Patent ID: 7933097
Filing Date: 2011-04-26
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A disk drive head suspension comprising: a load beam including a proximal end portion and a distal end portion; a flexure attached to and supported by the load beam for carrying a magnetic head slider; a base mounting structure for coupling the head suspension to a disk drive actuation system; a hinge attached to the base mounting structure including a load beam mounting portion attached to the proximal end portion of the load beam and a constraint layer portion extending from the load beam mounting portion toward the distal end portion of the load beam, wherein the constraint layer portion is integral to the hinge, wherein the load beam is separated from the base mounting structure by a gap, and the hinge spans the gap to couple the load beam to the base mounting structure; and a damping material between and in contact with the constraint layer portion of the hinge and the load beam for damping resonance vibrations in the head suspension.