Hard disk drive enclosure base with feed through flexure design and accompanying flexure

摘要

A storage base having an interior side and an exterior side is described. The storage drive base includes a slotted aperature, a flexible circuit and a sealing-adhesive barrier. The slotted aperature passes through the storage drive base from the interior side to the exterior side. The flexible circuit has a first end and a second end. The first end of the flexible circuit is installed in the slotted aperture and aligned so that the first end extends along an interior surface of the storage drive base in a location proximal to the slotted aperture. The sealing-adhesive barrier is applied between edges of the slotted aperture and the flexible circuit to form a hermetic seal between the exterior side and the interior side of the storage drive base.

主权项

1. A storage drive base having an interior side and an exterior side, the storage drive base comprising:
a slotted aperture passing through the storage drive base from the interior side to the exterior side; a flexible circuit having a first end disposed on the interior side of the storage drive base and a second end disposed on the exterior side of the storage drive base, wherein the first end of the flexible circuit is installed through the slotted aperture and aligned so that the first end lays flat along an interior surface of the storage drive base in a location proximal to the slotted aperture, and wherein the first end of the flexible circuit includes at least one exposed interior electrode contact pad exposed to the interior of the storage drive base; and a sealing-adhesive barrier, applied between edges of the slotted aperture and the flexible circuit, to form a hermetic seal between the exterior side and the interior side of the storage drive base.