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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2003
Richard August Budde, Plymouth, MN (US);
Keefe Michael Russell, Robbinsdale, MN (US);
Richard August Budde, Plymouth, MN (US);
Keefe Michael Russell, Robbinsdale, MN (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
A disc drive has an improved electrical interconnect assembly mated to a suspension assembly for coupling one or more conductive paths leading from a read/write head to control circuitry located off the suspension assembly. The interconnect assembly has a portion that extends along an edge of the suspension assembly that is oriented towards the outer diameter of a disc on the disc drive. The suspension may be made of a laminate material and may include a trench formed in the suspension that is configured to mount a portion of the interconnect assembly. Positioning a portion of the interconnect assembly on the edge of the suspension towards the disc outer diameter and mounting another portion of the interconnect assembly in a trench formed in the suspension assembly reduces windage-induced vibrations of the suspension assembly and, consequently, the head.