Measuring apparatus and method for measuring flexible elongated parts
US11067384B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 8, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jul 20, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01B11/105
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Various embodiments provide an elongated part measuring apparatus including an elongated frame, an elongated transparent part supporter supported by the frame and configured to support an elongated part (such as a guide wire or mandrel), an elongated movable part straightener pivotally connected to and supported by the frame, and a movable optical measurer movably connected to and supported by the frame and configured to take multiple spaced apart outer dimensional measurements of the elongated part (whether uncoated or coated).
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