Title:
【発明の名称】面上移動装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPH11513463
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
A vehicle for traversing a surface, for example for carrying out an inspection, survey or maintenance operation upon that surface, includes two or more bodies interconnected by structure for moving the bodies towards and away from each other, each of the bodies being supported upon a multiplicity of resilient bristles extending from it. By relative movement of the bodies, the vehicle is able to traverse the surface, which may be flat or curved, for example the internal or external surface of a tubular conduit such as a tunnel, shaft or pipe.
Inventors:
Appleton, Ernest
Stouchberry, Nail William
Stouchberry, Nail William
Application Number:
JP51247897A
Publication Date:
November 16, 1999
Filing Date:
September 19, 1996
Export Citation:
Assignee:
University of Durham
International Classes:
F16L55/24; F16L55/32; F16L55/34; B08B9/02; F16L55/40; (IPC1-7): F16L55/32; B08B9/02; F16L55/24
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Ryoichi Yamamoto (2 outside)