Patent ID: 9294737
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: B25J,F01D,F05D,G02B,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A system for internal inspection of power generation machinery, comprising: an elongated cable carrier, capable of being maneuvered into internal areas of interest within power generation machinery from access points outside the machinery, the cable carrier formed from a series of chain links that are pivotally coupled to each other end-to-end along a series of parallel pivot axes, which parallel axes constrain carrier cable flexure along a commonly defined carrier cable flexure motion plane, each respective link defining a pair of the of the series of commonly aligned pivot axes along a link centerline at opposite ends thereof, with adjoining coupled chain links restricted to bi-directional pivotal motion relative to each link's respective link centerline along the carrier cable flexure motion plane; a camera head coupled to a distal end of the cable carrier; and a camera, having a field of view, which is capable of remote image capture, coupled to the camera head.