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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2010
Jeffry James Garvey, Seattle, WA (US);
Patrick L. Anderson, Sammamish, WA (US);
Barry A. Fetzer, Renton, WA (US);
Jeffry James Garvey, Seattle, WA (US);
Patrick L. Anderson, Sammamish, WA (US);
Barry A. Fetzer, Renton, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An ultrasonic inspection apparatus operable within a channel associated with a structure is described. The apparatus includes at least one transducer and a holder. The holder includes a material having a flexibility and tensile strength such that a spring force is provided for maintaining a position of said holder within the channel of the structure. The holder includes a plurality of transducer indexing nodes therein for mounting of the transducers, and each node provides a single point of contact between the holder and the transducer. The transducer indexing nodes are fabricated having a material flexibility and tensile strength with respect to a remainder of the holder for positioning of the transducers along surface variances that define the channel.