Remote visual inspection system
US9019364B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 17, 2012 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 27, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B23/2484
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A visual inspection system [100] includes a remote end [110] that is moved through a conduit [1] with a flexible pushrod [400]. The remote end [110] having at least one carriage assembly [130] with encoders [140] indicating a distance traveled within the conduit [1]. The visual inspection device [100] has a longitudinal camera [150] to identify view down the length of the conduit [1], but also has at least one transverse camera [160] adapted to visually inspect an inside surface [3] of the conduit [1]. Also, the transverse camera [160] may be used to inspect other conduits that connect to conduit [1].
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