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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2014
Applicant:
Olympus Corporation, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/95 (2006.01); G02B 23/24 (2006.01); G01N 21/954 (2006.01); F01D 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/95 (2013.01); F01D 5/005 (2013.01); G01N 21/954 (2013.01); G02B 23/2476 (2013.01); F05D 2230/72 (2013.01); F05D 2270/8041 (2013.01);
Abstract
A blade inspection apparatus inspects a plurality of blades periodically disposed on a periphery of a rotating shaft of a rotor of an engine and rotated on the rotating shaft. The blade inspection apparatus has a borescope having an insertion portion in which an observation optical system is provided, fixtures attached to one of a plurality of external access ports provided on the engine and fixing the borescope, and dedicated for each of the external access ports, and an identification information output portion for outputting identification information for identifying the external access port to which the fixtures are attached.