Invention Application
- Patent Title: THROUGH-TRANSMISSION ULTRASONIC TESTING APPARATUS
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Application No.: US15381021Application Date: 2016-12-15
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Publication No.: US20180172642A1Publication Date: 2018-06-21
- Inventor: Robert J. Barry , Edward A. Hohman
- Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Fort Worth
- Assignee: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
- Current Assignee: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Fort Worth
- Main IPC: G01N29/22
- IPC: G01N29/22 ; G01N29/04

Abstract:
A testing apparatus, inspection system, and method for through-transmission ultrasonic testing. The testing apparatus includes a yoke having a support member with a pair of hinge joints, each hinge joint located on an end of the support member; a pair of arms extending from the support member having a hinge end and a pivotable transducer end, each arm being coupled to the hinge joint at the hinge end and extending to the pivotable transducer end; a pair of transducer support members disposed on each of the pivotal transducer ends; and a tension member connected to the pair of arms for aligning the pair of transducer support members during testing.
Public/Granted literature
- US10352906B2 Through-transmission ultrasonic testing apparatus Public/Granted day:2019-07-16
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