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Touch probe

US9057599B2 · kind B2 · utility

7Cited by

12References

18Claims

0Family size

Assignee

TESA SA · CH

Inventors

Serge Mariller · Crissier, CH
Benjamin Vullioud · Gollion, CH
Antonio Meleddu · Lausanne, CH

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 15, 2013
Grant date	Jun 16, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 8, 2033

Classification

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

Abstract

A touch probe comprising a fixed member; a feeler held by one or several elastic elements in a resting position relative to said fixed member, said feeler being capable of moving from said resting position in response to a deflection force; a detection system comprising a light source driven by the displacements of the feeler relative to said fixed member; an optical image sensor receiving the light emitted by said light source; an optical mask interposed on the light path between said light source and said optical image sensor.

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