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Pipe inspection system with wireless data transmission

  • US 9,444,541 B2
  • Filed: 09/11/2013
  • Issued: 09/13/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/11/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An inspection unit for an inspection system for inspecting or cleaning of pipes having a first rinsing hose, wherebya front end of the rinsing hose having a rinsing head may be coupled to a number of rinsing nozzles substantially directed backwards, anda rear end of the first rinsing hose having a transmission-/reception unit for wireless transmission of control or measurement data is coupled between the inspection unit and a control unitwhereby an image acquisition means is arranged at the rinsing head, and whereby the first rinsing hose has electrical cables, which:

  • connect the image acquisition means to the generator or to the accumulator for power supply of the image acquisition means, andconnect the image acquisition means to the transmission-/reception module to transmit images from the image acquisition means to the transmission-/reception module or control signals from the transmission-/reception module to the image acquisition means, andwhereby the electrical cables are integrated into a jacket of the first rinsing hose or are arranged at the jacket surface of the first rinsing hose, whereby the first rinsing hose and the electrical cables are surrounded by an outer jacket, and whereby connection contacts of the electrical cables are provided at the ends of the first rinsing hose, and whereby counter contacts corresponding to the connecting contacts are provided at the rinsing head and at the transmission-/reception unit.

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