US 12,480,891 B2
Manipulating and inspecting large and heavy components
Michael Wüstenbecker, Lütjensee (DE)
Assigned to Baker Hughes Holdings LLC, Houston, TX (US)
Filed by Baker Hughes Holdings LLC, Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Mar. 15, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/184,437.
Prior Publication US 2024/0310303 A1, Sep. 19, 2024
Int. Cl. G01N 23/046 (2018.01); H05G 1/04 (2006.01)
CPC G01N 23/046 (2013.01) [H05G 1/04 (2013.01); G01N 2223/309 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a first rail;
a second rail parallel to the first rail;
a gantry spanning between the first rail and the second rail, the gantry movable along a length of the first rail and a length of the second rail;
a vertical track mounted to the gantry, the vertical track movable with the gantry;
a sample platform coupled to and cantilevered from the vertical track, the sample platform movable along the vertical track;
a first support extending between the first rail and the second rail, the first support being at a first end of the first rail and a first end of the second rail; and
a second support extending between the first rail and the second rail, the second support being at a second end of the first rail and a second end of the second rail.