Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Ultrasonic bar and tube end testing with linear axis robot
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Application No.: US15468212Application Date: 2017-03-24
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Publication No.: US10684261B2Publication Date: 2020-06-16
- Inventor: Stephan Falter , Alexander Felix Fiseni , Stephan Schmitz , Daniel Koers , Matthias Erhard Schwabe
- Applicant: General Electric Company
- Applicant Address: US NY Schenectady
- Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee: General Electric Company
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Schenectady
- Agency: Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
- Main IPC: G01N29/22
- IPC: G01N29/22 ; G01N29/265 ; G01N29/26 ; G01N29/27 ; G01N29/24 ; G01N29/28 ; G01N29/44

Abstract:
An inspection system for performing an inspection of an end region of a part is provided. The inspection system includes a robotic assembly positioned along a side of the part. The inspection system includes an ultrasonic probe coupled to the robotic assembly and positioned in proximity to the end region of the part. The ultrasonic probe is moved by the robotic assembly along a path to inspect the end region of the part. During the inspection, the ultrasonic probe transmits a signal towards the end region of the part and receives a reflected signal from the end region of the part. The inspection system provides, as a single system, for inspection of both a body of the part and the end region of the part.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170284973A1 ULTRASONIC BAR AND TUBE END TESTING WITH LINEAR AXIS ROBOT Public/Granted day:2017-10-05
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