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US 2019/0170493 A1Published application
Form measuring apparatus
AssigneeMitutoyo Corporation
InventorsAtsushi SHIMAOKA, Kazuhiko HIDAKA
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Abstract
A form measuring apparatus includes a base; an arm capable of swinging relative to the base; a coupler coupling the base and the arm, and having a deformation region that is capable of elastic deformation between the base and the arm; and a distortion detector installed in the deformation region. In the form measuring apparatus, a stylus is mounted to the arm and can slide along a surface of a work piece.
Claims21
A form measuring apparatus comprising:
- a base;
- an arm configured to swing relative to the base;
- a coupler that couples the base and the arm, the coupler having a deformation region that is capable of elastic deformation between the base and the arm;
- and
- a distortion detector installed in the deformation region.
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