Head suspension assembly having a high damping high stiffness component
US7898771B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 27, 2004 |
| Grant date | Mar 1, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 13, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B5/4813
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A head suspension assembly for carrying a slider assembly in a disc drive has a beam component having a front end and a rear end, a hinge component near the rear end of the beam component for connecting to an actuation means, and a gimbal component near the front end of the main beam section for carrying a transducing head. At least one of the hinge component and the gimbal component is made from a structural damping material having high stiffness and high damping capacity.
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