公开(公告)号：US08301401B2

公开(公告)日：2012-10-30

申请号：US12873082

申请日：2010-08-31

申请人： Donald W. Morrison, Jr. ,  Daniel T. MacLauchlan ,  William C. Rutherford ,  Todd E. Mitton

发明人： Donald W. Morrison, Jr. ,  Daniel T. MacLauchlan ,  William C. Rutherford ,  Todd E. Mitton

IPC分类号： G01B17/00

CPC分类号： G01N29/265 ,  G01N29/262 ,  G01N29/28 ,  G01N2291/2634

摘要： An ultrasonic probe encircles the perimeter of a target component to be ultrasonically tested and has a base and a pair of jaws pivotally mounted to the base at opposite ends of an arcuate inner surface of the base to encircle a target component with arcuate inner surfaces of the jaws as well. The inner surfaces form a coupling fluid chamber with an outer surface of the target component. Front and rear sets of seals connected to and extending along front and rear portions of the arcuate inner surfaces seal the chamber so that it can retain a coupling fluid such as water. An arcuate set of ultrasonic transducers is connected along at least one but preferably all of the arcuate inner surfaces for transmitting ultrasonic signals to the coupling fluid chamber and into the target component.

摘要翻译： 超声波探头环绕目标部件的周边进行超声波测试，并具有基座和一对夹爪，该基座和一对夹爪可枢转地安装在基座的弧形内表面的相对端处，以围绕目标部件，其中弧形内表面 颚也是。 内表面形成具有目标部件的外表面的耦合流体室。 连接到弓形内表面的前部和后部并且沿弓形内表面的前部和后部延伸的前部和后部密封件密封室，使得其可以保持诸如水的耦合流体。 一组超声波换能器沿着至少一个但优选全部的弓形内表面连接，用于将超声信号传输到耦合流体室并进入目标部件。