Patent ID: 8869382
Filing Date: 2014-10-28
Classification: G11B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of manufacturing a suspension for a disk drive comprising: providing and assembling an actuator coupling plate, a bend region, a load beam, and a head receiving gimbal; wherein the load beam has a first end adjacent the head receiving gimbal, and the load beam has a base region with a second end adjacent to the bend region, the bend region being disposed between the second end and the actuator coupling plate, the load beam having a longitudinal axis bisecting the first end and bisecting the second end, the load beam including first and second legs, and a lightening opening disposed between the first and second legs; wherein the base region of the load beam includes a gap that is closer to the second end than is the lightening opening, a lateral width of the lightening opening being at least twice a lateral width of the gap, the gap and the longitudinal axis being disposed between a first lateral section of the base region and a second lateral section of the base region; wherein the base region of the load beam includes a bridge extending laterally across the gap; and overlaying a constraint layer laterally across the gap and over the bridge.