Wear sole for ultrasonic inspection and method of manufacture

US11280763B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Alexander Felix Fiseni · Munich, DE
• Christof Breidenbach · Hürth, DE
• Frank Kahmann · Hürth, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 12, 2019
• Grant date: Mar 22, 2022
• Expiry date: Apr 27, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01N2291/2696
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A method for forming a wear sole includes forming a plurality of layers from a frame material, adjacent layers bonded to one another to define a frame. The frame can include a proximal surface configured to secure the frame to a probe holder, a distal surface configured to contact a portion of a target, a body extending between proximal and distal surfaces, an aperture extending through proximal and distal surfaces and the body, and a channel extending from the proximal surface to a chamber in fluid communication with the distal surface. The method can optionally include placing a membrane within the aperture. The membrane can be coupled to the body by a seal, inhibiting passage of a fluid through the proximal surface via the aperture. The chamber can extend within the body between a distal surface of the membrane and the distal surface of the frame.