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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2004
Applicants:
Hans-jürgen Achtzehn, Adelsdorf, DE;
Robert Staudigel, Höchststadt, DE;
Inventors:
Hans-Jürgen Achtzehn, Adelsdorf, DE;
Robert Staudigel, Höchststadt, DE;
Assignee:
IntelligeNDT Systems & Services GmbH & Co. KG, Erlangen, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G21C 17/013 (2006.01); G01M 19/00 (2006.01); G01B 17/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device for inspecting submersed plant parts is particularly suited for ultrasonic inspection of screws in the core baffle of a nuclear reactor pressure vessel. The device includes a remote-controlled underwater vehicle that is provided at its end face with a carrier that can be pivoted about a pivot axis oriented parallel to the longitudinal central axis of the underwater vehicle, and is provided with a holding device for an inspection head that is arranged on the carrier spaced apart from the pivot axis.