US 11,859,754 B2
Pipeline profiler
Saud Aqeel Saud AlShammari, Al Jubail (SA)
Assigned to SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran (SA)
Filed by SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran (SA)
Filed on Sep. 11, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/018,222.
Prior Publication US 2022/0082198 A1, Mar. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. F16L 55/44 (2006.01); G01B 5/20 (2006.01); G01M 3/00 (2006.01); F16L 55/38 (2006.01); F16L 55/48 (2006.01); F16L 101/30 (2006.01)
CPC F16L 55/44 (2013.01) [G01B 5/20 (2013.01); G01M 3/005 (2013.01); F16L 2101/30 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
a cylindrical elongated body;
a plurality of mechanical arms attached radially about the cylindrical elongated body, each mechanical arm having an adjustable angle bracket shape and a hinge joint formed at a corner of the adjustable angle bracket shape;
a plurality of odometers to measure a travel distance of the cylindrical elongated body, each odometer coupled to one of the plurality of mechanical arms at the respective hinge joint of the mechanical arm;
a first motion device mounted on the cylindrical elongated body to detect an azimuth of the cylindrical elongated body; and
a second motion device mounted on the cylindrical elongated body to detect an inclination of the cylindrical elongated body;
wherein the plurality of mechanical arms carry elements that bias the plurality odometers away from the cylindrical elongated body,
wherein each mechanical arm comprises a first linearly adjustable arm and a second linearly adjustable arm arranged to form the adjustable angle bracket shape,
wherein a first end of the first linearly adjustable arm and a first end of the second linearly adjustable arm of each mechanical arm:
are coupled together by the respective hinge joint of the mechanical arm, and
pivot relative to each other at the respective hinge joint of the mechanical arm, and
wherein a second end of the first linearly adjustable arm and a second end of the second linearly adjustable arm of each mechanical arm are pivotally coupled to the cylindrical elongated body at axially spaced apart locations along the cylindrical elongated body, whereby an axial midpoint of the cylindrical elongated body is located axially between the spaced apart locations.