Patent ID: 8091232
Filing Date: 2012-01-10
Classification: F22B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. Device for operating in a water chamber of a heat exchanger comprising a wall of substantially hemispherical shape comprising at least one entry hatch, wherein the device comprises: at least one rail including attachment members configured to attach to and suspend the at least one rail from a bottom face of a tube plate which delimits the upper portion of the wall of substantially hemispherical shape, the at least one rail configured to support at least one trolley that can be moved along the at least one rail and fitted with a pendular lifting means, and a robotic arm comprising an attachment base furnished, on the one hand, with members for coupling on the bottom face of the tube plate either side of the said rail and, on the other hand, with a drive means interacting with the lifting means to draw the attachment base against the tube plate.