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Disk drive suspension with encapsulated damping material

US6297933A · kind A · utility

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11Claims
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Filing dateMar 8, 2001
Grant dateOct 2, 2001
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Expiry dateMar 8, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B5/4833
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A disk drive suspension load beam has a damping structure attached in a load beam recess sized and shaped to limit exposure of organic damping material to the ambient atmosphere and placed to guide positioning of the damping structure.

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