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Multi-axis positioning and measuring system and method of using

US7676942B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12Claims

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Assignee

Hexagon Metrology AB · SE

Inventors

Pascal Jordil · Vevey, CH
Siercks Knut · Sankt Gallen, CH
Bo Pettersson · Torshälla, SE
Klaus Schneider · Tiefenbronn, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 13, 2008
Grant date	Mar 16, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 13, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01B21/04
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The positioning and measuring system includes a coordinate positioning machine comprising a movable spindle (60) movable relative to a reference surface 30, a rotor (100) rotatably connected with the movable spindle, an actuator (500) for driving the rotor (100) in rotation around a rotation axis (65), and a coordinate probe (150, 190) detachably connectable to the rotor (100) for measuring coordinate of points (350) of a workpiece (200, 201, 250) along a path resulting from the composition of a translation movement of the spindle (60) and a rotation of the rotor (100). The points (350) are offset (r) with respect to the rotation axis (65) of the rotor (100).

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