Patent ID: 6113262
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: G01M,G01N,G01R

Abstract:
An apparatus for testing at least one article, said apparatus comprising:a first chamber having a controllable first environment;a second chamber having a controllable second environment,one of said first and second environments being maintained at a relatively cold temperature and the other of said first and second environments being maintained at a relatively hot temperature with a relatively high humidity rate;an intermediate housing connected between said first and second chambers, said intermediate housing defining a work space and including a window which provides access to said work space, said intermediate housing including a door for closing said window; anda rotatable container disposed in said work space, said container defining a test chamber in which the at least one article is placed,said container being rotatable between a first position in which said test chamber is exposed to said first environment of said first chamber and is thermally insulated from said second environment of said second chamber, a second position in which said test chamber is exposed to said second environment of said second chamber and is thermally insulated from said first environment of said second chamber, and a third position in which said test chamber is accessible through said window in said intermediate housing and is thermally insulated from both of said first and second environments,said container being cycled between said first and second positions to allow for the development of moisture on the at least one article in said test chamber in order to determine if the moisture adversely affects the at least one article.