Temperature control device, disk drive unit test apparatus, and a method of testing or operating a plurality of disk drive units
AssigneeXyratex Technology Limited
InventorsAndrew William Atkins, David Ronald Bain Farquhar
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Abstract
The invention provides a temperature control device for a disk drive unit, the temperature control device includes a housing for connection to a carrier for a disk drive unit; an air flow generator arranged in the housing for providing a flow of air to a disk drive unit in a connected carrier; and, an air flow control device arranged at the side of the air flow generator and selectively configurable to control the air flow path whereby the temperature of air flowing to the disk drive unit can be controlled.
Claims14
A temperature control device for a disk drive unit, the temperature control device comprising:
- a housing for connection to a carrier for a disk drive unit;
- an air flow generator arranged in the housing for providing a flow of air to a disk drive unit in a connected carrier;
- and,
- an air flow control device arranged at the side of the air flow generator and selectively configurable to control the air flow path whereby the temperature of air flowing to the disk drive unit can be controlled in which the air flow control device is provided at the same vertical level within the temperature control device as the air flow generator, the air flow control device being substantially planar and slidable to vary the degree of opening of apertures within a side of the housing of the temperature control device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.