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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Orbital Atk, Inc., Dulles, VA (US);
Clint D. Thomson, Smithfield, UT (US);
Jeremy D. Palmer, Farmington, UT (US);
Robert N. Andersen, Ogden, UT (US);
Kenneth B. Riding, Perry, UT (US);
Orbital ATK, Inc., Plymouth, MN (US);
Abstract
An inspection fixture is provided that includes a fixture, a lens, an ultrasonic phase array, a mirror and a liquid supply connector. The fixture body includes an inner chamber and an opening to the inner chamber. The lens defines a portion of the inner chamber. The ultrasonic phase array generates ultrasonic signals and is positioned to send the ultrasonic signals through the lens. The mirror is received within the inner chamber and is positioned at 45° in relation to the lens to reflect the ultrasonic signals from the lens out an opening to an inspection area of a body to be inspected and to reflect returned ultrasonic signals from the inspection area to the lens. The liquid supply connector is in fluid communication with the inner chamber.