Coordinate positioning machine
US10816335B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 4, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 18, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01B21/045
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A non-Cartesian coordinate positioning machine is provided that comprises an extendable leg assembly for positioning a component such as a measurement probe within a working volume of the machine, and a constraint member associated with the extendable leg assembly for providing a predetermined part of the extendable leg assembly with substantially a same orientation relative to gravity for a same position of the component within the working volume. In a preferred embodiment, the orientation relative to gravity is maintained substantially constant, so that a plane defined by the predetermined part is substantially aligned with gravity, as the component is moved around the working volume.
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