Inspection method and apparatus for tanks and the like

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H04N 7/18 (2006.01) B25J 9/06 (2006.01) B25J 19/02 (2006.01) B61D 49/00 (2006.01) B65D 90/48 (2006.01) G02B 23/24 (2006.01)

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CA 2223218

A method and apparatus for remotely visually inspecting the interior of an elongated tank. The apparatus includes an articulated arm which extends into the tank through an access opening and is adapted to pivot at successive joints by operation of associated servomotors to enable it to follow a path along the axis of the tank. A TV camera is carried on the lead end of the arm and scans the interior of the tank through 360° rotation about the tank axis. The arm carries the camera to the zones where the tank end walls are joined to the sidewall for viewing the zones from advantageous lines of view.

Méthode et appareil de télé-inspection visuelle d'un réservoir allongé. L'appareil comprend un bras articulé qui pénètre dans le réservoir par une ouverture et qui est adapté pour pivoter en fonction de divers points d'articulation grâce à l'utilisation de servomoteurs connexes pour permettre au bras de suivre un trajet dans l'axe du réservoir. Une caméra de télévision est placée à l'avant du bras et balaie l'intérieur du réservoir dans un axe de rotation de 360 degrés autour de l'axe du réservoir. Le bras amène la caméra dans les zones où les parois d'extrémité sont fixées à la paroi latérale pour permettre d'inspecter les zones d'un point d'observation avantageux.

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