Burn-in apparatus

Abstract

A burn-in apparatus wherein products can be checked during burn-in to determine whether or not a respective product will fail completely during burn-in or whether the product will operate unstably during burn-in. The burn-in apparatus includes a burn-in chamber which burns in a product placed therein. A product carry-in automatic conveyer carries products into the burn-in chamber and a product carry-out automatic conveyor carries products out of the burn-in chamber. An air conditioning unit adjusts the temperature of air inside the burn-in chamber. A product testing section, extending between the outside and the inside of the burn-in chamber, holds and provides electrical power to a product during burn in. Testing equipment is provided outside the burn-in chamber and connects to a product held by the product testing section so that the product can be tested during burn in. A burn-in storage, provided inside said burn-in chamber, receives a product and provides electrical power thereto until the product is to be tested. A product moving mechanism transports a product to be tested from the burn-in storage to the product testing section and automatically moves a product among the product carry-in automatic conveyor, the product carry-out automatic conveyor, the burn-in storage and the product testing section.