Patent ID: 6399889
Filing Date: 2002-06-04
Classification: G11B,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
A head interconnect circuit for connecting transducer elements of a data head to an interfacing circuit of a disc drive comprising:an insulated base portion having a base surface and first and second edge surfaces intersecting with the base surface; a plurality of head leads; a plurality of circuit leads on the base surface of the base portion sequentially spaced from the first edge surface; a plurality of conductive paths electrically connecting the head leads and the circuit leads; and an alignment finger having a finger portion extending from the base portion and the finger portion including a third edge surface intersecting the first edge surface to form interfacing surfaces, the first edge surface on the base portion being positionable to align the circuit leads relative to interfacing terminals on the interfacing circuit and the third edge surface of the finger portion being positionable to align the second edge surface of the base portion relative to the interfacing circuit.