Patent ID: 8111485

Claim:
An actuator for supporting data transfer elements comprising: an arm; a sensor in contact with a surface of the arm; a flexible circuit assembly comprising: a stiffener including a mount feature for mounting to the arm and a turnaround feature coupled to the mount feature, the mount feature including a first opening; and a flexible cable having a plurality of conductive traces for electrically connecting the data transfer elements to circuitry, the flexible cable including a service loop portion, a mounting portion mounted to the mount feature of the stiffener, a turnaround portion mounted to the turnaround feature of the stiffener and configured for coupling the mounting portion to the service loop portion, wherein the flexible cable includes a sensor receiving portion that includes a second opening for electrically coupling to the sensor; wherein the first opening in the mount feature of the stiffener and the second opening in the flexible cable are aligned together when the flexible cable is mounted to the stiffener such that the sensor is both in contact with the surface of the arm and electrically coupled to the flexible cable at the sensor receiving portion.