Patent ID: 7841867

Claim:
A hard disk drive (HDD) apparatus comprising: a connector to be combined with a side of a printed circuit board (PCB) and with a connection terminal of a flexible printed cable (FPC); a flip to be pivotably combined with the connector to lock the connection terminal into and unlock the connection terminal from the connector; and an area increasing and strength reinforcing portion formed at the flip to increase a handling area of the flip and reinforce strength of the flip, wherein the connector comprises: a plurality of sockets comprising terminal insertion portions into which the connection terminal is inserted, wherein the sockets are formed at a side of the connector; a locker connected to the flip and operating when the flip pivots, to lock the connection terminal, which is inserted into the terminal insertion portions, into the sockets; and a socket housing which is partially combined with the PCB and encloses and supports the plurality of sockets, wherein the PCB further comprises a spacer which is adjacent to the connector to allow the flip to pivot, and wherein a side of the PCB is cut to form the spacer.