Mounting device for a coordinate measuring machine
AssigneeFaro Technologies, Inc.
InventorsBrent Bailey, David M. Danielson
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Abstract
A mounting device for portable articulated arm coordinate measuring machine is provided. The mounting device includes a body having an opening therethrough. A lip is disposed on one side of the opening, the lip is sized to engage a flange on a base portion of the coordinate measurement machine. A portion of the opening includes a thread configured to couple with an external mounting fixture. A first arm is coupled to the body and arranged to rotate in a first direction between a first position and a second position.
Claims31
A portable articulated arm coordinate measuring machine (AACMM) for measuring coordinates of an object in space, comprising:
- a manually positionable articulated arm portion having an opposed first end and second end, the arm portion including a plurality of connected arm segments, each arm segment including at least one position transducer for producing a position signal;
- a measurement device attached to the first end;
- an electronic circuit which receives the position signal from the at least one position transducer and provides data corresponding to a position of the measurement device;
- a base rotatably coupled to the second end, the base having a flange on one side;
- a mounting device including:
- a body having a first opening therethrough with a lip disposed on one side, the lip being sized to engage the flange, a portion of the first opening having a thread;
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- a first arm rotationally coupled to the body and arranged to rotate in a first direction between a first position and a second position.
A portable articulated arm coordinate measuring machine (AACMM) for measuring coordinates of an object in space, comprising:
- a manually positionable articulated arm portion having an opposed first end and second end, the arm portion including a plurality of connected arm segments, each arm segment including at least one position transducer for producing a position signal;
- a measurement device attached to the first end;
- an electronic circuit which receives the position signal from the at least one position transducer and provides data corresponding to a position of the measurement device;
- a mounting device operably coupled to the second end, the mounting device including:
- a body having a first central portion with an opening extending therethrough, the opening having a fastener portion, a first projection extending from a first side of the first central portion, the first projection having a first slot and a second slot;
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- a first arm rotationally coupled to the first slot on a third end, the first arm having a fourth end movable between a first position adjacent the first central portion and a second position distal from the first central portion.
A portable articulated arm coordinate measuring machine (AACMM) for measuring coordinates of an object in space, comprising:
- a manually positionable articulated arm portion having an opposed first end and second end, the arm portion including a plurality of connected arm segments, each arm segment including at least one position transducer for producing a position signal;
- a measurement device attached to a first end of the AACMM;
- an electronic circuit which receives the position signal from the at least one transducer and provides data corresponding to a position of the measurement device;
- a base rotatably coupled to the second end;
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- a mounting device including:
- a retainer member coupled to the base, the retainer member having a flange disposed about a circumference;
- a body having a first central portion with an opening extending therethrough, at least a portion of the retainer member being disposed within the opening, the opening having a lip disposed to engage the flange;
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- a first arm rotationally coupled to the body on a third end, the first arm having a fourth end movable between a first position adjacent the first central portion and a second position distal from the first central portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.