Borescope apparatus
US5048956A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 13, 1989 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B23/26
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A borescope apparatus comprises an insertion section having a bending portion and a flexible portion, a bending mechanism for bending the bending portion under the pressure of supplied fluid, a pressurized fluid supplying unit for supplying the fluid to the jet port and the bending mechanism and a flow control unit for controlling the fluid supplied to jet ports which are provided in the distal end of either the bending portion or flexible portion and the bending mechanism.
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