Patent ID: 6822824
Filing Date: 2004-11-23
Classification: G11B,H05K

Abstract:
A method for forming a flex circuit bracket for use in a data storage device comprising a housing and a controllably moveable actuator supported within an interior of the housing, the method comprising:providing a rigid plate having a diffusion path aperture and opposing exterior and interior surfaces; supplying a laminated flex circuit comprising a flexible, electrically insulative layer which supports a longitudinally extending, electrically conductive trace, the flex circuit having a web portion and an extended portion, the extended portion configured to form a dynamic loop between the web portion and the actuator; and affixing the web portion to the exterior surface of the plate, wherein a portion of the web portion extends adjacent the diffusion path aperture to form a diffusion path to allow equalization of atmospheric pressure between the interior of the housing and an external environment while restricting ingress of contaminants into the interior of the housing upon attachment of the plate to an interior surface of the housing.