MULTI-ACTUATOR INTERCONNECTOR
First Claim
1. A storage device comprising:
- a first actuator and a second actuator rotatable around a common axis;
a first electrical connector configured to communicate electrical signals to and from the first actuator;
a second electrical connector configured to communicate electrical signals to and from the second actuator and to communicate electrical signals to and from the first electrical connector;
a first support member and a second support member, the first and second support members are coupled to and configured to secure the first and second electrical connectors; and
a spacing member located between the first support member and the second support member.
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Abstract
According to some embodiments, a storage device includes a first actuator and a second actuator rotatable around a common axis. The storage device further includes a first electrical connector configured to communicate electrical signals to and from the first actuator, and a second electrical connector configured to communicate electrical signals to and from the second actuator and to communicate electrical signals to and from the first electrical connector. The storage device includes a hermetically-sealed body, the hermetically-sealed body including a base deck and a top cover, wherein the second electrical connector is configured to send and receive electrical signals to and from the first actuator and the second actuator through a single aperture in the hermetically-sealed body.
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22 Claims
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1. A storage device comprising:
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a first actuator and a second actuator rotatable around a common axis; a first electrical connector configured to communicate electrical signals to and from the first actuator; a second electrical connector configured to communicate electrical signals to and from the second actuator and to communicate electrical signals to and from the first electrical connector; a first support member and a second support member, the first and second support members are coupled to and configured to secure the first and second electrical connectors; and a spacing member located between the first support member and the second support member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9)
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10. A storage device comprising:
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a body; a first actuator within the body, the first actuator being rotatable around a first axis; a first electrical connector within the body, the first electrical connector being configured to communicate electrical signals to and from the first actuator via a first flex circuit coupled between the first electrical connector and the first actuator; a second actuator within the body, the second actuator being rotatable around the first axis; and a second electrical connector within the body, the second electrical connector being configured to communicate electrical signals to and from the second actuator via a second flex circuit coupled between the second electrical connector and the second actuator and the first electrical connector via a third flex circuit coupled between the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An electrical connector assembly for a hard drive employing at least two actuators, the electrical connector assembly comprising:
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a first electrical connector configured to communicate electrical signals to and from a first actuator through a first dynamic loop; and a second electrical connector separate from but in a stacked arrangement with the first electrical connector, the second electrical connector configured to communicate electrical signals to and from a second actuator through a second dynamic loop, the second electrical connector being further configured to communicate electrical signals to and from the first actuator via the first electrical connector and the first dynamic loop. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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