Piping inspection carriage having axially displaceable sensor
Abstract
A pipe inspection instrument carriage is described for use with a pipe crawler for performing internal inspections of piping surfaces. The carriage has a front leg assembly, a rear leg assembly and a central support connecting the two assemblies and for mounting an instrument arm having inspection instruments. The instrument arm has a Y-arm mounted distally thereon for axially aligning the inspection instrumentation and a mounting block, a linear actuator and axial movement arm for extending the inspection instruments radially outward to operably position the inspection instruments on the piping interior. Also, the carriage has a rotation motor and gear assembly for rotating the central support and the front leg assembly with respect to the rear leg assembly so that the inspection instruments azimuthally scan the piping interior. The instrument carriage allows performance of all piping inspection operations with a minimum of moving parts, thus decreasing the likelihood of performance failure. 4 figures.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6648357
- Patent Number(s):
- 5370006
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 8-123248
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC09-89SR18035
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 20 Sep 1993
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING; MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT; DESIGN; PIPELINES; INSPECTION; MAINTENANCE FACILITIES; OPERATION; EQUIPMENT; 420205* - Engineering- Transport & Storage Facilities- (1980-)
Citation Formats
Zollinger, W T, and Treanor, R C. Piping inspection carriage having axially displaceable sensor. United States: N. p., 1994.
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@article{osti_6648357,
title = {Piping inspection carriage having axially displaceable sensor},
author = {Zollinger, W T and Treanor, R C},
abstractNote = {A pipe inspection instrument carriage is described for use with a pipe crawler for performing internal inspections of piping surfaces. The carriage has a front leg assembly, a rear leg assembly and a central support connecting the two assemblies and for mounting an instrument arm having inspection instruments. The instrument arm has a Y-arm mounted distally thereon for axially aligning the inspection instrumentation and a mounting block, a linear actuator and axial movement arm for extending the inspection instruments radially outward to operably position the inspection instruments on the piping interior. Also, the carriage has a rotation motor and gear assembly for rotating the central support and the front leg assembly with respect to the rear leg assembly so that the inspection instruments azimuthally scan the piping interior. The instrument carriage allows performance of all piping inspection operations with a minimum of moving parts, thus decreasing the likelihood of performance failure. 4 figures.},
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year = {Tue Dec 06 00:00:00 EST 1994},
month = {Tue Dec 06 00:00:00 EST 1994}
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