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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2018
Applicant:
Olympus America Inc., Center Valley, PA (US);
Inventors:
Benjamin Spay, Quebec, CA;
Sylvain Sauvageau, Levis, CA;
Assignee:
Olympus America Inc., Center Valley, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/265 (2006.01); G01N 29/04 (2006.01); G01N 29/26 (2006.01); G01N 29/22 (2006.01); G01N 29/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/2493 (2013.01); G01N 29/041 (2013.01); G01N 29/043 (2013.01); G01N 29/221 (2013.01); G01N 29/262 (2013.01); G01N 29/265 (2013.01); G01N 2291/044 (2013.01); G01N 2291/106 (2013.01); G01N 2291/2626 (2013.01); G01N 2291/2634 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ultrasound scanner assembly for inspection of pipes and pipe elbows comprises a frame and a wedge. Four wheels are attached to the frame, there being a front wheel pair and a rear wheel pair. In order to maintain stable positioning of the probe assembly while scanning, the wheels are magnetic, thereby establishing a magnetic stabilizing force between the wheels and the pipe or pipe elbow. The magnetic stabilizing force is larger for pipes of small diameter than for pipes of large diameter.