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Inspection carriage for turbine blades

  • US 7,075,296 B2
  • Filed: 11/09/2004
  • Issued: 07/11/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An inspection carriage, comprising:

  • a main body having means for securing to a blade of a turbine;

    a slider assembly reciprocably mounted on the main body, the slider assembly being structured for movement between a retracted position and an extended position;

    a probe head rotatably mounted on the slider assembly, the probe head having a rotation axis structured for rotation about an axis substantially parallel to the direction of movement of the slider, and an axial axis structured for lateral movement of the probe head in a direction substantially perpendicular to the slider, the probe head being structured to fit within a Z-shroud or a snubber region of a turbine, and to perform a nondestructive inspection of the Z-shroud or snubber region of the turbine.

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