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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2003
Applicant:
Cameron J. Dasch, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Inventor:
Cameron J. Dasch, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides an ultrasonic inspection assembly having an ultrasonic transducer mounted on a stage, with a support structure below. The support structure is coupled to the stage, and the support structure has an interior space filled with a couplant media. The transducer is oriented such that it transmits ultrasonic waves through the media. A drive mechanism rotates one of the stage and the support structure relative to the other one of the stage and the support structure.