Co-located gimbal-based dual stage actuation disk drive suspensions with dampers

A gimbaled flexure having a dual stage actuation structure, comprising:

• a flexure comprising a gimbal, the gimbal comprising a pair of spring arms, a pair of struts, and a tongue between the spring arms;
• a motor mounted on the gimbal, the motor comprising a top side, a bottom side opposite the top side, a first longitudinal end, and a second longitudinal end opposite the first longitudinal end, the bottom side of the motor facing the flexure, the bottom side having a middle portion located between the first longitudinal end and the second longitudinal end;
• a damper located between the motor and the flexure, the damper contacting the tongue and the middle portion of the bottom side of the motor, the damper comprising one or both of elastic and viscoelastic material, the damper electrically insulative;
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• a head slider mounting, wherein electrical activation of the motor bends the pair of struts to move the head slider mounting about a tracking axis.

A gimbaled flexure having a dual stage actuation structure, comprising:

• a flexure comprising a gimbal, the gimbal comprising a pair of spring arms, a pair of struts, and a tongue located between the pair of spring arms and connected to the pair of spring arms by the pair of struts, the tongue comprising a head slider mounting;
• a motor mounted on the pair of spring arms, the motor comprising a top side and a bottom side opposite the top side, the bottom side of the motor facing the flexure;
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• a damper located between the motor and the flexure, the damper contacting the tongue and the bottom side of the motor, the damper comprising one or both of elastic and viscoelastic material, wherein electrical activation of the motor bends the pair of struts to move the head slider mounting about a tracking axis.