Analogue probe and method of operation
AssigneeRenishaw PLC
InventorsKhaled Mamour, Stephen Paul Hunter
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Abstract
An analogue probe for use with a coordinate positioning machine. The analogue probe comprises a temperature actuator which can be modulated so as maintain the temperature of at least a part of the analogue probe at a substantially constant predetermined temperature.
Claims16
A method of operating an analogue probe, the analogue probe comprising a probe body comprising a temperature actuator, the method comprising:
- i) modulating the temperature actuator so as to maintain the temperature of the probe body at a substantially constant predetermined temperature.
An analogue probe for use with a coordinate positioning machine, the analogue probe comprising a probe body comprising a temperature actuator which can be modulated so as maintain the temperature of the probe body at a substantially constant predetermined temperature.
A coordinate positioning apparatus, comprising:
- a coordinate positioning machine;
- and
- an analogue probe comprising a probe body comprising a temperature actuator which can be modulated so as maintain the temperature of the probe body at a substantially constant predetermined temperature.
A method of operating an analogue probe mounted on a coordinate positioning machine, the analogue probe comprising a probe body comprising a temperature actuator, the method comprising:
- i) modulating the temperature actuator so as to control the temperature of the probe body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.