Patent · US Expired

Touch probe

US7347000B2 · kind B2 · utility

15Cited by

6References

14Claims

0Family size

Assignee

TESA SA · CH

Inventors

Pascal Jordil · Vevey, CH
Claude Rouge · Baulmes, CH

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 22, 2005
Grant date	Mar 25, 2008
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 22, 2025

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01B5/012
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Touch probe for a machine for measuring coordinates, including a contact feeler (12), relatively mobile relatively to a fixed organ (1) and held in a defined and repeatable resting position by a spring (21). The probe comprises an electric circuit to detect the displacements of the feeler (12). The resting position is defined by six contact points distributed around the axis of the feeler to obtain a uniform sensitivity to lateral forces.

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