Patent ID: 8018486
Filing Date: 2011-09-13
Classification: G01M

Abstract:
1. A camera carriage ( 1 ) with a running gear and lighting equipment for inspecting piping, the camera carriage ( 1 ) comprising: at least two cameras ( 10 , 11 ) disposed in a common housing ( 4 ); at least one of said cameras ( 10 , 11 ) comprising means ( 2 , 7 , 9 ) for changing a viewing angle of said cameras ( 10 , 11 ) to bring each camera ( 10 , 11 ) into a respective operative state for each camera ( 10 , 11 ); said means ( 2 , 7 , 9 ) comprising gimballed bearings of the housing ( 4 ) with motors for swivelling and/or rotating the housing ( 4 ) about at least one first axis ( 5 ) that is orthogonal to a longitudinal axis ( 6 ) of the carriage; and the two cameras ( 10 , 11 ) being located on the same optic axis ( 12 ) and sharing a single line of sight in the respective operative states of the cameras.