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US 2006/0213071 A1Published application
Automatic measuring device for measuring the dimensions of a tool for a machine tool
OwnerJacques Thibaut, Christophe Thibautinventors
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The present invention relates to an automatic measuring device for measuring the dimensions of a tool for a machine tool comprising a spindle (10) for receiving a tool (2) which is capable of being moved in order to interact with the device (1) in order to deduce, according to a measuring system specific to said spindle (10), the dimensions of the tool (2), characterized in that it consists of a bar (3) made of a material having highly elastic properties, one of these ends of which is fixedly attached to a yoke attached to a fixed frame (5) and its opposite free end is in contact with two detectors (6 and 7) placed perpendicular to one another and to a yoke (8) capable of sliding on the flexible bar (3) that is overhung by a platform (9) on which said tool (2) to be measured is capable of resting.
An automatic measuring device for measuring the dimensions of a tool for a machine tool comprising a spindle (10) for receiving a tool (2) which is capable of being moved in order to interact with the device (1) in order to deduce, according to a measuring system specific to said spindle (10), the dimensions of the tool (2), characterized in that it consists of a bar (3) made of a material having highly elastic properties, one of these ends of which is fixedly attached to a yoke attached to a fixed frame (5) and its opposite free end is in contact with two detectors (6 and 7) placed perpendicular to one another and to a yoke (8) capable of sliding on the flexible bar (3) that is overhung by a platform (9) on which said tool (2) to be measured is capable of resting.
The automatic measuring device for measuring the dimensions of a tool as claimed in either one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the detectors (6 and 7) are micrometric end-of-travel detectors, one of which (6) is placed vertically in order to determine the length and the other (7) is placed horizontally in order to determine the diameter.
The automatic measuring device for measuring the dimensions of a tool as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the platform (9) is provided with a beveled edge (11).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.