Portable support stand comprising a vibration damper
AssigneeDovi Group B.V.
InventorFranciscus Adrianus Cornelis Van Dongen
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Abstract
A portable supporting stand for supporting a portable metrology device, such as a laser tracker device, at a predefined height includes at least one leg having an elongated member, where, in a deployed state, the portable supporting stand is a substantially rigid support stand that is arranged to substantially rigidly support the portable metrology device on a floor surface. The portable supporting stand also includes a vibration damper unit for reducing vibrations of the portable supporting stand.
Claims21
A portable supporting stand for supporting a portable metrology device at a predefined height comprising:
- at least one leg comprising an elongated member, wherein, in a deployed state, the portable supporting stand is a substantially rigid support stand that is arranged to substantially rigidly support the portable metrology device on a floor surface, and
- a vibration damper unit for damping torsional vibrations in the portable supporting stand that are induced by the portable metrology device in operation,
- wherein the vibration damper unit is arranged for reducing said vibrations of the portable supporting stand without altering the position of, and/or moving, the portable metrology device with respect to the floor surface.
A portable supporting stand for supporting a portable metrology device at a predefined height comprising:
- at least one leg comprising an elongated member, wherein, in a deployed state, the portable supporting stand is a substantially rigid support stand that is arranged to substantially rigidly support the portable metrology device on a floor surface, and
- a vibration damper unit for reducing vibrations of the portable supporting stand, wherein the vibration damper unit is arranged for reducing vibrations of the portable supporting stand without altering the position of, and/or moving, the portable metrology device with respect to the floor surface,
- wherein the vibration damper unit comprises a movable mass that is movably arranged with respect to the portable supporting stand;
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- wherein said portable supporting stand, in a deployed state, comprises a substantially central vertical axis and wherein said movable mass is movable in at least a direction that does not intersect the central vertical axis.
A portable supporting stand for supporting a portable metrology device at a predefined height comprising:
- at least one leg comprising an elongated member, wherein, in a deployed state, the portable supporting stand is a substantially rigid support stand that is arranged to substantially rigidly support the portable metrology device on a floor surface, and
- a vibration damper unit for reducing vibrations of the portable supporting stand, wherein the vibration damper unit is arranged for reducing vibrations of the portable supporting stand without altering the position of, and/or moving, the portable metrology device with respect to the floor surface,
- wherein the vibration damper unit comprises a movable mass that is movably arranged with respect to the portable supporting stand, and
- wherein the vibration damper unit comprises a biasing mechanism for urging the movable mass towards a resting position, wherein said movable mass is coupled to the portable supporting stand through the biasing mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.