Patent ID: 8503133

Claim:
A flexure to be secured to a load beam of a disk drive suspension, the flexure comprising: a flexure tail portion, wherein the flexure tail portion comprises: a metal base formed of a metal plate with a plurality of apertures aligned along the flexure tail portion, the metal base having a first surface and a second surface; an electrically insulating layer of an electrically insulating material formed on the first surface of the metal base, the electrically insulating layer having an inner face which is disposed directly over the apertures; and a conductive portion comprising a plurality of conductive members which are formed on the electrically insulating layer and which extend longitudinally relative to the metal base, wherein the flexure tail portion is fitted with a damper, wherein the damper comprises: a viscoelastic member having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface being secured to the second surface of the metal base of the flexure tail portion, and the first surface of the viscoelastic member having a first adhering portion which is adhered to the metal base, and a second adhering portion which is inserted into the apertures of the metal base and adhered to the inner face of the electrically insulating layer; and a metallic constrained plate secured to the second surface of the viscoelastic member and extending longitudinally relative to the metal base along the conductive members, and wherein the constrained plate and the conductive members face each other with the viscoelastic member therebetween.