发明名称 |
Apparatus and method for inspecting pipelines |
摘要 |
Apparatus and method for inspecting pipeline are provided. The pipeline inspecting apparatus moving along an external circumferential surface of a pipeline to inspect the pipeline, includes: a main frame having an arc shape having an opened portion to surround the pipeline; a main movement unit that is movably installed on the main frame, wherein the main movement unit is movably installed along a length direction of the pipeline while being in contact with the external circumferential surface of the pipeline; an auxiliary frame that has an arc shape having an opened portion to surround the pipeline and is separated from the main frame to face the main frame; an auxiliary frame adjusting unit that movably connects the auxiliary frame to the main movement unit in a circumferential direction of the pipeline; and a sensor adjusting unit that is fixed to the auxiliary frame, wherein a sensor for inspecting a state of the pipeline is installed. |
申请公布号 |
US9404773(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2016.08.02 |
申请号 |
US201214131584 |
申请日期 |
2012.07.13 |
申请人 |
KEPCO ENGINEERING & CONSTRUTION COMPANY, INC. |
发明人 |
Chang Hyun Young;Kim Dong Wook;Park Heung Bae;Lee Sang Heon |
分类号 |
G01D11/30;G21C17/017;G01N21/952;F17D5/00 |
主分类号 |
G01D11/30 |
代理机构 |
Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt P.C. |
代理人 |
Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt P.C. |
主权项 |
1. A pipeline inspecting apparatus moving along an external circumferential surface of a pipeline to inspect the pipeline, comprising:
a main frame having an arc shape having an opened portion to surround the pipeline; a main movement unit that is movably installed on the main frame, wherein the main movement unit is movably installed along a length direction of the pipeline while being in contact with the external circumferential surface of the pipeline; an auxiliary frame that has an arc shape having an opened portion to surround the pipeline and is separated from the main frame to face the main frame; an auxiliary frame adjusting unit that movably connects the auxiliary frame to the main movement unit in a circumferential direction of the pipeline; and a sensor adjusting unit that is fixed to the auxiliary frame, wherein a sensor for inspecting a state of the pipeline is installed. |
地址 |
Gyeongsangbuk-do KR |