Optics: measuring and testing – Inspection of flaws or impurities – Bore inspection
Patent
1985-03-13
1988-06-21
McGraw, Vincent P.
Optics: measuring and testing
Inspection of flaws or impurities
Bore inspection
250341, G02B 2326, G01N 2188
Patent
active
047521279
ABSTRACT:
A tube inspection apparatus includes a probe which carries along the tube one or more infrared emitters and a plurality of infrared detectors. In one embodiment there is one emitter and in another embodiment the number of emitters equals the number of detectors. A cylindrical sleeve encircles a portion of the probe and has resilient fingers slidably frictionally engageable with the inner surface of the tube for centering the probe, equiangularly spaced-apart slots being formed in the sleeve to accommodate light transmission therethrough. Fiber optic bundles in the probe have their inner ends optically coupled to the emitters and detectors, with the outer ends being respectively disposed in alignment with the openings. A cam adjusting means is axially movable on a threaded rod for radially moving the outer ends of the fiber bundles to adjust their spacing from the inner surface of the tube. Preferably, each emitter is modulated for eliminating the effects of ambient light.
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