Disk drive cover with top and bottom layers electrically grounded with first and second flaps and method of manufacturing the same

1. A disk drive cover comprising:

a bottom layer including a metallic bottom layer body and a first flap formed in the bottom layer body, the first flap defining an exposed inner body edge of the bottom layer body, the bottom layer body including opposing bottom layer first and second surfaces;

a damping layer disposed adjacent the bottom layer first surface; and

a top layer including a metallic top layer body and a second flap, the top layer body including opposing top layer first and second surfaces with the top layer second surface disposed adjacent the damping layer electrically insulating the top layer second surface and the bottom layer first surface therebetween, the second flap being formed in the top layer body with the second flap extending into the bottom layer adjacent the first flap, the second flap defining an exposed second flap edge, the second flap edge being disposed in mechanical communication with the exposed inner body edge for electrically grounding the top and bottom layers.

2. The disk drive cover of claim 1 wherein the first flap is formed between a pair of parallel first shearlines formed in the bottom layer body, the second flap is formed between a pair of parallel second shearlines formed in the top layer body.

3. The disk drive cover of claim 2 wherein the first flap includes a first flap crease disposed orthogonal to the parallel first shearlines, the second flap includes a second flap crease disposed orthogonal to the parallel second shearlines.

4. The disk drive cover of claim 1 wherein the first and second flaps are generally rectangular shaped.

5. The disk drive cover of claim 4 wherein the first and second flaps are generally V-shaped.

6. The disk drive cover of claim 1 further includes an electrically insulative coating disposed on the top and bottom layers.

7. A disk drive comprising:

a disk drive base;

a disk rotatably coupled to the disk drive base;

an actuator disposed adjacent the disk and rotatably coupled to the disk base; and

a cover attached to the disk drive base enclosing the disk and actuator between the cover and the disk drive base, the cover comprising:

a bottom layer including a metallic bottom layer body and a first flap formed in the bottom layer body, the first flap defining an exposed inner body edge of the bottom layer body, the bottom layer body including opposing bottom layer first and second surfaces;

a damping layer disposed adjacent the bottom layer first surface; and

a top layer including a metallic top layer body and a second flap, the top layer body including opposing top layer first and second surfaces with the top layer second surface disposed adjacent the damping layer electrically insulating the top layer second surface and the bottom layer first surface therebetween, the second flap formed in the top layer body with the second flap extending into the bottom layer adjacent the first flap, the second flap defining an exposed second flap edge, the second flap edge being disposed in mechanical communication with the exposed inner body edge for electrically grounding the top and bottom layers.

8. The disk drive of claim 7 wherein the first flap is formed between a pair of parallel first slots formed in the bottom layer body, the second flap is formed between a pair of parallel second slots formed in the top layer body.

9. The disk drive of claim 8 wherein the first flap includes a first flap crease disposed orthogonal to the parallel first slots, the second flap includes a second flap crease disposed orthogonal to the parallel second slots.

10. The disk drive of claim 7 wherein the first and second flaps are generally rectangular shaped.

11. The disk drive of claim 10 wherein the first and second flaps are generally V-shaped.

12. The disk drive of claim 7 further includes an electrically insulative coating disposed on the top and bottom layers.