Coordinate measuring machine
US9797706B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 3, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 24, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01B21/047
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Some embodiments of the present invention relate to a coordinate measuring machine CMM, comprising a carrier as a support and positioning structure for an end-effector as a target, the end-effector being movable in at least three degrees of freedom and positionable by the carrier, a stationary metrology table as a support for a possible target object, and a control unit controlling the moving of the end-effector by the carrier. The CMM further comprises at least one, in particular at least two, imaging detectors for measuring and determining in six degrees of freedom a position of the possible target object, and an analysing unit for processing electronic signals and/or data delivered by the imaging detectors. According to the invention, the imaging detectors are firmly mounted to the metrology table, mechanically de-coupled from the carrier.
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