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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2010
Satoshi Matsumura, Kanagawa, JP;
Takao Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomoki Hiramatsu, Kanagawa, JP;
Kohji Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Matsumura, Kanagawa, JP;
Takao Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomoki Hiramatsu, Kanagawa, JP;
Kohji Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
HGST Netherlands B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Abstract
A disk drive comprising a guide member configured to guide a strip-shaped flexible wiring board, wherein the strip-shaped flexible wiring board has one end attached to a side portion of a carriage that is rotatably supported, in such a way that another end thereof is oriented toward a mounting position. A U-shaped component of the guide member comprises a pair of edge components and is formed into a U-shape, wherein the U-shaped component is inserted between two projecting components comprising a front-side projecting component and a rear-side projecting component which are arranged to a front and a rear portion of the carriage respectively and are provided on a side portion of the carriage, and the pair of edge components come into contact with the two projecting components, respectively, wherein the U-shaped components is elastically deformed in such a way that the pair of edge components come closer together.