Pipe scanner mechanism
US4387598A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 15, 1981 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N29/265
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device for the total circumferential scanning of pipes and pipe joints is provided comprising a housing accommodating a tooth drive roller, drive means connected to said toothed drive roller, toothed idler rollers, a plurality of smooth idler rollers, scanning means for detecting faults and imperfections in pipes and pipe joints, and a flexible belt toothed on one surface thereof having a length greater than the circumference of the pipe to be scanned and having ends adapted to be securely joined together, said belt being adapted to be routed circumferentially around said pipe and through said housing by contacting each of said rollers whereby said belt is automatically aligned around said pipe so that said device circumferentially traverses the pipe in a plane perpendicular to the pipe axis.
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