CA1049592A - Surface traversing apparatus - Google Patents
Surface traversing apparatusInfo
- Publication number
- CA1049592A CA1049592A CA253,243A CA253243A CA1049592A CA 1049592 A CA1049592 A CA 1049592A CA 253243 A CA253243 A CA 253243A CA 1049592 A CA1049592 A CA 1049592A
- Authority
- CA
- Canada
- Prior art keywords
- base
- anchor
- base means
- fingers
- cylinder
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
Links
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Classifications
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F22—STEAM GENERATION
- F22B—METHODS OF STEAM GENERATION; STEAM BOILERS
- F22B37/00—Component parts or details of steam boilers
- F22B37/002—Component parts or details of steam boilers specially adapted for nuclear steam generators, e.g. maintenance, repairing or inspecting equipment not otherwise provided for
- F22B37/006—Walking equipment, e.g. walking platforms suspended at the tube sheet
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10S165/00—Heat exchange
- Y10S165/001—Heat exchange with alarm, indicator, recorder, test, or inspection means
- Y10S165/003—Remote control inspection means
Landscapes
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
- Thermal Sciences (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Manipulator (AREA)
- Monitoring And Testing Of Nuclear Reactors (AREA)
- Devices For Post-Treatments, Processing, Supply, Discharge, And Other Processes (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US05/633,064 US4018345A (en) | 1975-11-18 | 1975-11-18 | Surface traversing apparatus |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CA1049592A true CA1049592A (en) | 1979-02-27 |
Family
ID=24538143
Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA253,243A Expired CA1049592A (en) | 1975-11-18 | 1976-05-25 | Surface traversing apparatus |
Country Status (10)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| US (1) | US4018345A (enExample) |
| JP (1) | JPS5262856A (enExample) |
| BR (1) | BR7607685A (enExample) |
| CA (1) | CA1049592A (enExample) |
| CH (1) | CH615614A5 (enExample) |
| DE (1) | DE2641778A1 (enExample) |
| ES (1) | ES453356A1 (enExample) |
| IT (1) | IT1064226B (enExample) |
| NL (1) | NL7612780A (enExample) |
| SE (1) | SE411085B (enExample) |
Families Citing this family (18)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4158415A (en) * | 1978-01-09 | 1979-06-19 | Westinghouse Electric Corp. | Remote access manipulator |
| US4287655A (en) * | 1979-04-30 | 1981-09-08 | Westinghouse Electric Corp. | End effector position and identification system for steam generator servicing machine |
| FR2457741A1 (fr) * | 1979-05-31 | 1980-12-26 | Framatome Sa | Porte-outil mobile pour travail sur une plaque tubulaire |
| FR2503921A1 (fr) * | 1981-04-10 | 1982-10-15 | Commissariat Energie Atomique | Dispositif pour le positionnement d'un organe en vis-a-vis des perforations d'une plaque et procede de montage a distance d'un tel dispositif |
| FR2513927A1 (fr) * | 1981-10-05 | 1983-04-08 | Framatome Sa | Tele-manipulateur d'intervention dans une boite a eau de generateur de vapeur |
| DE3360268D1 (en) * | 1982-01-25 | 1985-07-25 | Kraftwerk Union Ag | Tube lane manipulator for the high pressure removal of sludge from heat exchangers |
| US4449599A (en) * | 1982-09-27 | 1984-05-22 | Combustion Engineering, Inc. | Finger walker for tube sheet |
| US4548785A (en) * | 1982-12-14 | 1985-10-22 | General Electric Company | Stub tube inspection device |
| US4595419A (en) * | 1982-12-27 | 1986-06-17 | Proto-Power Corporation | Ultrasonic decontamination robot |
| US4637494A (en) * | 1983-11-15 | 1987-01-20 | Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba | Apparatus for moving carriages along ladders |
| FR2570187B1 (fr) * | 1984-09-07 | 1988-01-08 | Electricite De France | Procede et dispositif de detection et de localisation des fuites dans un echangeur de chaleur a faisceau tubulaire a l'arret |
| US4770053A (en) * | 1986-10-07 | 1988-09-13 | Combustion Engineering, Inc. | Automatic indexer assembly |
| JPH0696394B2 (ja) * | 1987-06-12 | 1994-11-30 | 動力炉・核燃料開発事業団 | スイング移動式配管群自動検査装置 |
| FR2659438B1 (fr) * | 1990-03-07 | 1994-04-08 | Electricite De France | Dispositif et procede de mesure du profil de la paroi interne d'un tube par mesure capacitive. |
| US5265129A (en) * | 1992-04-08 | 1993-11-23 | R. Brooks Associates, Inc. | Support plate inspection device |
| US5305356B1 (en) * | 1992-05-14 | 1998-09-01 | Brooks Support Systems Inc | Inspection device |
| US7314343B2 (en) * | 2002-07-22 | 2008-01-01 | Westinghouse Electric Co. Llc | Miniature manipulator for servicing the interior of nuclear steam generator tubes |
| US8746089B2 (en) * | 2009-01-19 | 2014-06-10 | Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Energy, Inc. | Apparatus for automated positioning of eddy current test probe |
Family Cites Families (2)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SE309562B (enExample) * | 1965-05-14 | 1969-03-24 | S Swallert | |
| US3889820A (en) * | 1973-08-01 | 1975-06-17 | Combustion Eng | Method and apparatus for suspendedly supporting a platform |
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1975
- 1975-11-18 US US05/633,064 patent/US4018345A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1976
- 1976-05-25 CA CA253,243A patent/CA1049592A/en not_active Expired
- 1976-09-17 DE DE19762641778 patent/DE2641778A1/de not_active Withdrawn
- 1976-09-24 CH CH1213876A patent/CH615614A5/de not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1976-11-12 IT IT29288/76A patent/IT1064226B/it active
- 1976-11-15 SE SE7612754A patent/SE411085B/xx unknown
- 1976-11-16 ES ES453356A patent/ES453356A1/es not_active Expired
- 1976-11-17 JP JP51137418A patent/JPS5262856A/ja active Granted
- 1976-11-17 NL NL7612780A patent/NL7612780A/xx not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1976-11-17 BR BR7607685A patent/BR7607685A/pt unknown
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| DE2641778A1 (de) | 1977-06-02 |
| SE411085B (sv) | 1979-11-26 |
| ES453356A1 (es) | 1977-12-01 |
| BR7607685A (pt) | 1977-10-04 |
| JPS5424786B2 (enExample) | 1979-08-23 |
| IT1064226B (it) | 1985-02-18 |
| JPS5262856A (en) | 1977-05-24 |
| NL7612780A (nl) | 1977-05-23 |
| CH615614A5 (enExample) | 1980-02-15 |
| SE7612754L (sv) | 1977-05-19 |
| US4018345A (en) | 1977-04-19 |
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