US4437062A
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Eddy current testing apparatus including a two coil probe having sandwiched windings
Assignee: KINGSWAY VENTURES Ltd
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Filing: 1980-12-03
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Granted: 1984-03-13
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Expires: 2000-12-03
Abstract
Abstract An eddy current inspection probe includes a bobbin housing a central ferrite rod. Two coils are wound around one end of the ferrite rod. The coils form two legs of a bridge circuit driven at 1.5 to 2.0 MHz. Defects are located by detecting phase shift in the bridge output.
Inventors
- 👤 Bernard J. Donnelly
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 22:04
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N27/00; G01N27/72; G01N27/82; G01N27/90; G01N27/9006; G01N27/9046
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
80 words
An eddy current inspection probe comprising a ferrite rod, a non-conductive bobbin located on the ferrite rod and having a coil-receiving portion positioned adjacent one end of the ferrite rod and two coils wound around the rod axis in said coil-receiving portion, each coil having a first full layer of turns extending along the whole of said coil-receiving portion and a second partial layer of turns, the two said partial layers froming a common layer sandwiched between said first layers.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
80 words
An eddy current inspection probe comprising a ferrite rod, a non-conductive bobbin located on the ferrite rod and having a coil-receiving portion positioned adjacent one end of the ferrite rod and two coils wound around the rod axis in said coil-receiving portion, each coil having a first full layer of turns extending along the whole of said coil-receiving portion and a second partial layer of turns, the two said partial layers froming a common layer sandwiched between said first layers.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The probe of claim 1, in which the bobbin is plastic and has a central bore in which the ferrite rod is received.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
The probe of claim 1, in which the bobbin is mounted within a waterproof housing.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The probe of claim 1, in which the coils are of enamelled copper wire.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
88 words
Eddy current inspection apparatus, including the probe of claim 1 in combination with: impedance means connected with said coils to form an a.c. bridge circuit; oscillator means connected to drive said bridge circuit; a signal detector connected to receive the output of said bridge circuit and operative to generate from the bridge circuit output at least a first signal representing the phase difference between the bridge circuit output and the signal driving the bridge circuit; and output means providing a defect signal in dependence on said first signal.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
60 words
The apparatus of claim 5, in which the signal detector is operative also to provide a second signal which is a function of the voltage of the bridge output signal; and in which the output means includes an oscilloscope having one direction of deflection controlled by said first signal and the other direction of deflection controlled by said second signal.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
The apparatus of claim 5, in which said first signal is applied to a level detector having an output connected to drive an alarm.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
The apparatus of claim 7, including means for manually setting a reference level for the level detector.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The apparatus of claim 5, in which the oscillator means operates at a frequency between 1.5 MHz and 2.0 MHz.
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