Pii Limited

Christopher Envy

Paul Arthur Mundell

Michael Gibson

Peter Houldey

Paul Mundell

An in-line pipe inspection tool has one or more inspection platforms () which are connected to an elongate wheeled trolley by link arms (to). The trolley unit () has drive means for driving the point of connection of the first link arm () to the trolley () relative to the point of connection of the second link arm () to the trolley (), thereby to move the inspection platforms () in a direction perpendicular to the direction of elongation of the trolley (). Thus the inspection platforms () are movable which is relative to the trolley () to permit the tool to be adapted to pipelines of different diameters. Moreover, the platforms () preferably have permanent magnets which contain a rotatable magnet. The rotatable magnet permits the net magnetic field generated by the platform to be varied.

In-line pipe inspection tool

An in-line pipe inspection tool has a sensor carrier carrying a plurality of sensor for monitoring the pipe. In order to permit the sensor carrier and hence the sensors, to conform to changes in the diameter of the pipe being inspected, the sensor carrier is a part cylindrical body which is resiliently flexible. However, to stop one part of the sensor carrier twisting torsionally relative to another part, a bracing unit is fixed to one part the sensor carrier and engages another part of the sensor carrier to resist said torsional twisting.

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