Fixture for a disk drive printed circuit board
View Patent ↗A fixture for connecting a printed circuit board for a storage device to a storage device test equipment, the fixture including a body, a first set of contacts located on the body and configured to contact spindle motor contacts on the printed circuit board in a solderless manner, a second set of contacts located on the body configured to contact head stack assembly contacts on the printed circuit board in a solderless manner, and a plurality of alignment posts located on the body and configured to align the first set of contacts with the spindle motor contacts and align the second set of contacts with the head stack assembly contacts.
1. A fixture for connecting a printed circuit board for a storage device to a storage device test equipment, the fixture comprising:
a body;
a first set of contacts located on the body and configured to contact spindle motor contacts on the printed circuit board in a solderless manner;
a second set of contacts located on the body configured to contact head stack assembly contacts on the printed circuit board in a solderless manner; and
a plurality of alignment posts located on the body and configured to align the first set of contacts with the spindle motor contacts and align the second set of contacts with the head stack assembly contacts, wherein the fixture is secured to the printed circuit board.
2. The fixture of claim 1 wherein the first set of contacts and the second set of contacts comprise spring loaded pins.
3. The fixture of claim 2 wherein the spring loaded pins are pogo pins.
4. The fixture of claim 1 wherein the first set of contacts is further configured to connect to an electrical wire connected to the storage device test equipment.
5. The fixture of claim 1 wherein the second set of contacts is further configured to connect to an electrical wire connected to the storage device test equipment.
6. The fixture of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of securing members located on the body and configured to secure the printed circuit board to the fixture.
7. The fixture of claim 1 wherein the body comprises a heat resistant and insulating material.
8. The fixture of claim 7 wherein the body comprises an acetal resin.
9. The fixture of claim 1 wherein the storage device test equipment is a tilt and twist tool.
10. The fixture of claim 1 wherein the storage device is a disk drive.
11. A method for connecting a printed circuit board for a storage device to a storage device test equipment, the printed circuit board comprising spindle motor contacts and head stack assembly contacts, the method comprising securing a feature to the circuit board:
aligning a first set of contacts in the fixture with the spindle motor contacts and aligning a second set of contacts with the head stack assembly contacts using a plurality of alignment posts in the fixture;
contacting the spindle motor contacts with the first set of contacts in a solderless manner; and
contacting head stack assembly contacts with the second set of in a solderless manner.
12. The method of claim 11 wherein the first set of contacts and the second set of contacts comprise spring loaded pins.
13. The method of claim 12 wherein the spring loaded pins are pogo pins.
14. The method of claim 11 further comprising connecting the first set of contacts with an electrical wire connected to the storage device test equipment.
15. The method of claim 11 further comprising connecting the second set of contacts with an electrical wire connected to the storage device test equipment.
16. The method of claim 11 further comprising securing the printed circuit board to the fixture using a plurality of securing members located on a body of the fixture.
17. The method of claim 11 wherein the fixture comprises a heat resistant and insulating material.
18. The method of claim 17 wherein the fixture comprises an acetal resin.
19. The method of claim 11 wherein the storage device test equipment is a tilt and twist tool.
20. The method of claim 11 wherein the storage device is a disk drive.