Patent ID: 8995225
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: G01N,G10K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A device for conducting ultrasonic inspections, the device comprising: a base including an aperture; a probe housing extending through the aperture of the base, wherein the probe housing is pivotally coupled to the base with a suspension system; an ultrasonic probe disposed within the probe housing and configured to transmit ultrasonic signals; wherein the suspension system is configured to permit the probe housing to pivot relative to the base to transmit ultrasonic signals in a plurality of directions, and wherein the suspension system is configured to bias the probe housing from a pivoted position with a central axis of the probe housing out of coaxial alignment with a central axis of the aperture to a centrum position with the central axis of the probe housing coaxially aligned with the central axis of the aperture.