CN101211591A - Flexible cable and magnetic disk drive possessing flexible cable - Google Patents
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The invention relates to a soft cable and a disk driver with the soft cable. The soft cable of the invention comprises the following parts: a cable, in which one end is connected with a fixed component and the other end is connected with a movable component, and the cable connects two components as signal transmission; a middle strengthening board which is positioned in a part closing to one side in the middle of the surface of the cable and can strengthen the cable; a contact portion which is arranged at two ends of the cable and can be connected with the fixed component and the movable component; a single strengthening board which corresponds to the contact portion and is arranged at the back of two ends of the cable for strengthening the cable; the middle strengthening board is positioned in the position closing to a connecting portion on one side of the cable, wherein the position is set corresponding to the moving orbit of the movable component. In the disk driver with the soft cable of the invention, the soft cable and the light picker has no mutual interfere, thus effectively reducing harm on the soft cable, and allowing the components to be used for longer time with safety guarantee.
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Technical field
The invention relates to disc driver, in particular to the disc driver that is used to connect the flexible cable of light picker and main substrate and has flexible cable.
Background technology
What Fig. 1 showed is the pie graph of disc driver in the prior art.
Fig. 2 a is according to the summary sectional view that is connected light picker and main substrate in the disc driver of prior art with flexible cable with Fig. 2 b.
As shown in the figure, has following structure: as the base 1 of the core skeleton of disc driver; Have a main substrate 2 on the above-mentioned base 1, main substrate 2 is provided with the various parts that are used for the drive controlling disc driver; Above-mentioned base 1 center section has a tetragonal through hole, is provided with optical pickup base 3 in above-mentioned through hole, the link 5 of optical pickup base 3; Be provided with on the above-mentioned optical pickup base 3 and be used for the spindle motor 7 that spinning disk is used, the upper end of above-mentioned spindle motor 7 has one and inserts the rotating disk 8 that disk is used, and it is to be rotated under the effect of above-mentioned spindle motor 7; Above-mentioned optical pickup base 3 is provided with light picker 9, and under the guiding of the axis of guide 10, above-mentioned light picker 9 is being followed the axis of guide 10 and moved, and the information that writes down on the disk is read or records the information on the disk.
Above-mentioned following between the light picker 9 and main substrate 2 that the axis of guide 10 moves connects with flexible cable 11FFC:FLEXIBLE FLAG CABLE.Above-mentioned flexible cable 11 is very soft, bending fold that can be freely, and its end is connected with above-mentioned main substrate 2 by connector 11c.The other end then is connected with light picker 9.Here, flexible cable 11 is as the signal communication media between main substrate 2 and the light picker 9.
The front end of above-mentioned in addition optical pickup base 3 is supported on the lifting base 12, and above-mentioned lifting base 12 is to be the center with centre rotational axis 13, and front end can lifting.A link 5` is also arranged between above-mentioned lifting base 12 and the optical pickup base 3.
Have as above in the prior art of structure, above-mentioned light picker 9 is under spindle motor 7 driving forces, along with the above-mentioned axis of guide 10 moves, the signal of disk is write down or plays.What here use is the media that flexible cable 11 transmits as the signal between light picker 9 and the main substrate 2.The softness that above-mentioned flexible cable 11 is enough, therefore bending fold arbitrarily.
Above-mentioned main substrate 2 is as the face that parts are set below during fabrication, and shown in Fig. 2 a, above-mentioned flexible cable 11 folding ends are connecting the connector 11c on the above-mentioned main substrate 2, and the other end is connecting the light picker 9 that is positioned at directly over the main substrate 2.Shown in Fig. 2 a, above-mentioned flexible cable forms a U-shaped, even therefore light picker 9 moves, it can be therefore not folding yet.
But, have and have following problem existence in the prior art of as above constructing.
That is to say, in the prior art along with the moving of light picker 9, shown in Fig. 2 b, a side of above-mentioned flexible cable 11 can with top generations of main substrate 2 at interval, so can fold and to upper process.This part flexible cable can and light picker 9 between interfere with each other, above-mentioned interference can cause the damage of flexible cable 11, and light picker 9 can not be operated normally, the subject matter that Here it is exists.
Summary of the invention
The objective of the invention is in order to solve the problem of above-mentioned existence, provide on the interval that a kind of flexible cable on main substrate moves along with light picker, above-mentioned flexible cable and light picker can non-interfering flexible cables and are had a disc driver of flexible cable.
To achieve these goals, flexible cable of the present invention comprises that following components constitutes: an end is connecting fixing parts, and the other end is connecting movably parts, the cable 51 that is connecting these two parts and transmitting as signal; In the middle of the surface of above-mentioned cable 51,, has the middle stiffening plate 56 that to strengthen cable itself near the position of a side; The two ends of above-mentioned cable 51 respectively have the contact site 52 that can be connected with moving-member with fixed part; Has the single portion stiffening plate 54 that to strengthen cable itself with the back side at the two ends of above-mentioned contact site 52 pairing cables 51.
Above-mentioned middle stiffening plate 56 is the positions that are positioned at a close side connecting portion 52 on the cable 51, and its position is that the motion track of the above-mentioned mobile parts of correspondence is provided with.
Stiffening plate will be provided with more than one at least on a side surface of above-mentioned flexible cable in the middle of above-mentioned.
Above-mentioned middle stiffening plate is the outside that wraps in above-mentioned flexible cable.
In the above-mentioned cable, be provided with double faced adhesive tape between single portion stiffening plate of an above-mentioned middle stiffening plate and a side, paste mutually when it can make the flexible cable bending fold, keep the folded state of flexible cable.
In addition, to achieve these goals,, has following structure: base according to the disc driver with flexible cable of the present invention; Be included in the light picker substrate that is equipped with light picker of moving linearly in the certain space; Move to the outside from the inside of base, and disk is moved to the pallet of unloading position from " loaded " position; The substrate that is comprising various control assemblies of one side setting of above-mentioned base; Be used to connect aforesaid substrate and light picker and flexible cable that transmit as signal.
Under effect with the flexible cable of constructing as mentioned above and disc driver with flexible cable, do not disturb mutually between flexible cable and the light picker, effectively reduced the damage of flexible cable, it is more lasting to make that parts use, safety.
Effect of the present invention:
Has following effect according to flexible cable of the present invention and disc driver with flexible cable.Under effect with the flexible cable of constructing as mentioned above and disc driver with flexible cable, do not disturb mutually between flexible cable and the light picker, effectively reduced the damage of flexible cable, it is more lasting to make that parts use, safety.
For further specifying above-mentioned purpose of the present invention, design feature and effect, the present invention is described in detail below with reference to accompanying drawing.
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What Fig. 1 showed is the pie graph of disc driver in the prior art.
Fig. 2 a is according to the summary sectional view that is connected light picker and main substrate in the disc driver of prior art with flexible cable with Fig. 2 b.
Fig. 3 shows is summary sectional view according to the disc driver in the embodiments of the invention.
Fig. 4 a is the formation planimetric map during according to the flexible cable deployed condition in the embodiments of the invention.
Fig. 4 b is the formation outboard profile during according to the flexible cable deployed condition in the embodiments of the invention.
Fig. 4 c is the formation ground plan during according to the flexible cable deployed condition in the embodiments of the invention.
Fig. 5 a is formation planimetric map, outboard profile and a ground plan during according to the flexible cable folded state in the embodiments of the invention to Fig. 5 c.
Fig. 6 a to Fig. 6 c be according to the invention other embodiment in the flexible cable deployed condition time formation planimetric map, outboard profile and ground plan.
Fig. 7 a is formation planimetric map, outboard profile and a ground plan during according to the flexible cable deployed condition among another other embodiment of the present invention to Fig. 7 c.
Fig. 8 a is formation planimetric map, outboard profile and a ground plan during according to the flexible cable deployed condition among another other embodiment of the present invention to Fig. 8 c.
The symbol description of major part in the accompanying drawing:
30: base 32: shell
33: main substrate 34: connector
40: optical pickup base 42: spindle motor
43: rotating disk 45: light picks up window
46: light picker 47: the axis of guide
50: flexible cable 51: cable
52: contact site 54: single portion stiffening plate
55: handle 56: middle stiffening plate
58: double faced adhesive tape 60: pallet
62: disk insertion section D: disk
Embodiment
Following with reference to accompanying drawing, to being elaborated according to flexible cable of the present invention and embodiment with disc driver of flexible cable.
Fig. 3 shows is summary sectional view according to the disc driver in the embodiments of the invention.
Fig. 4 a is the formation planimetric map during according to the flexible cable deployed condition in the embodiments of the invention.
Fig. 4 b is the formation outboard profile during according to the flexible cable deployed condition in the embodiments of the invention.
Fig. 4 c is the formation ground plan during according to the flexible cable deployed condition in the embodiments of the invention.
Fig. 5 a is formation planimetric map, outboard profile and a ground plan during according to the flexible cable folded state in the embodiments of the invention to Fig. 5 c.
With reference to above-mentioned several accompanying drawings, base 30 is that the core skeleton as disc driver is provided with.Shell 32 covers most of base 30 and has formed the appearance of whole magnetic disk driver, and as a reference, the design of general shell 32 is the parts of removing the relevant base at the disc driver back side, and rest parts is covered.
One side of above-mentioned base 30 is provided with main substrate 33, and above-mentioned main substrate 33 is not must be arranged on the base 30, can be arranged on other stationary devices yet.Above-mentioned main substrate 33 is provided with a plurality of parts that are used for controlling and driving, is provided with connector 34 below it.
Above-mentioned base 30 is provided with optical pickup base 40, is provided with the various parts that are used for the signal of recording disc D and play the signal after writing down above it.At first, be provided with spindle motor 42 on above-mentioned optical pickup base 40, the turning axle of above-mentioned spindle motor 42 is provided with rotating disk 43, and disk D inserts in the above-mentioned rotating disk 43, can rotate.
The centre of above-mentioned optical pickup base 40 has the light with certain area to pick up window 45, and in above-mentioned light picked up the scope of window 45, light picker 46 can be along with the axis of guide moves.Above-mentioned light picker 46 maybe reads broadcast with the signal of record with signal record by the tracking to light on disk D.
In addition, connect with flexible cable 50 between above-mentioned light picker 46 and the main substrate 33, its centre is a cable 51, two ends respectively have a contact site 52, one side of above-mentioned contact site 52 is connected with above-mentioned light picker 46, and opposite side then is connected with the connector 34 of above-mentioned main substrate 33.
The two ends of above-mentioned cable 51 respectively are provided with single portion stiffening plate 54, and the effect of above-mentioned single portion stiffening plate 54 is used to strengthen cable 51, and handle 55 is connected in an end of single portion stiffening plate 54 among the figure.
In addition, above-mentioned cable 51 is provided with double faced adhesive tape 58 above-mentioned double faced adhesive tapes 58 and is provided in a side of on the folding position of cable 51, is used to keep the folded state of above-mentioned cable 51.Under the effect of above-mentioned double faced adhesive tape, a side of above-mentioned cable 51 be positioned at main substrate 33 above, opposite side then is below main substrate.
As a reference, to shown in Fig. 5 c, paste by double faced adhesive tape by a side of cable as Fig. 5 a for the folded state of above-mentioned cable 51, is combined into one with the part of cable.
Above-mentioned base 30 is provided with pallet 60, and it can move to the outside from the inside of base 30, and has and make disk D move to the effect of " loaded " position and unloading position.Have on the above-mentioned pallet 60 can splendid attire disk D disk insertion section 62.
Flexible cable among foundation other embodiment of the present invention is introduced to Fig. 6 c below with reference to Fig. 6 a.
In order to make explanation easier, be that unit indicates with increasing by 100 to Fig. 6 a with the lower part in Fig. 6 c, and only special part described with the same section shown in Fig. 4.
Flexible cable among foundation other embodiment of the present invention is introduced to Fig. 7 c below with reference to Fig. 7 a.
In order to make explanation easier, be that unit indicates with increasing by 200 to Fig. 7 a with the lower part in Fig. 7 c, and only special part described with the same section shown in Fig. 4.
As shown in FIG., be arranged on same lip-deep according to single portion stiffening plate on the flexible cable 250 of the present invention 254 and middle stiffening plate 256.The size of stiffening plate 256 must be little than the size design of cable 251 in the middle of above-mentioned.
Flexible cable among foundation other embodiment of the present invention is introduced to Fig. 8 c below with reference to Fig. 8 a.
In order to make explanation easier, be that unit indicates with increasing by 300 to Fig. 8 a with the lower part in Fig. 8 c, and only special part described with the same section shown in Fig. 4.
According to the middle stiffening plate 356 on the cable 351 of the flexible cable in the embodiment of the invention 350, be arranged to the covering cable both side surface.This set can prevent and above-mentioned light picker 46 between noise and problem such as electromagnetic emission.
Below to describing according to flexible cable of the present invention and disc driver with flexible cable.The flexible cable here describes with reference to Fig. 4.
After pack in the above-mentioned disc driver disk D and input run signal, the disk D of insertion can be rotated under the effect of spindle motor 42.Above-mentioned light picker 46 can be along with the radial direction of the axis of guide 47 along disk D moves, realize that to disk D recording of information and reading promptly, above-mentioned light picker 46 is along with the axis of guide 47 moves, between the inner ring and outer ring of disk D, light is investigated.
Above-mentioned here light picker 46 and the signal between the main substrate 32 that moves along with the axis of guide 47 transmits by flexible cable 50 realizations, above-mentioned signal by transmission in the flexible cable 50 is exactly the signal of recorded information and read the signal that the information in the above-mentioned disk is play in above-mentioned disk D for example.
The tortuous position of above-mentioned flexible cable 50 is along with the handover of light picker 46 is moved, and the part of stiffening plate 56 in the middle of above-mentioned being provided with, can not stick up, so can not cause the mutual interference mutually between flexible cable 50 and the light picker 46 from the upper surface of main substrate 33.
Above-mentioned double faced adhesive tape 58 is the folded states that are used to keep flexible cable 50, and it can make the end separated into two parts of cable 51 from main substrate 33, an end be positioned at main substrate 33 above, and an end be positioned at main substrate 33 below.One end that so just can make flexible cable 50 is connected with light picker 46 above being positioned at main substrate 33, and the other end and position and main substrate 33 following connectors 34 are connected.
More than to being described in detail according to flexible cable of the present invention and disc driver with flexible cable, those of ordinary skill in the art will be appreciated that, above embodiment is used for illustrating the present invention, and be not to be used as limitation of the invention, as long as in connotation scope of the present invention, all will drop in the scope of claims of the present invention variation, the modification of the above embodiment.
For instance, we are to be the explanation that example is carried out to the disc driver that is applicable to desk-top computer, and the present invention also goes for the disc driver in the notebook computer.
And just can not use this flexible cable between light picker and the main substrate, and also can use flexible cable as being connected between fixed part and the transportable parts.
The middle stiffening plate 56 of the center section of above-mentioned in addition cable 50 also can be designed to other form except that several forms of above-mentioned introduction.
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1. flexible cable is characterized in that having following structure:
One end is connecting fixing parts, and the other end is connecting movably parts, the cable (51) that is connecting these two parts and transmitting as signal;
In the middle of the surface of above-mentioned cable (51),, has the middle stiffening plate (56) that to strengthen cable itself near the position of a side;
The two ends of above-mentioned cable (51) respectively have the contact site (52) that can be connected with moving-member with fixed part;
Has the single portion stiffening plate (54) that to strengthen cable itself with the back side at the two ends of the pairing cable of above-mentioned contact site (52) (51).
2. flexible cable as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that:
Above-mentioned middle stiffening plate (56) is to be positioned at described cable (51) to go up position near a side connecting portion (52), and this position is that the motion track of corresponding above-mentioned mobile parts is provided with.
3. flexible cable as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that:
Stiffening plate will be provided with one at least on a side surface of above-mentioned flexible cable in the middle of above-mentioned.
4. flexible cable as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that:
Stiffening plate is the outside that wraps in above-mentioned flexible cable in the middle of above-mentioned.
5. flexible cable as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that:
In the above-mentioned cable, be provided with double faced adhesive tape between single portion stiffening plate of an above-mentioned middle stiffening plate and a side, paste mutually when making soft cable bending fold, keep the folded state of flexible cable.
6. disc driver with flexible cable is characterized in that having following characteristic:
Base;
Be included in the light picker substrate that is equipped with light picker of moving linearly in the space;
Move to the outside from the inside of described base, and disk is moved to the pallet of unloading position from " loaded " position;
The main substrate that is comprising various control assemblies of one side setting of above-mentioned base;
Connect above-mentioned main substrate and light picker and the flexible cable that transmits as signal.
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