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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2000
Michael Alan Maiers, Longmont, CO (US);
Robert Terry Haas, Longmont, CO (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method of aligning a disc drive printed circuit board connector with a corresponding receptacle in a disc drive slot in a test fixture includes a pair of tapered guide members on opposite ends of the connector which are angled toward the pins of the connector so that the connector is centered within the receptacle as the connector is inserted into the receptacle in the test fixture. The receptacle may be mounted for lateral movement within the slot of the test fixture to move relative to the connector as the guide members slide within the receptacle to align the pins and sockets before the pins enter the sockets within the receptacle.