Apparatus and method for damping slider-gimbal coupled vibration of a hard disk drive
US7480120B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 12, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jan 20, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 3, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B5/4833
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method for damping slider-gimbal coupled vibration of a hard disk drive is disclosed. The method provides a suspension for reaching over a disk. A slider having a read/write head element on a trailing edge (TE) portion is also provided, the slider coupled with the suspension at a gimbal structure. In addition, a damping zone is provided at a stress point on the gimbal structure, the damping zone having a damping material thereon, wherein the damping material reduces vibration of the slider and the gimbal structure.
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