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US 6,205,845 B1Granted
Disc drive outgassing system
AssigneeSeagate Technology LLC
InventorsMichael Paul Dinsmore, Philip John Gooras
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AssigneeSeagate Technology LLC
InventorsMichael Paul Dinsmore, Philip John Gooras
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A system for collecting outgassed compounds from a disc drive includes the following structure into which the disc drive fits during such an outgassing test a base portion and a top plate connected to the base portion to move between a first and second positions to clamp a pair of valves to an outer cover of the disc drive. The two valves each include a needle plunger that may be extended from the valve to penetrate the outer cover of the disc drive and create a flow path for on inert gas sweeping between the two valves through the interior of the disc drive. An inflow line connects a source of inert gas to one valve to mix the inert gas with the outgassed compounds within the interior of the disc drive. An outflow line connects the second valve to a trap containing absorbents to separate substantially all of the outgassed compounds from the inert gas. A power supply and a disc controller operate the disc drive in a realistic manner during the course of the test.
A disc drive outgassing apparatus for directing a flow of gas through an interior of a disc drive to test for components outgassed from components in the disc drive, the apparatus comprising the following structure adapted to receive the disc drive during the outgassing test:
A system disc drive during an outgassing test, the system comprising the following structure adapted to receive the disc drive during the outgassing test:
Apparatus for conducting an outgassing test of an entire disc drive, the apparatus comprising the following structure adapted to receive the disc drive during the outgassing test:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.