Tube non-destructive testing probe drive elevator and contamination containment system
US6606920B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 3, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 3, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF22B37/486
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An improved tube inspection probe delivery system that supports a probe pusher that drives a cable connected to the probe through a flexible conduit into a tube for inspection. The probe pusher is mounted on an elevator that advances the probe pusher toward or retracts the probe pusher from the general direction of the tube as the probe is moved from tube to tube for inspection of a plurality of tubes, to maintain a substantially constant slack in the flexible conduit. The probe drive system includes a containment to control contamination that may be emitted from the tube during the inspection process.
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