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US 2019/0195812 A1Published application
Fixtures for radiographically imaging industrial articles
AssigneeHamilton Sundstrand Corporation
InventorsEric W. Karlen, Daniel O. Ursenbach, Claire Victoria Brennan, Michael Hamilton Severson
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Abstract
An inspection fixture includes a base member, a support member coupled to base member, and an intermediate member coupled to the support member or the base member. The support member includes a radiolucent material for limiting artifacts in imagery of an industrial article supported by the inspection fixture. Inspection arrangements and imaging methods are also described.
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An inspection fixture, comprising:
- a base member;
- a support member coupled to base member;
- and
- an intermediate member coupled to the support member, wherein the support member includes a radiolucent material for limiting artifacts in imagery acquired of an industrial article supported by the inspection fixture.
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An imaging method, comprising:
- at an inspection fixture comprising a base member, a support member coupled to base member, and an intermediate member coupled to the support member, at least one of the base and support members comprising a radiolucent material,
- securing an industrial article to the support member;
- grounding the industrial article through the support member;
- displacing the industrial article relative to an x-ray source and x-ray detector;
- and
- generating image data of the industrial article using x-ray communicated through the support member and the industrial article.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.