Patent ID: 11892322
Assignee: GECKO ROBOTICS, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 27:
28. An inspection apparatus for inspecting a vertically arranged layer of tubes, comprising:
a drive module comprising a pair of wheels structured to engage a top tube of the vertically arranged layer of tubes;
at least one telescoping pole;
a sensor carriage assembly coupled to the at least one telescoping pole, the sensor carriage assembly structured to accept at least one of a plurality of sensors;
a sensor carriage actuator operatively engaged with the sensor carriage assembly, and structured to selectively rotate the sensor carriage assembly between an inspection position and a raising/lowering position, wherein the sensor carriage assembly has a narrower vertical profile in the raising/lowering position than in the inspection position; and
a lowering mechanism operationally coupled to the at least one telescoping pole and structured to selectively extend or retract the at least one telescoping pole when the sensor carriage assembly is in the raising/lowering position, thereby providing a selected vertical position of the sensor carriage assembly.