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Patent No.:

US 9511831 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016

Filed:

Sep. 13, 2012

Underwater mobile inspection apparatus and underwater inspection equipment

Applicants:

Akira Kimura, Kobe, JP;

Noriyuki Okaya, Kobe, JP;

Kazuya Sumino, Osaka, JP;

Minehiko Mukaida, Kobe, JP;

Hiroaki Kagaya, Kobe, JP;

Masanori Hamamatsu, Kobe, JP;

Akiyoshi Saiki, Kobe, JP;

Tetsuya Kubota, Kobe, JP;

Masayuki Enomoto, Kobe, JP;

Inventors:

Akira Kimura, Kobe, JP;

Noriyuki Okaya, Kobe, JP;

Kazuya Sumino, Osaka, JP;

Minehiko Mukaida, Kobe, JP;

Hiroaki Kagaya, Kobe, JP;

Masanori Hamamatsu, Kobe, JP;

Akiyoshi Saiki, Kobe, JP;

Tetsuya Kubota, Kobe, JP;

Masayuki Enomoto, Kobe, JP;

Assignee:

KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Kobe-Shi, JP;

Attorney:

Oliff PLC

Primary Examiner:

Edwin Swinehart

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63G 8/00 (2006.01); B63C 11/52 (2006.01); G05D 1/06 (2006.01); B63C 11/48 (2006.01); B63B 59/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63G 8/001 (2013.01); B63C 11/48 (2013.01); B63C 11/52 (2013.01); G05D 1/0692 (2013.01); B63B 59/00 (2013.01); B63G 2008/004 (2013.01); B63G 2008/005 (2013.01);
Abstract

An underwater mobile inspection apparatus is capable of inspecting a subsea pipeline (inspection object) while cruising. The underwater mobile inspection apparatus includes: a cruising body configured to submerge under water and cruise along the inspection object in such a manner as not to come into contact with the subsea pipeline; a first movable arm provided on the cruising body; an inspection tool unit for use in inspecting the subsea pipeline, the inspection tool unit being provided on the first movable arm; and a controller configured to, when the cruising body cruises along the subsea pipeline in such a manner as not to come into contact with the subsea pipeline, operate the first movable arm to move the inspection tool unit, such that a positional relationship of the inspection tool unit with the subsea pipeline becomes a predetermined target positional relationship.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Kimura, Akira. (2016). Underwater mobile inspection apparatus and underwater inspection equipment (U.S. Patent No. 9511831). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9511831

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