Patent ID: 6704167
Filing Date: 2004-03-09
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A disk drive comprising:a disk drive base; a latch attached to the disk drive base, the latch including a latch impact surface having a latch impact surface perimeter, the latch impact surface perimeter defining a latch impact surface area; a head stack assembly coupled to the disk drive base, the head stack assembly including a coil portion and a tang extending from the coil portion, the head stack assembly being sized and configured to rotate to a parked position with the tang in mechanical communication with the latch, the tang having a tang impact surface; and a damping member disposed upon the latch adjacent the latch impact surface and disposed between the latch and the tang with the head stack assembly in the parked position for damping impact between the tang and the latch and mitigating contact between the tang impact surface and the latch impact surface, the damping member having a damping member perimeter defining a damping member surface area less than the latch impact surface area.