Portable electronic device with multipurpose hard drive circuit board
First Claim
1. A portable electronic device, comprising:
- a portable electronic device housing;
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 mounted within the portable electronic device housing;
hard drive electrical components mounted within the hard drive 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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18 Claims
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1. A portable electronic device, comprising:
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a portable electronic device housing; 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 mounted within the portable electronic device housing; hard drive electrical components mounted within the hard drive 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, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An electronic device, comprising:
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an electronic device housing; a storage device having a storage device housing and a rigid flex system board mounted within the storage device housing, wherein portable electronic device system components are mounted on the 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 (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An electronic device, comprising:
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a multipurpose circuit board having a surface, wherein the surface has a central portion and a peripheral portion; first and second components mounted on the surface, wherein the first and second components have respective first and second heights relative to the surface, wherein the first height is greater than the second height, wherein the first component is mounted on the central portion of the surface and the second component is mounted on the peripheral portion of the surface, and wherein the components comprise electronic device system components and hard drive controller components; an electronic device housing; a hard drive case mounted within the electronic device housing, wherein the multipurpose circuit board is mounted within the hard drive case; and a hard drive mounted within the hard drive case. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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