Thermal control system for test slot of test rack for disk drive testing system with thermoelectric device and a cooling conduit
AssigneeTeradyne, Inc.
InventorBrian S. Merrow
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Abstract
A disk drive test slot thermal control system includes a test slot including a housing having an outer surface, an internal cavity defined by the housing and including 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. The disk drive test slot thermal control system also includes a cooling conduit, and a thermoelectric device mounted to the cooling conduit. The thermoelectric device is configured to cool or heat an air flow entering the internal cavity through the inlet aperture.
Claims26
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, and
- an inlet aperture extending from the outer surface of the housing to the internal cavity;
- a cooling conduit;
- and
- an thermoelectric device mounted to the cooling conduit and configured to cool or heat an air flow entering the internal cavity through the inlet aperture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.