Device for measuring the distance between the tool tip and the surface of material to be worked with an electronic pantograph
US5553388A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 11, 1995 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 11, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01B5/14
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device for measuring the distance between the tip of a tool and the surface of the material to be worked in a rapid, accurate, and repeatable manner. The device includes, inter alia, an electronic pantograph, at least one sensor, an actuator controlled by the sensor, and a control unit which takes into account two distinct calculated distances.
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