Patent ID: 7363831
Filing Date: 2008-04-29
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
1. An airborne contaminants testing system for testing the operation of electronic systems in response to an accumulation of airborne contaminants within the electronic systems, comprising: an environmental chamber for containing a plurality of electronic systems, the electronic systems comprising air intake mechanisms, the air intake mechanisms susceptible to receiving the airborne contaminants and excessively heat in response to accumulated settled amounts of the airborne contaminants within the air intake mechanisms; a platform for supporting the plurality of electronic systems and receiving the settled amounts of the airborne contaminants; an airborne contaminants delivery system for delivering airborne contaminants within said environmental chamber for directing the airborne contaminants in the direction of the platform and the plurality of electronic systems; means for controlling the uniformity of the airborne contaminants delivered to the electronic systems; and a chamber environment monitoring and control mechanism for monitoring and controlling the environment of said environmental chamber, and wherein said airborne contaminants delivery system comprises a air pressure and flow delivery system for agitating a predetermined type of contaminants to become airborne and creating a flow of airborne contaminants, said agitating arising from the operation of an air hose moving in a whipping motion.