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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2012
Applicant:
Michael Wuestenbecker, Lutjensee, DE;
Inventor:
Michael Wuestenbecker, Lutjensee, DE;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 1/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Embodiments of an apparatus, and an inspection system incorporating the apparatus, prevent exposure to radiation during inspection of tubes (e.g., boiler tubes). The embodiments can comprise a housing and a pair of translating baffles that engage the outside of the housing. In one embodiment, the housing moves relative to the translating baffles during rotation of the housing to change the orientation of the housing relative to the boiler tubes. The housing and the translating baffles maintain engagement to prevent radiation from leaking out of the housing and into the surrounding environment.