Patent ID: 7187518
Filing Date: 2007-03-06
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
1. A flexible printed circuit for electrically connecting a spindle motor mounted on a base of a disk drive with a printed circuit board outside of the base, the flexible printed circuit comprising: a wiring portion having one end connected to the spindle motor; a bonded portion connected to the other end of the wiring portion and attached onto a surface of the base; a plurality of electrode supports, each having a predetermined elasticity and extending from an outside edge of the bonded portion; a wiring disposed along the wiring portion and the bonded portion; and a plurality of first electrodes disposed on the plurality of electrode supports, respectively, and connected to the wiring, wherein the plurality of first electrodes contact a plurality of second electrodes disposed on the printed circuit board, respectively, due to the elasticities of the plurality of electrode supports.