Probe with vibration damped stylus
US6370788B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 27, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 27, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01B21/045
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Vibrations of the stylus (4) of a measuring probe (1) mounted on a machine, and which are transmitted to the probe stylus via the machine quill and probe body, are reduced or eliminated by a vibration damping means positioned within a cavity of the stylus. FIG. 2 illustrates a first embodiment in which the vibration damping means is a unconstrained rubber cylinder (16), in a hollow cartridge (12) connected to the stylus at its tip. Alternatively a dynamic vibration absorber can be used.
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