Apparatus for inspecting the interior of a pipeline
US4677472A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 21, 1985 |
| Grant date | Jun 30, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 21, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01M3/38
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for the inspection of the interior of pipelines or passageways, which apparatus includes a T.V. inspection camera and a cable connected to the camera for both supplying electricity and for pulling the assembly along the pipeline or passageway, the camera being arranged at an angle to the pipeline or passageway axis, and by actuating a drive means of the assembly the cable forms a drive member and is propelled through the assembly pushing the camera up a lateral pipeline for the inspection of same.
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