US 7,551,400 B2
Head suspension with vibration damping for a data storage device
Frederick Paul Renken, Boulder, Colo. (US); Brian Dean Hammel, Eagen, Minn. (US); Shri Hari Narayan, Minneapolis, Minn. (US); Dave Paul McReynolds, Loveland, Colo. (US); and Sandeepan Bhattacharya, Eagan, Minn. (US)
Assigned to Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, Calif. (US)
Filed on Jan. 15, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/758,390.
Prior Publication US 2005/0157427 A1, Jul. 21, 2005
Int. Cl. G11B 5/48 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 360—244.9 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A head suspension which supports a data transducer in a data exchange relationship with a storage medium, the head suspension comprising:
a load beam region comprising a substantially planar portion bounded on opposing sides by respective first and second stiffener rails;
a bend region comprising first and second strut members extending from said load beam region;
a mounting region coupled to the first and second strut members to form a central aperture bounded by the mounting region, the first and second strut members and the planar portion of the load beam region;
a damping material secured to the planar portion of the load beam region between said first and second rails, said material partially spanning the central aperture and
a damping material support structure which partially supports said layer, the dampening material support structure comprising a cantilever projection which extends from the planar portion of the load beam region into the central aperture between the first and second struts.