Temperature Control Within Disk Drive Testing Systems
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1. A disk drive test slot thermal control system comprising:
- a test slot comprising;
a housing comprising;
an outer surface,an internal cavity defined by the housing and comprising a test compartment for receiving and supporting a disk drive transporter carrying a disk drive for testing, andan inlet aperture extending from the outer surface of the housing to the internal cavity; and
an air mover disposed outside of the internal cavity and configured to provide an air flow towards the test compartment through the inlet aperture.
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Abstract
A disk drive test slot thermal control system includes a test slot. The test slot includes a housing and an air mover (e.g., a blower or a fan). The housing includes an outer surface, and an internal cavity. The internal cavity includes a test compartment for receiving and supporting a disk drive transporter carrying a disk drive for testing. The housing also includes an inlet aperture extending from the outer surface of the housing to the internal cavity. The air mover can be disposed outside of the internal cavity to provide an air flow towards the test compartment through the inlet aperture.
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73 Claims
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1. A disk drive test slot thermal control system comprising:
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a test slot comprising; a housing comprising; an outer surface, an internal cavity defined by the housing and comprising a test compartment for receiving and supporting a disk drive transporter carrying a disk drive for testing, and an inlet aperture extending from the outer surface of the housing to the internal cavity; and an air mover disposed outside of the internal cavity and configured to provide an air flow towards the test compartment through the inlet aperture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A method of adjusting air temperature within a disk drive test slot, the method comprising:
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inserting a disk drive transporter carrying a disk drive into a housing of a disk drive test slot; actuating an air mover mounted externally to the housing to deliver an air flow into the housing; and actuating an thermoelectric device thereby cooling an air flow entering the housing. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A disk drive test slot thermal control system comprising:
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a test slot comprising; a housing comprising; an outer surface, an internal cavity defined by the housing and comprising a test compartment for receiving and supporting a disk drive transporter carrying a disk drive for testing, and an air mover comprising a rotating blade and configured to provide an air flow towards the test compartment, wherein the blade is mounted for out-of-plane rotation relative to a disk drive within the test compartment.
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45. A disk drive test system comprising:
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a test slot assembly comprising; a plurality of test slots, each of the test slots comprising; a housing comprising; an outer surface, an internal cavity defined by the housing and comprising a test compartment for receiving and supporting a disk drive transporter carrying a disk drive for testing, and an inlet aperture extending from the outer surface to the internal cavity; and an air mover assembly associated with corresponding ones of the plurality of test slots, said air mover assembly disposed outside of the internal cavities of the associated test slots and configured to provide corresponding air flows towards the test compartments of each of the associated test slots through the respective inlet apertures. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73)
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