Measuring probe
US5345689A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 25, 1993 |
| Grant date | Sep 13, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 25, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01B11/007
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A measuring probe comprises a stylus-carrying member on which a stylus is magnetically retained. The carrying member is supported on a flat diaphragm spring for tilting movement relative to an intermediate member. The intermediate member is supported on two further diaphragms for linear movement relative to a housing. The spring rates of diaphragm and further diaphragms are chosen to give the probe the desired relative force/displacement characteristics in X,Y and Z.
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