Expandable panel for environmentally controllable chamber
AssigneeReliability Incorporated
InventorsCharles Lillja, David Roy Hugh
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Abstract
An apparatus having at least one environmentally controllable chamber with an opening includes a chamber opening covering having at least one expandable portion that is expandable into the chamber when the covering is in a closed position. A chamber opening covering actuator enables movement of the covering between at least one open position and a closed position relative to the opening. The open position of the chamber opening covering allows at least partial access to the chamber through the opening.
Claims28
An apparatus having at least one environmentally controllable chamber, the chamber having an opening and a treatment space, comprising:
- a chamber opening covering movable between at least one open position and a closed position relative to the opening, wherein the open position of said chamber opening covering allows at least partial access to the chamber through the opening,
- a chamber opening covering actuator, and
- said chamber opening covering including at least one expandable portion, wherein said expandable portion is expandable into the treatment space of the chamber when said chamber opening covering is in the closed position.
A device for occupying treatment space in a burn-in chamber between at least one burn-in board disposed in the chamber and an access opening to the chamber, comprising:
- a door movable between at least one open position and a closed position relative to the opening, and
- at least one expandable portion disposed on said door, wherein said expandable portion is expandable into the chamber and capable of substantially occupying the treatment space inside the chamber adjacent said door when said door is in the closed position.
An apparatus having at least one environmentally controllable chamber, the chamber having a treatment space and an opening, comprising;
- means for covering the chamber opening, said means for covering being movable between at least one open position and a closed position relative to the opening,
- means for moving said means for covering between at least one open position and a closed position relative to the opening, and
- expandable means connected with said covering means, wherein said expandable means is expandable into the treatment space of the chamber when said means for covering is in the closed position.
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