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Head disc assembly with printed circuit cable connector adapted for automated assembly

  • US 5,541,787 A
  • Filed: 02/23/1994
  • Issued: 07/30/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/09/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A disc drive comprising:

  • a base plate having top and bottom surfaces,a spindle motor supported on said base plate,a rotatable disc supporting on said motor for rotation,means for supplying control signals to said spindle motor comprising a flat, flexible cable terminating in a header at a first end,said header comprising motor lead connector pins connected to wires running through said cable, said pins being adapted to be connected to phase lead wires of said spindle motor, said header pins extending both above said top surface and below said bottom surface of said base plate,said header further comprising first and second alignment pins extending below said header and sized to interface with apertures in said base plate whereby said header is aligned with said base plate by said alignment pins, said header further comprising a channel encircling a connector portion of said header comprising said pins, and a gasket located in said channel and pressed between said header and said base plate to seal the interior of said disc drive.

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