Patent · US Expired

Probing device

US4752166A · kind A · utility

19Cited by
11References
18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 2, 1987
Grant dateJun 21, 1988
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Expiry dateJan 2, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T409/308624
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A probe having a stylus spindle mounted in a machine tool for locating an object in relation to the stylus measurable along two axis perpendicular to the centerline of the stylus or in the plus and minus direction parallel to the center line of the stylus. The probe provides a discreet signal on contact or a signal level proportional to deflection of the stylus through interfacing with the machine computer numerical control by a machine mounted transducer unit.

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