F - Mech Eng,Light,Heat,Weapons – 16 – L
Patent
F - Mech Eng,Light,Heat,Weapons
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F16L 55/48 (2006.01) F16L 55/26 (2006.01) G01N 27/72 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2341321
An in-pipe vehicle for carrying out at least one operation in a pipeline. The vehicle comprises a train of modules (11-16) interlinked by suspension links (17) to allow serpentine movement through pipe bends. The vehicle train has its own internal power supply and drive mechanism in respective modules. A detector module (14) determines the presence of a service juncture using magnetic field information and a manipulative module (13) allows the vehicle to be temporarily wedged in the pipeline vehicle providing rotational movement to facilitate the desired operation at the junction. This can include drilling and welding of a service pipe to the main using appropriate modules. A remote probe typically containing a magnetic field generator can be used to assist a service junction location by the vehicle.
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Gowling Lafleur Henderson Llp
Lattice Intellectual Property Ltd.
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