Borescope apparatus
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1. A borescope apparatus comprising:
- an insertion section having a bending portion and a flexible portion;
jet ports formed in a distal end of either one of said bending portion and said flexible portion;
bending means for bending said bending portion under pressure of supplied fluid;
pressurized fluid supplying means for supplying said fluid to said jet ports and said bending means; and
flow control means for controlling said fluid supplied to said jet ports and said bending means.
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Abstract
A borescope apparatus comprises an insertion section having a bending portion and a flexible portion, a bending mechanism for bending the bending portion under the pressure of supplied fluid, a pressurized fluid supplying unit for supplying the fluid to the jet port and the bending mechanism and a flow control unit for controlling the fluid supplied to jet ports which are provided in the distal end of either the bending portion or flexible portion and the bending mechanism.
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23 Claims
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1. A borescope apparatus comprising:
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an insertion section having a bending portion and a flexible portion; jet ports formed in a distal end of either one of said bending portion and said flexible portion; bending means for bending said bending portion under pressure of supplied fluid; pressurized fluid supplying means for supplying said fluid to said jet ports and said bending means; and flow control means for controlling said fluid supplied to said jet ports and said bending means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A borescope apparatus comprising:
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a borescope having an insertion section with a flexible portion; a guide tube detachably mounted on the flexible portion of said insertion section, the guide tube including an annular operating section, an annular flexible portion, an annular bending portion, a fluid jet port provided in an distal end of either one of the annular bending portion and the annular flexible portion, and bending means for bending the annular bending portion under pressure of supplied fluid; pressurized fluid supplying means for supplying the fluid to said jet port and said bending means; and fluid control means for controlling the fluid supplied to said jet port and said bending means. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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