Patent ID: 6021025
Filing Date: 2000-02-01
Classification: G11B,H05K

Abstract:
A disk apparatus, comprising:at least one disk;a disk drive for rotating said disk;at least one head for reading or writing data from or on recording surfaces of said disk;an actuator having at least one arm for supporting said head;an actuator drive for driving said actuator so that said head moves in a direction to traverse tracks on said disk;a main FPC sheet having one end supported by said actuator and another end supported by a body of said disk apparatus, said main FPC sheet bending with oscillation of said actuator;a relay FPC sheet placed along said arm of said actuator, and electrically connected to said head; anda rigid printed-circuit board mounted on said actuator and having a first side adapted for mounting integrated circuits thereon, and an opposing second side adapted for attaching at least one of said main FPC sheet and said relay FPC sheet thereto the other of said at least of said main FPC sheet and said relay FPC sheet being electrically connected to said integrated circuits and,said integrated circuits processing at least signals received from said head through said relay FPC sheet and sending resultant signals to said main FPC sheet.