Support plate inspection device
CA 2133822 C · Owner: Brooks, Raymond J. · Inventors: Brooks, Raymond J.; Mcentee, Paul E.; Gay, John M.
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A device for inspecting the support plates (26) and tube sheet of a nuclear steam generator. The device comprises a boom (14, 16) for extending into an access port of a steam generator and into a lane separating two rows of members the boom being uprightable within the lane (21); and a video camera (30) attached to the boom for inspecting the tube members and support plates within the lane when the boom is uprighted. In a preferred embodiment the video camera comprises a charge coupled device affixed to a remotely controlled pan and tilt mechanism.
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- Filed April 5, 1993 and granted June 19, 2001. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 5, 2013.
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