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System and method for inspecting fasteners

US10126269B2 · kind B2 · utility

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5References

20Claims

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Assignee

General Electric Company · US

Inventors

Manuel Kenneth Bueno · Syracuse, US
Willis James Perry · Lewistown, US
Robert Charles Shaffer · Lewistown, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 4, 2015
Grant date	Nov 13, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 11, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N2291/2691
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A fastener probe assembly includes a disc configured to rotate about a first axis of a fastener, an ultrasound probe coupled to the disc, and an encoder configured to determine an orientation of the ultrasound probe relative to the first axis of the fastener during an inspection of the fastener. The ultrasound probe is configured to interface with an axial end of the fastener, to emit ultrasound signals into the axial end of the fastener, and to receive ultrasound signals from the fastener.

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