Leak test using a blocking device
AssigneeInficon GmbH
InventorStefan Mebus
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Abstract
A method for leak testing a test specimen includes the following steps: placing the test specimen in a test chamber, testing a leak-tightness of the test specimen in the test chamber, opening the test chamber and removing the test specimen if the leak test has determined that the test specimen is leak-tight, and blocking the test chamber from opening to prevent a removal of the test specimen if the leak test has determined a leak in the test specimen. A leak testing device includes a test chamber receiving the test specimen, a leak detector connected to the test chamber, and a blocking device.
Claims14
A method for leak testing a test specimen, the method comprising the following steps:
- placing the test specimen in a test chamber;
- testing a leak-tightness of the test specimen in the test chamber;
- opening the test chamber and removing the test specimen if the leak test has determined that the test specimen is leak-tight;
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- blocking the test chamber from opening to prevent a removal of the test specimen if the leak test has determined a leak in the test specimen.
A leak testing device for testing a leak-tightness of a test specimen, comprising:
- a test chamber receiving the test specimen;
- a leak detector connected to the test chamber;
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- a blocking device configured to block the test chamber in order to prevent a removal of the test specimen if a measuring signal of the leak detector corresponds to a leaking test specimen and to enable the test chamber to be opened if the measuring signal corresponds to a non-leaking test specimen.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.