AUTONOMOUS INTRATUBAL VEHICLE Russian patent published in 2016 - IPC F16L55/34 B62D57/28 B62D57/32 

FIELD: transportation.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to a transport device, operating autonomously within the piping studs compressor stations for monitoring the internal condition of pipes, for example, by a television camera. Apparatus comprises two identical terminal modules and disposed between middle module. Each termination module consists of two vertical panels fixed between them by means of ball bearings with three evenly spaced longitudinal electric cylinder forming a rotary-step mechanism. By the outer panel of end modules are secured coaxially rotary mechanisms. On the output shafts rotating mechanism fixed support-spacer blocks, comprising a base with uniformly located thereon three radial electric cylinders mounted rotatably in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the device. By radial electric cylinder mounted freely rotating spherical bearing wheels.

EFFECT: invention can improve the performance of the device due to the use of rotary-step mechanism and turning the support-spacer blocks to position the radial electric cylinders during the passage of the pipeline laterals.

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