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US 5,509,211 AGranted
Multi-coordinate probe
AssigneeJohannes Heidenhain GmbH
InventorAlfons Ernst
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Abstract
A multi-coordinate probe includes at least one tracer pin for scanning an object and deflectable in a plurality of coordinate directions upon engagement with the object, and a plurality of sensors for detecting deflection of the tracer pin and having their respective measuring axes intersecting at the scanning pole, defined by the tracer pin.
Claims7
A multi-coordinate probe, comprising:
- a housing;
- at least one tracer pin for scanning an object, the tracer pin being located in the housing and having a portion, extending from the housing, and a feeler element provided at a free end of the extending portion for engaging the object and having a point defining a scanning pole;
- means for supporting the tracer pin in the housing and for enabling deflection of the tracer pin in a plurality of coordinate directions upon engagement of the feeler element with the object;
- and
- a plurality of sensors located in the housing for detecting the deflection of the tracer pin and having respective measuring axes thereof intersecting at the scanning pole.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.