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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2005
Mitsuaki Shimamura, Yokohama, JP;
Takeshi Maehara, Yokohama, JP;
Ikuko Kameyama, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroyuki Adachi, Yokohama, JP;
Yasuhiro Yuguchi, Yokohama, JP;
Toru Taguchi, Yokohama, JP;
Mitsuaki Shimamura, Yokohama, JP;
Takeshi Maehara, Yokohama, JP;
Ikuko Kameyama, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroyuki Adachi, 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; a folding/unfolding mechanism for conveying the working equipment to the working position in a folded state; a conveyance mechanism (such as a horizontal thruster) for conveying the working equipment and the folding/unfolding mechanism to the working position; a pressing mechanism (such as a ballast tank) for pressing the working equipment against the lower surface of the structure; and a traveling mechanism including a wheel for traveling along the lower surface of the structure and positioning the apparatus.