Probe for gauging machines
US7552543B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 18, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jun 30, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 18, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01B7/012
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A probe for gauging machines with articulated arms comprises a fixed gauging stylus (31), supporting, at its end, a gauging ball, characterized in that it also comprises a handle body (33) which can be manually operated by an operator to push the gauging ball against a surface to be gauged (13), and in that the handle body (33) is equipped with sensors sensitive to the force acting between the gauging ball and the surface to be gauged and in that the signal supplied by the sensors controls measurement acquisition.
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