A mechanism

A mechanism 30 and a method for inserting an elongate member (35 in figure 2) through an aperture of a body such a gas turbine or human/animal body for inspection or a process. The elongate member may be driven along a longitudinal axis 40 by a mechanism comprising a feed portion 42 having a feed ac...

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Main Authors James Kell, David Alatorre Troncoso
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 23.11.2022
Subjects
ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVEREDIN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS
CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES
DIAGNOSIS
HAND TOOLS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MANIPULATORS
MEASURING
MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE
MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICS
PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS
SURGERY
TARIFF METERING APPARATUS
TESTING
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A mechanism 30 and a method for inserting an elongate member (35 in figure 2) through an aperture of a body such a gas turbine or human/animal body for inspection or a process. The elongate member may be driven along a longitudinal axis 40 by a mechanism comprising a feed portion 42 having a feed actuator 43 which engages with and drives the elongate member along the longitudinal axis. A twist portion 44 comprising a twist actuator (82 in figure 8) which engage with the feed portion and rotates the elongate member about the longitudinal axis. Thus, driven axial and rotary movement is provided. The elongate member passes through a passage (38 in figure 4) of the mechanism and may be, for example, a hyper-redundant manipulator, a continuum robot, a snake arm, a borescope, an endoscope or other optical fibre measuring means.
Bibliography:Application Number: GB20210007055