of electrical connectors operably disposed between the stiffener and the body and a second portion of the plurality of electrical connectors operably disposed on an opposing exposed side of the stiffener;
- and
- an integrated component attached to the cable circuit and extending therefrom, a distal end of the integrated component disposed directly in a thermal conductivity heat transfer relationship with the body, both the first portion and the second portion of the plurality of electrical connectors electrically connected to the integrated component.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.