Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus and method for nondestructive inspection of parts
- Patent Title (中): 零件无损检测装置及方法
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Application No.: US11925193Application Date: 2007-10-26
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Publication No.: US07644618B2Publication Date: 2010-01-12
- Inventor: Barry A. Fetzer , William O. Walters , Hien T. Bui
- Applicant: Barry A. Fetzer , William O. Walters , Hien T. Bui
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: Armstrong Teasdale LLP
- Main IPC: G01N29/26
- IPC: G01N29/26

Abstract:
A method of inspecting a radius area of composite parts with an ultrasonic inspection system, the system includes at least one ultrasonic probe, an upper sliding surface, a lower sliding surface, an adjustable guide rail, and an adjustable encoder wheel rotatably coupled to a rotary encoder, is provided. The method includes generating a high frequency sound wave using the probe including a radius of curvature extending from a center point, the sound wave travels partially through the part, adjusting the guide rail to align the center point of the probe with a center axis of a part corner portion, sliding the part through the inspection system to inspect the corner portion using the sound wave by rotating the wheel and rotary encoder such that the arcuate distance of the part is recorded, adjusting the wheel to avoid any apertures defined within the part, and processing the sound wave information.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090107244A1 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR NONDESTRUCTIVE INSPECTION OF PARTS Public/Granted day:2009-04-30
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