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Co-ordinate measuring machine

US8667698B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 29, 2011
Grant dateMar 11, 2014
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Expiry dateAug 22, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01B5/0004
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A co-ordinate measuring machine comprising a bed provided with a horizontal measuring surface, a unit that is mobile along guides carried by the bed itself, an annular structure extending along a perimetral area of the bed and constrained thereto by statically determinate means of constraint, and a plurality of displacement sensors set between the annular structure and one between the bed and the mobile unit for detecting relative displacements with respect to an initial reference condition.

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