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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2001
Hans Oberdorfer, Nürnberg, DE;
Other;
Abstract
The invention relates to a device for inspecting hollow spaces such as pipes, conduits, structures or containers. The device consists of the following: a probe with a built-in camera ( ) whose objective is oriented towards a front end of a base body ( ) of said probe; a hose-type supply line to the probe for a liquid or gaseous medium, said line being connected to the back end of the base body of said probe; a supply unit for the hose-type supply line, which is situated outside of the area where the probe is being used; at least one outlet nozzle ( ) for the medium, which is located on the probe; and transmission means which are provided between the camera ( ) and an evaluating and/or reproducing unit. At least three rotating outlet nozzles for the medium are situated on the periphery of the base body ( ) between its front and back end and the jet axis of the medium is angled at 0° to 45° from the central longitudinal axis between the front and back end of the base body ( ).