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7627956 Measurement probe for use in coordinate measuring machines  
A measurement probe for use in coordinate measuring machines, which measurement probe includes a base ( 1 ) connected with a coordinate measuring machine, a measurement tip ( 4 ) and a ball ( 5 )...
7594338 Contour measuring probe for measuring aspects of objects  
An exemplary contour measuring probe ( 10 ) includes a tip extension ( 16 ) and two driving members ( 13 ). The tip extension is configured for touching a surface of an object. The driving members...
7591077 Coordinate measuring machine  
A coordinate measuring machine to determine the coordinates of a number of points on the surface of a measured object, includes a support beam, supporting a measuring head over the surface of a...
7578209 Metal element inspection device and metal element inspection method  
A metal element inspection device comprising a conveying portion for sequentially transporting a plurality of metal elements, wherein a flank side recessed part formed in a metal element for a...
7571550 Stylus for key duplicating machine with replaceable segmented stylus  
A stylus for key duplicating machine with replaceable segmented stylus comprising a cylindrical body; a spring-loaded tracer having a slide spindle movably engaged in one end of the cylindrical...
7568293 Sealed battery for coordinate measurement machine  
A coordinate measurement machine can include a battery positioned at least partially within the base of the machine. The battery allows operation of the coordinate measurement machine in locations...
7555844 Clamping device for a machine tool with measurement of a planar setting  
A clamping device for a machine tool for processing workpieces, comprises a clamping body having at least one clamping face for clamping an object to be clamped, in particular a tool or a...
7557933 Measuring probe, sample surface measuring apparatus and sample surface measuring method  
A measurement probe 1 for measuring a surface of sample S comprises a base section 10 , a head section 30 having a probe tip 31 , and a support structure section 15 which supports the head...
7546690 Probe system and method for operating a probe system  
A probe system includes a probe head and a transceiver element. The probe head has a feeler and a sensor element. Moreover, the probe head is able to be transferred from a passive state to an...
7540096 Vacuum-actuated spherometer  
A spherometer for measuring at least one physical parameter of the workpiece includes at least on fluid-actuated linearly extensible probe member having an output indicative of an amount of linear...
7539595 Method for determining the coordinates of a workpiece  
The invention relates to a method for determining the co-ordinates of a workpiece ( 9 ). According to said method: a first co-ordinate system, which has a fixed position in relation to the...
7516672 Probe including pressure sensitive sensors  
A probe includes a sensor having a pressure-sensitive surface, electrical signals being producible by the sensor when pressure forces are acting that have a directional component orthogonal to the...
7506455 Metrology instruments  
A metrology instrument, such as a probe, probe head, stylus or stylus arm, for mounting on a coordinate position apparatus. The metrology instrument is at least partially constructed from at least...
7500319 Measurement probe for use in coordinate measuring machines  
A measurement probe for use in coordinate measuring machines, which probe comprises a base ( 1 ) connected to a coordinate measuring machine, a measurement tip ( 4 ) and a ball ( 5 ) arranged at...
7486195 Machine tool probe  
A probe has internal circuitry capable of operating in a plurality of different modes, for example a variety of filter modes and turn off modes. A switch on the probe sends an input to a controller...
7415775 Orientable probe  
Orientable probe ( 10 ) comprising a probe feeler ( 6 ) capable of being oriented along a plurality of indexed directions around a rotation center (O), thanks to two mobile elements ( 4, 5 ) that...
7412779 Measuring tool  
In a measuring tool, following operations are carried out. In a preset operation, a displacement is detected in response to an instruction from an operating section, and the detected displacement...
7392692 Surface scan measuring device, surface scan measuring method, surface scan measuring program and recording medium  
A surface scan measuring device, a surface scan measuring method, a surface scan measuring program and a recording medium storing such a program which can appropriately adjust the scanning speed,...
7386408 Parallel kinematic machine, calibration method of parallel kinematic machine, and calibration program product  
A parallel kinematic machine has a parallel kinematic mechanism including an end effecter and a parallel link mechanism. A numerical control device controls a position and orientation of the end...
7376261 Surface scan measuring device and method of forming compensation table for scanning probe  
A measuring system includes a coordinate measuring machine for driving a scanning probe and a host computer. The host computer includes a compensation table ( 53 ) and a profile analysis unit ( 54...
7367132 Contact-type displacement measuring apparatus  
A contact-type displacement measuring apparatus includes a first movable body that reciprocates in a first linear direction; a driving unit that drives the first movable body; a second movable body...
7350310 Articulating device  
Disclosed is a method of moving an articulating mechanism ( 22,410 ) for a measuring device, comprising the steps of: releasing two bodies ( 14,16, 410 a, 410 b ) which form the articulating...
7337551 Probe head for a coordinate measuring machine  
A probe head for a coordinate measuring machine has a replaceable, miniaturized probe system with a stylus. The stylus is rigid and forms a structural unit together with a membrane-type sensor...
7328518 Surface roughness/contour shape measuring apparatus  
The present invention provides a surface roughness/contour shape measuring apparatus that can move a probe relative to a workpiece within an orthogonal X-Y plane while employing a relatively...
7316076 Coordinate measuring device and a method for measuring the position of an object  
A coordinate measuring device having a probe for contacting the object ( 15 ) to be measured. The probe comprises a sensing member ( 18 ) for contacting the object ( 15 ), a support unit ( 13 ), a...
7316077 Probe for sensing the position of an object  
A probe ( 10 ) for a machine tool has a switch ( 32 ) or other sensor for connecting its battery power supply in response to movement of the probe. In a preferred embodiment, the switch responds to...
7296363 Shape-acceleration measurement device and method  
The present invention provides for a sensor array having at least one field-measuring sensor and at least one curvature-measuring sensor within a flexible substrate, the field-measuring sensors...
7296979 Stable vacuum mounting plate adapter  
A vacuum support includes a vacuum plate having a top surface and a bottom surface, the vacuum plate having a mechanical stop extending from the bottom surface; an elastomeric seal extending along...
7293365 Probe or stylus orientation  
Re-orientation of a stylus 30 or measurement probe 12 can be accomplished by engaging a part of the stylus or probe with a fixed part 50 and moving the probe in a spherical path centred at...
7282017 Tool-switching device  
Tool-switching device for a machine for measuring coordinates wherein the tool is fastened on the tool-carrier and held by the action of elements exerting an axial force. The locking force is taken...
7281336 Touch probe  
A touch probe ( 10,50 ) is disclosed comprising a probe body ( 12,52 ) housing first locating elements ( 23,58 ), a stylus holder ( 16,54 ) having second locating elements ( 24,57 ) which...
7281433 Probe for three-dimensional measurements  
Touch probe including a fixed part ( 250 ), designed to be fastened onto a measuring machine or a machine tool, and a contact feeler ( 30 ) that is mobile and orientable on two independent axes (...
7263780 Motorized orientable measuring head  
Motorized indexed measuring head for a machine for measuring three-dimensional coordinates. Includes a double-action actuator to pass from a locked state, wherein any rotation of the probe feeler...
7249420 Slider device and measuring instrument  
A slider device includes a base ( 200 ), a running head ( 300 ) slidably provided on the base ( 200 ), a main guide mechanism ( 410 ) for guiding in a first direction in which the running head (...
7231725 Probing pin and probe system equipped therewith  
A probing pin includes a predefined breaking point, which is arranged between a first section and a second section of the probing pin. The two sections each have a longitudinal axis. In the region...
7228641 Bearing arrangement  
A bearing arrangement for an articulatable support includes bearing assemblies. In one embodiment, the assemblies have a ball and aperture having sliding contact at discrete areas during relative...
7204033 Device having removable probe system and measuring instrument having such a device  
Device having removable probe system and a stylus instrument. The probe system is connected to the stylus instrument in a zero position by the attractive force of the permanent magnet. A mechanical...
7197835 Detector supporting mechanism  
A detector supporting mechanism comprising a first arm having its one end fixed on a mount linearly movable relative to a workpiece, the first arm having a rotation axis at the other end and a...
7146741 Measuring probe with diaphragms and modules  
A measuring probe includes a suspension module 112 in which a stylus holder 140 is suspended from a housing on a pair of diaphragms 142,144 . At least one of the diaphragms is formed with...
7145468 Machine tool probe  
A probe 10 has internal circuitry capable of operating in a plurality of different modes, for example a variety of filter modes and turn off modes. A switch on the probe sends an input to a...
7127825 Stylus orientation  
A measurement probe ( 10 ) has a stylus part ( 12 ) connected to it by means of a ball and cup universal joint ( 24/25 FIGS. 2 and 3 ). The stylus part ( 12 ) is reorientable relative to the...
7127824 Apparatus for detecting the position in space of a carriage moveable along a coordinate axis  
Described is a device for machine tools or measuring apparatus for detecting the spatial position of a carriage movable in a coordinate axis along a guide with respect to a reference standard which...
7124514 Probe for high speed scanning  
A measurement probe ( 5 ) which comprises a housing ( 16 ) for mounting on an arm ( 6 ) of a coordinate positioning apparatus ( 2 ) and a stylus ( 10 ) mounted on a stylus support member ( 28 )....
7121013 Length sensor  
A length measuring probe that includes a base body, a guide element and a probe pin having a touch scanning element for touch scanning a measuring object, the probe pin is seated, displaceable in...
7114265 Apparatus for detecting the position of a probe element in a multi-coordinate measuring device  
The invention is directed to a device for direct detection of the spatial position of a probe element in a multi-coordinate measuring apparatus, with a reference system comprised of at least one...
7100297 Probe or stylus orientation  
Re-orientation of a stylus ( 30 ) or measurement probe ( 12 ) can be accomplished by engaging a part of the stylus or probe with a fixed part ( 50 ) and moving the probe in a spherical path centred...
7100429 Surface profile measuring instrument and surface profile measuring method  
A surface profile measuring instrument for measuring a surface profile of a workpiece has: a probe having a stylus provided with a measuring portion for measuring a surface of a workpiece at a tip...
7076883 Scanning probe  
A scanning probe ( 1, 10 ) according to the present invention includes a measurement stylus (stylus) ( 6 ) movably supported via elastic members ( 5 D, 5 E, 5 F) on a probe body ( 4 ), fine...
7073271 Portable coordinate measurement machine  
A portable coordinate measurement machine comprises an articulated arm having jointed arm segments. The jointed arm segments include a rotatable shaft, at least two spaced bearings and a housing...
7051447 System and method for measuring coordinate using multi-joint arm  
Methods and systems for realizing accurate coordinate measurement using a multi-joint measuring arm. A system includes a support member, a multi-joint measuring arm having a first end attached to...
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