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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2005
Mitsuaki Shimamura, Yokohama, JP;
Motohiko Kimura, Yokohama, JP;
Tomoyuki Ito, Yokohama, JP;
Yasuhiro Yuguchi, Yokohama, JP;
Toru Taguchi, Yokohama, JP;
Mitsuaki Shimamura, Yokohama, JP;
Motohiko Kimura, Yokohama, JP;
Tomoyuki Ito, Yokohama, JP;
Yasuhiro Yuguchi, Yokohama, JP;
Toru Taguchi, Yokohama, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A working apparatus has: a working equipment for doing works on a structure; an operation mechanism adapted to actively move the working equipment relative to the structure; and an adhering/traveling module coupled to the operation mechanism and adapted to adhere to the structure so as to have the weight of the working apparatus borne by the structure and travel/move on the structure for positioning. With this arrangement, the working apparatus can perform accurate positioning operations in a narrow environment and complex scanning operations by means of various pieces of the working equipment such as inspection sensors, and can secure a large working area within a short period of time and reduce the overall working hours.