A Solid State Drive Testing Incubator

Abstract

The present application relates to a solid-state drive test incubator, which includes a box body provided with a test area. A partition is provided in the test area to form an annular test air duct in the test area; a temperature control component is arranged in the test air duct to change the air flow temperature in the test air duct; a wind power component is arranged in the test air duct to generate a circulating air flow in the test air duct. The present application has the effect of being able to accurately control the test temperature of each product.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of solid-state drive testing, and in particular, to a solid-state drive testing incubator. Background Art

[0002] As an important component of modern computers, the performance and quality of solid-state drives (SSDs) directly affect the running speed and stability of the system. After an SSD is produced, it needs to undergo various tests and pass them before it can be put on the market. One of the more important tests is to detect the operating state of the SSD at a relatively high ambient temperature and whether it can operate normally.

[0003] Although traditional incubator devices can simulate various temperature environments that an SSD may encounter to a certain extent, their temperature control accuracy is often not high enough to meet the need for precise control of subtle temperature changes. More importantly, the design of the incubator usually only focuses on whether the temperature of the overall space meets the test standards, while ignoring the precise control of the temperature of each internal chip of the SSD. Summary of the Invention

[0004] In order to accurately control the test temperature of each product, this application provides a solid-state drive testing incubator.

[0005] A solid-state drive testing incubator provided by this application adopts the following technical solutions:

[0006] A solid-state drive testing incubator includes:

[0007] A box body is provided with a test area, and a partition is provided in the test area for forming an annular test air duct in the test area;

[0008] A temperature control component is arranged in the test air duct for changing the air flow temperature in the test air duct;

[0009] A wind power component is arranged in the test air duct for generating a circulating air flow in the test air duct.

[0010] By adopting the above technical solutions, since the wind power component forms a circulating air flow in the test air duct, the circulating air flow can quickly pass the heat through the solid-state drive and pass through the solid-state drive quickly and repeatedly. Therefore, the temperature difference between different solid-state drives can be made smaller, and thus the test temperature of each product can be accurately controlled.

[0011] Preferably, one side of the box body is provided with a test box door for opening or closing the test area; the test air duct is divided into a straight part and a turning part. The straight part is directly communicated with the test box door and is for placing products; both ends of the turning part are respectively communicated with the two straight parts, and the turning part is for arranging the air power assembly.

[0012] By adopting the above technical solutions, first, after the test box door is opened, the staff can conveniently take the solid-state drive, thus facilitating the staff to use the test incubator; second, the air power assembly is located in the turning part, which can also increase the flow velocity of the circulating air flow, so the temperature uniformity can be further improved, and thus the test temperature of each product can be controlled more precisely.

[0013] Preferably, two air power assemblies are provided, and the two air power assemblies are respectively arranged at the two turning parts; the partition board is provided with partition communication holes, and the partition communication holes communicate the two straight parts to form a shunt confluence part where no products are accommodated to enable the circulating air flow to have two circulating branches, and one temperature control component is arranged in one circulating branch.

[0014] By adopting the above technical solutions, one circulating branch corresponds to one air power assembly, one temperature control component and a group of products. This design method can test more products while maintaining the rapid flow of the circulating air flow and the space utilization rate of the test incubator, so as to improve the test efficiency while maintaining the temperature control accuracy.

[0015] Preferably, the box body is provided with a main machine area located on the side of the test area away from the test box door; the straight part close to the main machine area is for placing products, and a wire passing hole is arranged between the main machine area and the straight part.

[0016] By adopting the above technical solutions, the main machine area is the core of the test incubator, which is used to evaluate various test, performance and reliability indexes of the solid-state drive. There are multiple sensors on the solid-state drive, and the data of the sensors need to be transmitted to the test incubator through data lines. Therefore, a wire passing hole needs to be arranged between the straight part and the main machine area. Therefore, due to the special setting of the product position, the circulating air flow will not be interfered by the cable structure while the product test is normally realized.

[0017] Preferably, the air power assembly is arranged at one end of the turning part away from the test box door; the temperature control component is arranged in the straight part away from the test box door, and the air flow leaving the air power assembly first passes through the temperature control component and then passes through the product.

[0018] By adopting the above technical solutions, first, in the straight part far from the test chamber door, there are products, a temperature control component, and a wind power component. These components will all occupy a part of the space of the test air duct. Therefore, the wind power component is located in the straight part far from the test chamber door, while there are no components in the straight part close to the test chamber door, so as to maintain the flow stability of the circulating air flow; second, the air flow passes through the product immediately after being heated, which can reduce heat waste and thus reduce the test cost.

[0019] Preferably, the temperature control component includes a heating wire and an evaporator, and the evaporator is farther from the wind power component than the heating wire.

[0020] By adopting the above technical solutions, since the ventilation structure of the evaporator is in the shape of scales, the air flow can be more uniform after passing through the evaporator, so that the temperature can be more uniform, which further helps to improve the temperature control accuracy.

[0021] Preferably, a drain hole and an exhaust hole are communicatedly arranged in the straight part far from the test chamber door. The drain hole is used to drain condensed water, and the exhaust hole is used to exhaust excess gas.

[0022] By adopting the above technical solutions, first, the evaporator will absorb heat during operation, so condensed water may be generated, and thus a drain hole is correspondingly provided; second, the exhaust hole will be connected to dry gas to exhaust excess gas, so as to maintain the dryness of the circulating air flow.

[0023] Preferably, a wind guiding plate is arranged at one end of the turning part close to the test chamber door, and the wind guiding plate extends in an arc shape.

[0024] By adopting the above technical solutions, the air flow can turn better, thereby increasing the flow rate of the circulating air flow.

[0025] Preferably, the wind power component includes a fan and a swing driving part. There are multiple fans, and the multiple fans are distributed along the vertical direction. The fans are slidably arranged, and the fans move in a circular motion around the center of curvature of the turning part; the swing driving part is connected to the fans and is used to make the fans move reciprocally.

[0026] By adopting the above technical solutions, when the travel in the straight part is relatively long, in order to continue to maintain a test incubator with a relatively small volume, the swing driving part can be used to make the fans move reciprocally between the two ends of the turning part. In this way, the air flow in the two straight parts can be alternately pressurized, so as to form a relatively fast and stable circulating air flow without changing the volume of the fans, and thus increase the test efficiency while maintaining the temperature control accuracy.

[0027] Preferably, a transmission communication hole is provided on the outer wall of the turning portion, and the transmission communication holes are circumferentially distributed around the bending center of the turning portion; one blower is matched with one swing driving member, and the swing driving member includes an extension block, a swing pulley, a swing belt and a swing motor. One end of the extension block is connected to the blower, and the other end passes through the transmission communication hole. There are two swing pulleys, and the two swing pulleys are respectively located at both ends of the swing stroke of the blower. The swing belt is sleeved between the two swing pulleys, and one side of the swing belt is fixedly connected to the extension block, and the swing motor is connected to the swing pulley.

[0028] By adopting the above technical solution, multiple blowers can move non-synchronously, so that at least one blower will perform air flow pressurization on each straight portion, so as to maintain the uniformity of the flow velocity of the circulating air flow, thereby improving the temperature control accuracy.

[0029] To sum up, the present application includes at least one of the following beneficial technical effects:

[0030] Since the wind power component forms a circulating air flow in the test air duct, the circulating air flow can quickly pass through the solid-state drive, and quickly pass through the solid-state drive repeatedly, so that the temperature difference between different solid-state drives can be made smaller, and thus the test temperature of each product can be accurately controlled;

[0031] One circulating branch corresponds to one wind power component, one temperature control component and a group of products. This design method can test more products while maintaining the fast flow of the circulating air flow and the space utilization rate of the test incubator, so as to improve the test efficiency while maintaining the temperature control accuracy;

[0032] When the stroke of the straight portion is relatively long, in order to continue to maintain a test incubator with a small volume, the swing driving member can be used to make the blower reciprocate between the two ends of the turning portion, so that the air flow can be alternately pressurized for the two straight portions, so that a fast and stable circulating air flow can be formed without changing the volume of the blower, and thus the test efficiency can be increased while maintaining the temperature control accuracy. Description of the Drawings

[0033] Figure 1 is the overall structure diagram of the test incubator in Embodiment 1 of the present application.

[0034] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram showing the internal structure of the test area in Embodiment 1 of the present application.

[0035] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram showing two circulating branches of the circulating air flow in Embodiment 1 of the present application.

[0036] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the specific structure of the wind power component in Embodiment 2 of the present application.

[0037] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of how the fan in Embodiment 2 of the present application alternately cooperates with the two straight portions.

[0038] Explanation of reference numerals: 1, box body; 11, test area; 12, main machine area; 121, wire passing hole; 2, partition board; 21, partition communication hole; 22, shunt confluence part; 3, test air duct; 31, straight portion; 311, drain hole; 312, exhaust hole; 32, turning portion; 321, air guiding plate; 4, temperature control component; 41, heating wire; 42, evaporator; 5, wind power component; 51, fan; 52, swing driving member; 521, extension block; 522, swing pulley; 523, swing belt; 524, swing motor; 6, test box door; 7, transmission communication hole. Detailed implementation manners

[0039] The following further elaborates on the present application in conjunction with the attached Figures 1 - 5 drawings.

[0040] An embodiment of the present application discloses a solid-state drive test incubator. Embodiment 1

[0041] Referring to Figure 1 and Figure 2 , the solid-state drive test incubator includes a box body 1, a temperature control component 4, and a wind power component 5. The box body 1 is provided with a test area 11. A partition board 2 is formed in the test area 11, and the partition board 2 makes the test area 11 form an annular test air duct 3. The temperature control component 4 is arranged in the test air duct 3, and the temperature control component 4 is used to change the air flow temperature in the test air duct 3. The wind power component 5 is arranged in the test air duct 3, and the wind power component 5 makes a circulating air flow form in the test air duct 3. With the help of the circulating air flow, heat can quickly pass through the solid-state drive and pass through the solid-state drive quickly and repeatedly. Therefore, the temperature difference between different solid-state drives can be made smaller, and thus the test temperature of each product can be accurately controlled.

[0042] Referring to Figure 2 and Figure 3, in order to facilitate the use of the test incubator by the staff while further improving the temperature uniformity and achieving more precise control of the test temperature of each product, the following settings are provided. One side of the box body 1 is equipped with a test box door 6. The test box door 6 opens or closes the test area 11 by means of hinge rotation. At the same time, the test air duct 3 is divided into a straight part 31 and a turning part 32. The straight part 31 is arranged parallel to the test box door 6. One of the straight parts 31 is directly connected to the test box door 6, and the straight part 31 is also for placing products. The two ends of the turning part 32 are respectively connected to the two straight parts 31, and the turning part 32 is also for arranging the air power component 5. In summary, when the test box door 6 is opened, the products can be directly seen, which is convenient for the staff to take the products. At the same time, the air power component 5 can supplement and enhance the flow rate at the turning part 32, so that the flow rate of the circulating air flow can be increased, and thus the temperature uniformity can be further improved, and the test temperature of each product can be more precisely controlled.

[0043] Refer to Figure 2 and Figure 3 , in order to balance the space utilization rate of the test incubator, the rapid flow of the circulating air flow, and the number of products during the test, for these three factors, the following settings are provided. There are two air power components 5, and the two air power components 5 are respectively located at the two turning parts 32. At the same time, the partition 2 is also provided with partition communication holes 21. The partition communication holes 21 communicate with the two straight parts 31 to form a shunt confluence part 22. Products are not placed at the shunt confluence part 22. In this way, under the action of the two air power components 5, the circulating air flow in the test air duct 3 will have two connected circulating branches. Each circulating branch has a set of products, an air power component 5, and a temperature control component 4. Therefore, the number of components in each circulating branch will not be too many, and the flow rate of the circulating air flow will not be reduced. One circulating branch can test a set of products, which not only makes full use of the space of the test incubator, but also enables more products to be tested at the same time, so as to improve the test efficiency while maintaining the temperature control accuracy.

[0044] Refer to Figure 2 and Figure 3 , the test incubator will conduct various tests on the solid-state drive and evaluate indicators such as performance and reliability. Therefore, the test incubator will have a mainframe area 12. In order to obtain real-time test data of the solid-state drive, the solid-state drive is equipped with sensors. After the sensors obtain the data, they need to be transmitted to the relevant control and processing devices in the mainframe area 12 for processing. Therefore, a wire passing hole 121 is provided between the mainframe area 12 and the straight part 31. On this basis, in order to maintain the flow rate and flow stability of the circulating air flow, the straight part 31 close to the mainframe area 12 is for placing products, so that there will be no cables to obstruct the circulating air flow.

[0045] Refer to Figure 2 andFigure 3 In this embodiment, when there are components blocking, the flow rate and flow stability of the circulating air flow will decrease. Therefore, in order to maintain the flow rate and flow stability of the circulating air flow in each circulating branch, the wind power assembly 5 is arranged at one end of the turning part 32 far from the test chamber door 6, that is, the wind power assembly 5 is directly arranged opposite to the straight part 31 far from the test chamber door 6. At the same time, the temperature control assembly 4 is also arranged in the straight part 31 far from the test chamber door 6, and in each circulating branch, the temperature control assembly 4 is located between the wind power assembly 5 and the product. In this way, after the air flow is heated, it will immediately pass through the product, reducing heat waste, and thus reducing the test cost.

[0046] Refer to Figure 2 and Figure 3 In order to make the air flow pass through the product more evenly to improve the temperature uniformity, the temperature control assembly 4 includes a heating wire 41 and an evaporator 42. The evaporator 42 is farther from the wind power assembly 5 than the heating wire 41. In this way, with the help of the scaly ventilation structure of the evaporator 42, the air flow can be made more even, so that the temperature can be more uniform, which helps to improve the temperature control accuracy. At the same time, based on the structure of the temperature control assembly 4, a drain hole 311 and an exhaust hole 312 are connected to the straight part 31 where the product is located. The drain hole 311 is used to drain the condensed water that may be generated during the operation of the evaporator 42, and the exhaust hole 312 is connected to a dry gas to exhaust the excess gas, thereby maintaining the dryness of the circulating air flow.

[0047] In addition, in this embodiment, in order to make up for the flow rate of the air flow at the turning, a wind guiding plate 321 is also arranged at one end of the turning part 32 close to the test chamber door 6, and the wind guiding plate 321 extends in an arc shape.

[0048] The implementation principle of a solid-state drive test incubator in an embodiment of this application is as follows: Since the wind power assembly 5 forms a circulating air flow in the test air duct 3, the circulating air flow can make the heat quickly pass through the solid-state drive, and quickly pass through the solid-state drive repeatedly. Therefore, the temperature difference between different solid-state drives can be made smaller, and thus the test temperature of each product can be accurately controlled. Embodiment 2

[0049] Refer to Figure 4 and Figure 5, different from Embodiment 1, when the stroke of the straight part 31 is relatively long, in order to continue to maintain a test incubator with a relatively small volume, the following settings are provided. The wind power assembly 5 includes a fan 51 and a swing driving member 52. A plurality of fans 51 are provided and are distributed vertically. The fan 51 is rotatably connected to the partition 2, specifically, a hinge structure can be used, such as a 360-degree hinge mechanism, or a rotating shaft structure, such as a 180-degree rotating shaft. The fan 51 is slidably arranged and the fan 51 makes a circular motion around the center of curvature of the turning part 32. The swing driving member 52 is connected to the fan 51 so that the fan 51 makes a reciprocating motion between the two ends of the turning part 32. Therefore, the air flow in two straight parts 31 in a circulation branch can be alternately pressurized, so that a relatively fast and stable circulating air flow can be maintained without changing the volume of the fan 51, and thus the test efficiency can be increased while maintaining the temperature control accuracy.

[0050] Refer to Figure 4 and Figure 5 , specifically, in order to achieve the foregoing functions, the following settings are provided. A transmission communication hole 7 is formed in the outer wall of the turning part 32. The transmission communication hole 7 extends in a circular shape around the center of curvature of the turning part 32 to form a virtual structure for driving the fan 51 to move by an external component. At the same time, one fan 51 cooperates with one swing driving member 52. The swing driving member 52 includes an extension block 521, a swing pulley 522, a swing belt 523 and a swing motor 524. One end of the extension block 521 is connected to the fan 51 and the other end passes through the transmission communication hole 7. Two swing pulleys 522 are provided and are respectively located at the two ends of the swing stroke of the fan 51. The swing belt 523 is sleeved between the two swing pulleys 522. One side of the swing belt 523 is fixedly connected to the extension block 521 and the other side movably passes through the extension block 521, that is, it is not fixedly connected to the extension block 521. The swing motor 524 is connected to the swing pulley 522 and the swing motor 524 drives one of the swing pulleys 522 to rotate.

[0051] Refer to Figure 4 and Figure 5, the working principle of the wind power component is as follows. The swing motor 524 rotates the swing pulley 522. During the rotation, the swing belt 523 will rotate clockwise or counterclockwise, so that the extension block 521 will move clockwise or counterclockwise. When the extension block 521 moves to the vicinity of another swing pulley 522 far away from the swing motor 524, the swing motor 524 rotates the swing pulley 522 in the reverse direction, so that the extension block 521 can slide in the reverse direction. In summary, the reciprocating swing of the fan 51 can be realized by means of belt drive. At the same time, multiple fans 51 can move non-synchronously, so that at least one fan 51 will perform air flow pressurization on each linear part 31, so that the flow velocity uniformity of the circulating air flow can be maintained, and thus the temperature control accuracy can also be improved.

[0052] The above are all the preferred embodiments of the present application, and the protection scope of the present application is not limited accordingly. Therefore, all equivalent changes made according to the structure, shape and principle of the present application should be covered within the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A solid-state drive test incubator, characterized in that: Comprising: A box body (1) is provided with a test area (11). A partition (2) is arranged in the test area (11) for forming an annular test air duct (3) in the test area (11). A temperature control component (4) is arranged in the test air duct (3) for changing the air flow temperature in the test air duct (3). A wind power component (5) is arranged in the test air duct (3) for generating a circulating air flow in the test air duct (3). A test box door (6) is arranged on one side of the box body (1). The test box door (6) is used for opening or closing the test area (11). The test air duct (3) is divided into a straight part (31) and a turning part (32). The straight part (31) is directly communicated with the test box door (6), and the straight part (31) far from the test box door (6) is for placing products. The temperature control component (4) is arranged in the straight part (31) far from the test box door (6). The air flow leaving the wind power component (5) first passes through the temperature control component (4) and then passes through the product. The two ends of the turning part (32) are respectively communicated with the two straight parts (31). The turning part (32) is for arranging the wind power component (5), and the wind power component (5) is arranged at one end of the turning part (32) far from the test box door (6). The wind power component (5) includes a fan (51) and a swing driving part (52). A plurality of fans (51) are arranged. The plurality of fans (51) are distributed along the vertical direction. The fans (51) are slidably arranged and make a circular motion around the center of curvature of the turning part (32). The swing driving part (52) is connected with the fan (51) for making the fan (51) do a reciprocating motion. A transmission communication hole (7) is arranged on the outer wall of the turning part (32). The transmission communication hole (7) extends in a circular shape around the center of curvature of the turning part (32). One fan (51) cooperates with one swing driving part (52). The swing driving part (52) includes an extension block (521), a swing pulley (522), a swing belt (523) and a swing motor (524). One end of the extension block (521) is connected with the fan (51), and the other end passes through the transmission communication hole (7). Two swing pulleys (522) are arranged. The two swing pulleys (522) are respectively located at both ends of the swing stroke of the fan (51). The swing belt (523) is sleeved between the two swing pulleys (522). One side of the swing belt (523) is fixedly connected with the extension block (521). The swing motor (524) is connected with the swing pulley (522).

2. The solid state drive testing incubator according to claim 1, characterized in that: There are two wind power components (5), and the two wind power components (5) are respectively arranged at the two turning parts (32); the partition plate (2) is provided with partition communication holes (21), and the partition communication holes (21) connect the two straight parts (31) to form a branch confluence part (22). The branch confluence part (22) does not accommodate products to enable the circulating air flow to have two circulating branches, and there is one temperature control component (4) in one circulating branch.

3. The solid-state drive test incubator according to claim 1, wherein: The box body (1) is provided with a main machine area (12), and the main machine area (12) is located on the side of the test area (11) away from the test box door (6); the straight part (31) near the main machine area (12) is for placing products, and a wire passing hole (121) is arranged between the main machine area (12) and the straight part (31).

4. The solid state drive test incubator according to claim 1, wherein: The temperature control component (4) includes a heating wire (41) and an evaporator (42), and the evaporator (42) is farther away from the wind power component (5) than the heating wire (41).

5. The solid-state drive test incubator according to claim 4, wherein: The straight part (31) away from the test box door (6) is connected and provided with a drain hole (311) and an exhaust hole (312). The drain hole (311) is used to drain condensed water, and the exhaust hole (312) is used to exhaust excess gas.

6. The solid state drive test incubator according to claim 1, wherein: One end of the turning part (32) close to the test box door (6) is provided with an air guiding plate (321), and the air guiding plate (321) is arranged in an arc extension.

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