Workpiece measuring apparatus

A workpiece measuring apparatus for measuring at least one of a size and a shape of a workpiece, said apparatus comprising:

• a machine base;
• a column mounted on said machine base and having a mounting mechanism on at least one of the side surfaces thereof;
• a measuring gauge unit removably mounted at an arbitrary position on said mounting mechanism of said column;
• and
• a conveying unit for conveying a machined workpiece to a measurement position where a measurement can be performed by said measuring gauge unit;
• wherein an additional column is formed with a mounting mechanism, said additional column being mounted on said column.

A workpiece measuring apparatus for measuring at least one of a size and a shape of a workpiece, said apparatus comprising:

• a machine base;
• a column mounted on said machine base and having a mounting mechanism on at least one of the side surfaces thereof;
• a measuring gauge unit removably mounted at an arbitrary position on said mounting mechanism of said column;
• and
• a conveying unit for conveying a machined workpiece to a measurement position where a measurement can be performed by said measuring gauge unit;
• wherein said machine base includes a support portion and a base plate removably mounted on the top of said support portion;
• wherein a plurality of different mounting sites for mounting said column thereon are formed on said, base plate, said column being removably fixed on said base plate;
• and
• wherein said base plate is formed with an opening, and when an additional measuring gauge unit is disposed in said machine base, said additional measuring gauge unit can measure at least one of the shape and the size of the workpiece positioned above said base plate through said opening.

A workpiece measuring apparatus for measuring at least one of a size and a shape of a workpiece, said apparatus comprising:

• a machine base;
• a column mounted on said machine base and having a mounting mechanism on at least one of the side surfaces thereof;
• a measuring gauge unit removably mounted at an arbitrary position on said mounting mechanism of said column;
• and
• a conveying unit for conveying a machined workpiece to a measurement position where a measurement can be performed by said measuring gauge unit;
• wherein said measuring gauge unit includes an interference prevention plate, said interference prevention plate having a cutoff adapted to receive a workpiece smaller than a predetermined tolerable size when said workpiece moves to a measurement position, and
• wherein when a workpiece larger than said tolerable size moves to said measurement position, said workpiece interferes with ends of an inlet of said cutoff thereby to step the movement of said workpiece or to move said workpiece away from said measurement position.