Enclosed Operating Area For Disk Drive Testing Systems
First Claim
1. A disk drive testing system comprising:
- one or more test racks;
one or more test slots housed by the one or more test racks, each test slot being configured to receive and support a disk drive transporter carrying a disk drive for testing;
a transfer station for supplying disk drives to be tested, wherein the one or more test racks and the transfer station at least partially define an operating area;
automated machinery disposed within the operating area and configured to transfer disk drives between the transfer station and the one or more test slots; and
a cover at least partially enclosing the operating area, thereby at least partially inhibiting air exchange between the operating area and an environment surrounding the test racks.
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Abstract
A disk drive testing system includes one or more test racks, and one or more test slots housed by the one or more test racks, each test slot being configured to receive and support a disk drive transporter carrying a disk drive for testing. The disk drive testing system also includes a transfer station for supplying disk drives to be tested. The one or more test racks and the transfer station at least partially define an operating area. The disk drive testing system can also include automated machinery that is disposed within the operating area and is configured to transfer disk drives between the transfer station and the one or more test slots, and a cover at least partially enclosing the operating area, thereby at least partially inhibiting air exchange between the operating area and an environment surrounding the test racks.
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19 Claims
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1. A disk drive testing system comprising:
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one or more test racks; one or more test slots housed by the one or more test racks, each test slot being configured to receive and support a disk drive transporter carrying a disk drive for testing; a transfer station for supplying disk drives to be tested, wherein the one or more test racks and the transfer station at least partially define an operating area; automated machinery disposed within the operating area and configured to transfer disk drives between the transfer station and the one or more test slots; and a cover at least partially enclosing the operating area, thereby at least partially inhibiting air exchange between the operating area and an environment surrounding the test racks. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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