Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Ultrasonic inspection device for small bore pipes
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Application No.: US15033065Application Date: 2014-08-19
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Publication No.: US10036732B2Publication Date: 2018-07-31
- Inventor: Byoung Sik Yoon , Yong Sik Kim , Jeong Seok Lee , Tae Hun Lee
- Applicant: KOREA HYDRO & NUCLEAR POWER CO., LTD
- Applicant Address: KR Gyeongju-si
- Assignee: Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Gyeongju-si
- Agency: Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
- Priority: KR10-2013-0130020 20131030
- International Application: PCT/KR2014/007644 WO 20140819
- International Announcement: WO2015/064901 WO 20150507
- Main IPC: G01N29/04
- IPC: G01N29/04 ; G01N29/265 ; G01N29/22

Abstract:
The present invention relates to an ultrasonic inspection device for small bore pipes comprising: a first arc-shaped frame part and a second arc-shaped frame part which surround the circumference of a pipe when combined with the pipe, and which have one side thereof rotationally connected to each other by means of a rotary connecting pin; an adjustment part that connects the other side of the first arc-shaped frame part and the other side of the second arc-shaped frame part to each other and is capable of adjusting the diameter of the bore formed by the first arc-shaped frame part and the second arc-shaped frame part according to the diameter of the pipe; a probe fixing part for fixing a probe to the first arc-shaped frame part such that the probe comes into contact with the surface of the pipe; an encoder part which is provided to the second arc-shaped frame part and maintains an encoder at a predetermined distance from the pipe; and a plurality of roller parts which are provided to the first arc-shaped frame part and the second arc-shaped frame part and rotate around the circumference of the pipe contacting the pipe in a state where the first arc-shaped frame part and the second arc-shaped frame part are connected to each other. The present invention includes two arc-shaped frame parts which surround the circumference of a pipe and is able to adjust the diameter of the bore of a ring-shaped frame part obtained according to connection of the two arc-shaped frame parts, and thus is applicable irrespective of the diameter of the pipe within a predetermined range, thereby improving work convenience and reducing costs.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160252482A1 ULTRASONIC INSPECTION DEVICE FOR SMALL BORE PIPES Public/Granted day:2016-09-01
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