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A magnetic or other disk drive device includes a base having an opening through which electrical signal lines in a cable pass. The signal lines are preferably in a flexible printed circuit (FPC). The opening is sealed by adhesively securing a cover to the base around the periphery of the opening, ei

A magnetic or other disk drive device includes a base having an opening through which electrical signal lines in a cable pass. The signal lines are preferably in a flexible printed circuit (FPC). The opening is sealed by adhesively securing a cover to the base around the periphery of the opening, either directly or indirectly. In one embodiment, the cover is secured directly to the base, except of course where it crosses signal lines, while in other embodiments the FPC is secured directly to the base and the cover is secured to the FPC. In the latter embodiments, a portion of the FPC extends around the periphery of the opening, and the signal lines pass through the opening. Double sided adhesive tape may be used to secure the FPC to the base, if desired.

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1. A device comprising: a cable which connects components located inside the device with other components located outside the device, a base having an opening through which said cable passes; and a cover secured around a periphery of the opening to seal the opening, wherein said cable has elec

1. A device comprising: a cable which connects components located inside the device with other components located outside the device, a base having an opening through which said cable passes; and a cover secured around a periphery of the opening to seal the opening, wherein said cable has electrical lines in a first part of a flexible printed circuit (FPC), said first part passing across and contacting a portion of the periphery of said opening and through said opening, said FPC having a second part which surrounds said opening, further wherein said first part is a cut out portion of an inner area of said second part. 2. The device of claim 1 wherein said cover is secured directly to said base, except where said cover crosses said electrical lines. 3. The device of claim 1 wherein said second part of said FPC is secured to said base with double sided adhesive tape and includes said portion of said first part which passes the periphery of said opening. 4. The device of claim 1 wherein said cover comprises a guide plate which is secured to said base, said FPC being secured to said guide plate beneath said guide plate. 5. The device of claim 4 wherein said FPC is secured to said guide plate by double sided adhesive tape. 6. The device of claim 5 comprising packing material around said opening periphery between said FPC and said base. 7. The device of claim 1 wherein said cover is grounded. 8. The device of claim 1 wherein said first part of said FPC has a portion that is parallel to said base and another portion that is bent at an angle so as to extend through said opening. 9. The device of claim 1 wherein said second part of said FPC forms a peripheral loop surrounding the periphery of said opening. 10. A disk drive device comprising: a base having an opening; one or more heads inside of said base for writing or reading data on disk media, an actuator for driving said heads in the radial direction on said disk media, said head and said actuator being located on an inside surface of said base, said actuator being controlled by components outside of said base, a cable which electrically connects said actuator to said components, said cable passing through and contacting said opening, and a cover component over said opening, said cover component being adhesively secured around a periphery of said opening to seal said opening, wherein said cable has an end that extends outside of the base; and an expanded area that is formed as a single unit with said cable and surrounds said end; said expanded area being attached to the area around said opening, further wherein the portion of said cable that passes through and contacts said opening is a cut portion of said expanded area. 11. The device of claim 10 wherein said cable is attached to the base bottom surface around the edge of said opening; said cover component being placed such that it covers said opening and is attached to said cable. 12. The disk drive device described in claim 10, wherein said cover component is attached to said expanded area. 13. The disk drive device described in claim 12, wherein said cable has a ground wire; and said cover component is in electrical contact with said ground wire. 14. The disk drive device described in claim 13, wherein said cover component has conductivity.