Patent ID: 11932422
Assignee: IMITEC GMBH
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A flexible guide rail system, comprising
two rails,
two support beams and
a trolley
wherein each rail is bendable in only one direction perpendicular to its longitudinal extent and which includes a guiding-length-section with an at least partially ferromagnetic running surface
wherein each support beam includes
two attachment regions located in a scanning distance from each other,
wherein an each of the attachment regions is for supporting one end of one rail, and
wherein the trolley includes a bridge, two supporting boxes and a platform
wherein the bridge connects the two supporting boxes which are arranged in the scanning distance from each other, and
wherein the platform is guided by the bridge and is movable along the bridge and
whereby each of the two supporting boxes is equipped with two wheels arranged behind each other,
wherein the wheels include a permanent magnetic material
such that the rails and/or the support beams can be attached to an inspection surface and that the rails allow the trolley to follow the inspection surface in a controlled and guided motion once its wheels are placed on the rails.