Patent · US Expired

Linear micrometer

US4308666A · kind A · utility

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18Claims
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Filing dateJul 16, 1979
Grant dateJan 5, 1982
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Expiry dateJul 16, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01B3/18
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Disclosed is a linear micrometer which comprises a cylindrically shaped housing, a tube-shaped sleeve displaceably mounted along the longitudinal axis of the housing and extending from one end of the housing, a measurement scale fixedly mounted along the longitudinal axis of the housing and slidingly supported inside the spindle sleeve, and a measurement readout means couple to the spindle sleeve for reading and displaying the relative position of the spindle sleeve to the scale. A rapid adjusting means and fine adjusting means are also provided.

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