AUTONOMOUS DISPLACEMENT APPARATUS FOR ITS PROGRESS WITHIN A PIPING, IN PARTICULAR FOR ITS EXPLORATION AND / OR PROCESSING, AND / OR REMOTE TUBING

摘要

The invention relates to an apparatus with autonomous movement for its progression inside a channel, particularly for its exploration and remote treatment. This apparatus is characterized in that INCLUDES A PLURALITY OF ELEMENTS 2, 4, 6, 8 ATTELES BETWEEN THEM TO FORM A TRAIN OF EACH ELEMENT CONSISTING OF A WAGON INDEPENDENT OF OTHER ELEMENTS, INTERCHANGEABLE TO WILL, EACH ELEMENT HAVING AN ACCURATE FUNCTION AND BEING LENGTH ADAPTED TO CURVES TO CROSS; AT LEAST ONE OF THESE ELEMENTS FORMING A DISPLACEMENT ELEMENT 4 AND AT LEAST ONE OTHER THOSE ELEMENTS FORMING A CONTROL MEMBER 8 OF THE DISPLACEMENT ELEMENT 4. AT LEAST ONE ELEMENT 2, 6 IS A BLOCKING ELEMENT COMPRISING MEANS OF BLOCKING 10, 12 COMING TO SELECTIVELY SUPPORT AGAINST THE INTERNAL WALL 1A OF THE PIPE 1 WHILE THE MOTION ELEMENT 4 IS PREFERABLY A TRACTOR-PUSHING ELEMENT. THE UNIT IS SUPPLIED BY ELECTRICAL CURRENT AND COMPRESSED AIR, RESPECTIVELY THROUGH CABLE 210 AND COMPRESSED AIR CONDUIT 212. / P P THIS APPLIANCE HAS A MAJOR TRACTION STRENGTH OF UP TO THREE TONS AND MAY BROWSE A DISTANCE OF TWO KILOMETERS. / P