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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2013
The Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc., Hiroshima, JP;
Tatsuya Kenzume, Hiroshima, JP;
Hidetaka Nishida, Hiroshima, JP;
Hideo Matsumura, Hiroshima, JP;
Daisuke Arakawa, Hiroshima, JP;
THE CHUGOKU ELECTRIC POWER CO., INC., Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
A distance measuring system includes: a reference member configured to be provided on a surface of a first pipe made of metal, the reference member serving as a reference for distance measurement; an attachment member provided on a surface of a second pipe, made of metal, connected with the first pipe through a weld; a distance sensor configured to be attached to the attachment member, to measure a distance to the reference member; and a measuring unit configured to measure the distance based on an output from the distance sensor.