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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2018
Nippon Steel Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshito Isei, Tokyo, JP;
Tomoya Kato, Tokyo, JP;
NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a surface following nozzle, an observation device for a moving object surface, and an observation method for the moving object surface that can remove water in the vicinity of the nozzle while following changes in the shape and changes in the distance of a moving object. A surface following nozzle includes a nozzle that injects gas from a tip end thereof, a separating part that closes a base end of the nozzle, and an extending and contracting part that is provided at a rear side of the nozzle via the separating part, and extends and contracts along an axial direction of the nozzle. The extending and contracting part includes an elastic body that applies a forward force with respect to the nozzle.