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Title:
蒸気発生チューブを遠隔検査する装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP4357298
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A remote inspection device (1) for the inspection of the tubesheet in-bundle region of a steam generator. The device includes a rail system (9) that is easily and quickly mounted to the end of tube at an in-bundle region of a steam generator, a carriage (10) movable on the rail system (9) for feeding at flexible, tape-like wand (3) into the tube, and a probe (11) mounted on an end of the flexible, tape-like wand (3) for performing the inspection operation. The flexible, tape-like wand (3), which is composed of a flexible metal alloy, has a non-circular center section forming a channel (12) for receiving cabling for the probe (11) and opposed flat, wings (22) on either side of the non-circular center section. Each wing (22) has a row of feed holes (20) positioned remote from the center section that provide engagement with a feed wheel (21) of the carriage.

Inventors:
Louis Randall Kay.
Harris William Jay.
Stink Catherine Jay.
Application Number:
JP2003560552A
Publication Date:
November 04, 2009
Filing Date:
January 14, 2003
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
R. Brooks Associates, Inc.
International Classes:
B65G67/24; G01N29/26; F22B37/00; G02B23/24; F22B37/02; G01M99/00; G01N21/84; G01N21/954; G01N27/90; G21C17/003
Domestic Patent References:
JP2001147287A
JP2000346976A
JP55007876U
JP59156088U
JP6338211A
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hatsushi Shimizu
Koichi Niimi