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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 1986
Filed:
Jul. 31, 1985
Georg Gebald, Kirchehrenbach, DE;
Heinz Rohrich, Nuremberg, DE;
Clemens Dippold, Bamberg, DE;
Siegfried Forner, Erlangen, DE;
Kraftwerk Union Aktiengesellschaft, Mulheim, DE;
Abstract
A manipulator head for the remote-controlled positioning and operation of a grinding device within a pipe, which includes two support flanges having clamping devices and guide elements for extending the manipulator head; a frame rotatably mounted in the support flanges; a grinding device, fastened to the frame, with a drive and bearing member for a grinding tool, a drive device for axially adjusting the grinding device, and a feed device for radially fine-feeding the grinding tool, a motor for rotating the frame relative to the support flanges; feed line connections of the drive devices disposed on only one of the support flanges; the frame formed of two bearing flanges clamped together by spacer sleeves and clamping bolts; a base carriage guided on the spacer sleeves to travel axially to the manipulator head; a support carriage mounted on the base carriage and carring the drive motor for the grinding tool; a base plate secured, in parallel with the support flange, to the support carriage; the grinding tool comprised of a driven abrasive belt; and a retaining clip secured to the base plate.