PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH MULTIPURPOSE HARD DRIVE CIRCUIT BOARD
First Claim
1. A hard drive in a portable electronic device, comprising:
- a hard drive housing;
hard drive electrical components mounted within the housing; and
a printed circuit board mounted within the hard drive housing to which portable electronic device system components and hard drive controller components are mounted.
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Abstract
A hard drive for a portable electronic device is provided that contains a multipurpose circuit board. The multipurpose circuit board may be mounted within a hard drive housing. System components and hard drive controller components may be mounted to the multipurpose circuit board. The multipurpose circuit board may be formed from a rigid flex structure or other structure that is able to accommodate translation of the multipurpose circuit board relative to the remainder of the portable electronic device in the event of an impact event. Components may be mounted to the multipurpose board in accordance with their heights. The portable electronic device may include components such as a battery, display, buttons, and other input-output devices that are connected to the multipurpose circuit board via flex circuit portions of a rigid flex or other electrical paths.
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20 Claims
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1. A hard drive in a portable electronic device, comprising:
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a hard drive housing; hard drive electrical components mounted within the housing; and a printed circuit board mounted within the hard drive housing to which portable electronic device system components and hard drive controller components are mounted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A portable electronic device, comprising:
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input-output circuitry; processing circuitry coupled to the input-output circuitry; and storage coupled to the processing circuitry, wherein the storage includes a hard drive having; a hard drive housing; hard drive electrical components mounted within the housing; and a printed circuit board mounted within the hard drive housing to which portable electronic device system components and hard drive controller components are mounted. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An electronic device, comprising:
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a storage device having a rigid flex system board; and input-output components, wherein the rigid flex system board has a rigid portion that is integral to the storage device and has flexible tails that interconnect the rigid flex system board with the input-output components. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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