Electrical connectors – Preformed panel circuit arrangement – e.g. – pcb – icm – dip,... – Flexible panel
Patent
1988-11-17
1990-05-08
Abrams, Neil
Electrical connectors
Preformed panel circuit arrangement, e.g., pcb, icm, dip,...
Flexible panel
361398, H01R 909
Patent
active
049234064
ABSTRACT:
An improved spindle motor flex cable and related mounting arrangement are provided for use in a computer disk drive unit to couple a disk drive spindle motor to associated drive electronics. The flex cable comprises a flexible ribbon base with multiple conductors at one side thereof, wherein the flex cable is supported on a substantially sealed disk drive housing with the conductor side presented generally toward the housing. An inboard end segment of the flex cable is folded back upon itself for outward exposure of inboard conductor ends to permit facilitated connection as by soldering to spindle motor leads protruding from the housing. An outboard end segment of the flex cable extends beyond a side margin of the disk drive housing to expose outboard ends of the conductors for connection as by soldering to a connector fitting oriented to face away from the housing for easy plug-in connection or the like to drive electronics located, for example, an adjacent circuit board.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3573345 (1971-04-01), Devries
patent: 4302065 (1981-11-01), Taylor
patent: 4756940 (1988-07-01), Payne et al.
IBM Bulletin, Dunmar, vol. 20, No. 5, p. 1984, 10-1977.
Abrams Neil
Magnetic Peripherals Inc.
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