Claims
- 1. A disk drive comprising:
- a rotary actuator for carrying read/write heads into engagement with a storage medium, the actuator comprising:
- a rotor assembly having a main body rotatable about a pivot, a first extension extending outwardly from said main body, and a second extension extending outwardly from said main body, the heads being mounted to said rotor assembly; and
- a magnetic motor for rotating said rotor assembly and heads into and out of engagement with the medium, said magnetic motor including an actuator coil mounted on said rotor assembly;
- an electrical circuit board for supplying electrical signals to the heads and for receiving electrical signals from the heads; and
- a flex circuit for conducting signals between the heads and the electrical circuit board and for supplying power to the actuator coil, said flex circuit having a static portion from which a first lead and a second lead emanate, the first lead in part integral with the static portion making electrical contact with said electrical circuit board and in part mounted on the first extension of said rotor assembly, the second lead in part integral with the static portion making electrical contact with said electrical circuit board and in part mounted on the second extension of said rotor assembly such that both leads extend substantially linearly and parallel to each other from their respective extensions on the rotor assembly and the second lead does not interfere with the first lead.
- 2. The disk drive of claim 1, wherein the first lead of said flex circuit conducts the signals between the heads and said electrical circuit board and the second lead of said flex circuit supplies power to said coil.
- 3. The disk drive of claim 1, wherein each lead of said flex circuit has a substantially L-shaped configuration.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
The present invention is related by subject matter to the inventions disclosed in commonly assigned application having Ser. No. 08/749,999, filed on Nov. 15, 1997, entitled "Slotted Flex Circuit and Outer Return Path for a Disk Drive Actuator" and in commonly assigned application having Ser. No. 08/866,190, filed on May 30, 1997, entitled "Dual Loop Flex Circuit for a Linear Actuator."
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Non-Patent Literature Citations (1)
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U.S. application No. 08/866,190, Briggs et al., filed May 31, 1997. |