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Title: Piping inspection instrument carriage

Patent Application ·
OSTI ID:10168696

This invention, an instrument carriage for inspection of piping, comprises front and rear leg assemblies for engaging the interior of the piping and supporting and centering the carriage therein, an instrumentation arm carried by a shaft system running from front to rear leg assemblies. The shaft system has a screw shaft for moving the arm axially and a spline gear for moving the arm azimuthally. The arm has a pair of air cylinders that raise and lower a plate in the radial direction. On the plate are probes including, an eddy current probe and an ultrasonic testing probe. The ultrasonic testing probe is capable of spinning 360{degrees} about its axis.

Research Organization:
Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC09-89SR18035
Assignee:
Dept. of Energy
Patent Number(s):
PATENTS-US-A7730425
Application Number:
ON: DE93015726; PAN: 7-730,425
OSTI ID:
10168696
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1991
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English