Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Scanner magnetic wheel system for close traction on pipes and pipe elbows
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Application No.: US16169050Application Date: 2018-10-24
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Publication No.: US10883970B2Publication Date: 2021-01-05
- Inventor: Benjamin Spay , Sylvain Sauvageau
- Applicant: OLYMPUS AMERICA INC.
- Applicant Address: US PA Center Valley
- Assignee: OLYMPUS AMERICA INC.
- Current Assignee: OLYMPUS AMERICA INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US PA Center Valley
- Agency: Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
- Main IPC: G01N29/265
- IPC: G01N29/265 ; G01N29/04 ; G01N29/26 ; G01N29/22 ; G01N29/24

Abstract:
An ultrasound scanner assembly for inspection of pipes and pipe elbows comprises a frame and a wedge. Four wheels are attached to the frame, there being a front wheel pair and a rear wheel pair. In order to maintain stable positioning of the probe assembly while scanning, the wheels are magnetic, thereby establishing a magnetic stabilizing force between the wheels and the pipe or pipe elbow. The magnetic stabilizing force is larger for pipes of small diameter than for pipes of large diameter.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190128854A1 SCANNER MAGNETIC WHEEL SYSTEM FOR CLOSE TRACTION ON PIPES AND PIPE ELBOWS Public/Granted day:2019-05-02
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