公开(公告)号：US20120318187A1

公开(公告)日：2012-12-20

申请号：US13453237

申请日：2012-04-23

申请人： Jeff Condit ,  Nicholas Hartman ,  Dylan Mora ,  Brad Lafferty ,  Kyle Knight ,  Jamie Hogan ,  Cyril Poissonnet ,  Steve Everett

发明人： Jeff Condit ,  Nicholas Hartman ,  Dylan Mora ,  Brad Lafferty ,  Kyle Knight ,  Jamie Hogan ,  Cyril Poissonnet ,  Steve Everett

IPC分类号： B63G8/00

CPC分类号： G21C17/013

摘要： An improved inspection apparatus includes a control apparatus, a tractor apparatus comprising a tractor and a drive mechanism connected together, the drive mechanism being connected with the control apparatus, a tether apparatus disposed on the tractor and being movable between a deployed position and a retracted position, and a buoy apparatus. The buoy apparatus is connected with the tether apparatus and includes a buoy and a camera apparatus, the buoy in a condition submerged in a fluid applying a buoyant force to the camera apparatus whereby in the deployed position of the tether apparatus the buoy apparatus is in an elevated position situated relatively higher in a vertical direction than in the retracted position of the tether apparatus wherein the buoy apparatus is in another position situated relatively lower in the vertical direction, the camera apparatus being structured to provide a visual output signal to the control apparatus.

摘要翻译： 一种改进的检查装置包括控制装置，牵引装置，包括拖拉机和连接在一起的驱动机构，驱动机构与控制装置连接，设置在拖拉机上并可在展开位置和缩回位置之间移动的系绳装置 和浮标装置。 浮标装置与系链装置连接并且包括浮标和相机装置，该浮标处于浸没在流体中的状态下，向相机装置施加浮力，由此在系链装置的展开位置中，浮标装置处于 升降位置在垂直方向上比在系链装置的缩回位置处相对较高，其中浮标装置处于位于垂直方向相对较低的另一位置，照相机装置被构造成向控制装置提供视觉输出信号。

公开(公告)号：US08757084B2

公开(公告)日：2014-06-24

申请号：US13453237

申请日：2012-04-23

申请人： Jeff Condit ,  Nicholas Hartman ,  Dylan Mora ,  Brad Lafferty ,  Kyle Knight ,  Jamie Hogan ,  Cyril Poissonnet ,  Steve Everett

发明人： Jeff Condit ,  Nicholas Hartman ,  Dylan Mora ,  Brad Lafferty ,  Kyle Knight ,  Jamie Hogan ,  Cyril Poissonnet ,  Steve Everett

IPC分类号： B63G8/00

CPC分类号： G21C17/013

摘要： An improved inspection apparatus includes a control apparatus, a tractor apparatus comprising a tractor and a drive mechanism connected together, the drive mechanism being connected with the control apparatus, a tether apparatus disposed on the tractor and being movable between a deployed position and a retracted position, and a buoy apparatus. The buoy apparatus is connected with the tether apparatus and includes a buoy and a camera apparatus, the buoy in a condition submerged in a fluid applying a buoyant force to the camera apparatus whereby in the deployed position of the tether apparatus the buoy apparatus is in an elevated position situated relatively higher in a vertical direction than in the retracted position of the tether apparatus wherein the buoy apparatus is in another position situated relatively lower in the vertical direction, the camera apparatus being structured to provide a visual output signal to the control apparatus.

摘要翻译： 一种改进的检查装置包括控制装置，牵引装置，包括拖拉机和连接在一起的驱动机构，驱动机构与控制装置连接，设置在拖拉机上并可在展开位置和缩回位置之间移动的系绳装置 和浮标装置。 浮标装置与系链装置连接并且包括浮标和相机装置，该浮标处于浸没在流体中的状态下，向相机装置施加浮力，由此在系链装置的展开位置中，浮标装置处于 升降位置在垂直方向上比在系链装置的缩回位置处相对较高，其中浮标装置处于位于垂直方向相对较低的另一位置，照相机装置被构造成向控制装置提供视觉输出信号。