Patent ID: 6018439
Filing Date: 2000-01-25
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A conductor assembly for electrically connecting a transducer supported by an actuator arm of an E-block to a flex circuit having an end rigidly mounted to the E-block, the conductor assembly comprising:a slot in the actuator arm of the E-block; andan elongated flexible conductor strip havinga plurality of electrical conductors rigidly mounted to the actuator arm adjacent the transducer, each electrical conductor having a first end connected to the transducer,a plurality of conductive tabs electrically connected to respective second ends of respective ones of the plurality of electrical conductors, the tabs rigidly mounting the second ends of the electrical conductors to the flex circuit, the rigid mount of the ends of the electrical conductors imposing a tension on the electrical conductors between the first and second ends, anda fin extending into the slot from the conductor strip opposite the tabs, the fin engaging the slot and restrained from disengaging from the slot by the rigid mount of the second ends of the electrical conductors to the flex circuit and the tension on the electrical conductors.