Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
033559000 | Movable contact probe, per se | 23 |
20080263883 | COLLAPSIBLE AVALANCHE PROBE - An avalanche probe for locating and rescuing people buried by an avalanche is collapsible, having several probe segments which allow the probe to be folded to a compact unit that can be quickly and easily assembled for use. A connecting cord passes through the probe segments and fastens to a probe tip. Applying tension to the cord draws the segments into alignment. A clamping mechanism maintains the tension on the cord in such a manner that the probe segments are fixedly and securely held against one another. The clamping mechanism provides two interpenetrating elements, an outer element and an inner element having a passage therethrough. At least one clamping element passes into the central passage and is forcibly engaged with the cord as the interpenetration of the elements increases. | 10-30-2008 |
20090025242 | BASE AND CONTOUR MEASURING SYSTEM USING THE SAME - An exemplary base includes a first elastic element, a second elastic, two first adjustable spacers and two second adjustable spacers. The first elastic element includes two first spaced plates and a first connecting element for connecting the two first spaced plates. The second elastic element includes two second spaced plates and a second connecting element for connecting the two second spaced plates. The first connecting element and the second connecting element are not in a plane. Two first adjustable spacers connect the two first spaced plates and adjust a distance between the two first spaced plates. Two second adjustable spacers connect the two second spaced plates and adjust a distance between the two second spaced plates. | 01-29-2009 |
20090025243 | Modular Measurement probe - A measurement probe, such as a touch trigger probe, is described that comprises a stylus module attachable to a base module. The stylus module comprising a housing and a stylus holder moveably attached to the housing. The base module comprises a measurement portion for generating measurement data indicative of movement of the stylus holder relative to the housing. The stylus module has an inbuilt failure mode and thereby a substantially predetermined operational lifetime. In one embodiment, the inbuilt failure mode is provided by integrating a battery into the stylus module. Providing a mechanical failure mode in which a component of the stylus module catastrophically fails after a certain amount of usage is also described. | 01-29-2009 |
20090025244 | Articulating Probe Head Apparatus and Method - Apparatus for a co-ordinate positioning machine is described that comprises an articulating probe head for supporting a measurement probe. The articulating probe head comprises at least one electric motor. Heating means are provided for generating heat in the articulating probe head. The heating means may be the motors or discrete heating elements. Temperature sensing means, such as one or more temperature sensors, is also provided for determining the temperature at the articulating probe head. The apparatus allows the temperature of the articulating probe head to be controlled. | 01-29-2009 |
20090300929 | METROLOGICAL APPARATUS FOR MEASURING SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS - An attitude arm mounted to a support arm is rotatable about a pivot. The attitude arm holds a stylus gauge, which generates a signal representing deflection of the stylus in a measurement direction as the stylus follows a surface of a workpiece rotated on a turntable. An attitude switching mechanism allows switching between a first stylus attitude generally aligned with the turntable spindle axis and a second stylus attitude generally aligned perpendicular to the turntable spindle axis. To enable alignment of the measurement direction with the spindle axis, first and second adjusters enable the stylus tip to be moved perpendicular to the spindle axis and the measurement direction when in the first and second stylus attitudes, respectively. An orientation mechanism is provided to rotate the measurement direction of the stylus. A stylus tilt mechanism is provided to tilt the stylus about a tilt axis parallel with the measurement direction. | 12-10-2009 |
20090300930 | SURFACE SHAPE MEASURING APPARATUS AND SURFACE SHAPE MEASURING METHOD - In a surface shape measurement device that measures the surface shape of a sample (W | 12-10-2009 |
20100064538 | POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND ELEMENTS HAVING CONVEX SURFACES - A diamond element ( | 03-18-2010 |
20100212174 | CONTOUR MEASURING PROBE - A contour measuring probe includes an air guide, a sliding member and a probe tip. The air guide defines a guide hole. The sliding member is slidably received in the guide hole. The probe tip is fixed on an end of the sliding member. A cross-section of the sliding member is non-circular, and the guide hole is a non-circular hole, such that the sliding member slides only along an axis of the air guide. | 08-26-2010 |
20110232118 | CONTACT TYPE MEASUREMENT DEVICE HAVING FINE CONTACT FORCE ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM - A contact type measurement device performs measurement with displacement of a probe, while a contact member attached to the probe is in contact with an object to be measured. Data on the relationship of a contact force of the probe to the object to be measured with an angle between the central axis of the probe and the direction of gravity, the amount of displacement of the probe, and a fluid pressure for applying a pushing-out or pulling-in force to the probe is stored in advance and, on the basis of this data, the fluid pressure or the amount of displacement of the probe is controlled to automatically and precisely adjust a fine contact force of the probe to the object to be measured. | 09-29-2011 |
20120096728 | Method and device for measuring a surface profile - A measuring device ( | 04-26-2012 |
20140068958 | SHAPE MEASURING APPARATUS - There are provided a first (Y-axial direction) moving unit, a movement auxiliary unit for moving in substantially parallel with the first moving unit, and a second (X-axial direction) moving unit for moving substantially perpendicular to the first moving unit. Force generated for moving the second moving unit is received by the movement auxiliary unit to perform driving of the XY directions. Thus, when a measuring probe provided on the second moving unit is scanned in the XY directions, vibrations of the first moving unit can be suppressed without the first moving unit receiving a counteraction of force that acts in a direction substantially perpendicular to the moving direction of the first moving unit. | 03-13-2014 |
20140173924 | SOFT COLLISION GRATING SCALE AND MEASURING METHOD THEREOF - A soft collision grating scale and measuring method thereof comprises a fixed scale, a sliding auxiliary scale slidably disposed relative to the fixed scale, and a moving pin sliding relative to the sliding auxiliary scale. The moving pin and the sliding auxiliary scale move synchronically. A buffering mechanism is disposed on the moving pin. When the moving pin sliding relative to the sliding auxiliary scale cooperates with a buffering force of the buffering mechanism, a collision between the moving pin and stopping faces of an inspected target is automatically offset to attain a soft collision effect, which prevents the moving pin from breaking to keep an normal measurement operation and increases the precision of measurement by the fact that the sliding auxiliary scale does not rebound and an offset distance caused by reversely moving the moving pin relative to the sliding auxiliary scale can be computed. | 06-26-2014 |
20160084628 | METHOD IN THE INSTALLATION OF AN ELEVATOR AND TOOL FOR USE IN THE METHOD - The object of the invention is a method in the installation of an elevator, said elevator being provided with an elevator car traveling in a controlled manner along guide rails in an elevator hoistway, for determining the disposal location of the hoistway components to be disposed in the elevator hoistway and/or the landing doors of the elevator. The disposal location of the hoistway components and/or of the landing doors of the elevator is determined in relation to the guide rails of the elevator car by copying the disposal location at different heights in the elevator hoistway mechanically by means of a tool, in which tool the disposal locations according to plan of the hoistway components are arranged to remain fixed for essentially at least the whole period of the aforementioned determination of the disposal locations of the hoistway components of the elevator hoistway and/or of the landing doors of the elevator. The object of the invention is also a tool to be used in the method. | 03-24-2016 |
033560000 | Plural probes | 2 |
20090172963 | WEAR GAUGE - A gauge for measuring the wear of selected cooperating surfaces of an adapter is disclosed. The gauge includes a plurality of rollers adapted to contact the selected cooperating surfaces of the adapter. A trigger mechanism is provided to cooperate with the rollers to indicate if the adapter is out of tolerance in respect of given dimensional targets. | 07-09-2009 |
20110179660 | PROBE APPARATUS - An exemplary probe apparatus includes a fixture, a first probe assembly, a motor, a lead screw, two guide members, a second probe, and a reduction gear unit. The first probe assembly is fixedly attached to the fixture and includes a first probe. The motor has a drive shaft attached to the fixture. The lead screw is coupled to the fixture. The two guide members are attached to the fixture and parallel to the lead screw. The second probe assembly is moveably attached to the lead screw and the at least one guide member, and includes a second probe. The reduction gear unit is coupled to the drive shaft and the lead screw to transmit power from the motor to the second probe assembly through the lead screw. The second probe assembly is configured for moving the second probe towards or away from the first probe along the two guide members. | 07-28-2011 |
033561000 | With electrical switch or transducer responsive to probe | 8 |
20090031575 | Probe for gauging machines - A probe for gauging machines with articulated arms comprises a fixed gauging stylus ( | 02-05-2009 |
20090100693 | Contact Sensing Probe - A contact sensing probe having a stylus which is vibrated longitudinally by a piezoelectric transducer. Contact with a workpiece is detected from damping of the vibration. The stylus is mounted to a probe body via parallel diaphragm springs. These cooperate with a counter mass to form a mechanical low pass filter, which isolates the stylus vibrations from influences caused by the mounting or handling of the probe body. | 04-23-2009 |
20090165318 | Contact Sensing Probe - Contact sensing probe apparatus includes a workpiece contacting stylus, a transducer mechanically coupled to the stylus and an oscillator for supplying an alternating current to the transducer to induce vibration of the stylus. A contact sensor is also provided for monitoring the phase difference between the voltage supplied to the transducer and the current flow to the transducer. The oscillator is arranged to supply the transducer with an alternating current of a first frequency during contact sensing. This first frequency is selected to induce mechanical resonance but to be away from the maximum of the mechanical resonance peak. The probe may be used with co-ordinate positioning machines, such as portable articulated measuring arms, co-ordinate measuring machines (CMM) and the like. | 07-02-2009 |
20100011601 | Shape measurement device probe and shape measurement device - There are provided a shape measurement device capable of measuring shapes irrespective of an inclined direction of a side surface without using a complex device configuration, and a shape measurement device probe arranged in the shape measurement device. In the shape measurement device probe, a connecting mechanism for connecting an attachment member and a swinging member includes a supporting point member arranged on the swinging member and a mounting platform arranged on the attachment member, and connects the swinging member to the attachment member so as to be inclinable in any direction. The attachment member and the swinging member are configured such that a movable side member arranged on the swinging member and a fixed side member arranged on the attachment member generate magnetic attraction force in a non-contacting state with respect to each other, where the arm of the swinging member is biased so as to be directed in the vertical direction by the magnetic attraction force. According to this configuration, a side surface shape inclined in any direction of XY directions and substantially parallel to the Z-direction can be measured. | 01-21-2010 |
20110088273 | MEASURING FORCE CONTROL APPARATUS - A position controller provided in a controlling module obtains a difference between a detected rotation angle of a stylus and a target rotation angle, and determines an energization amount to a voice coil motor so that the difference becomes zero. A variable limiter circuit limits a driving current, which is supplied from the position controller, to a limitation value so that a rotation force applied to the stylus from the voice coil motor is constant. A target rotation angle issuing portion switches over the target rotation angle based on a relative position of a contact portion of the stylus. | 04-21-2011 |
20110252657 | PROBE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PROBE - A probe used for electrical measurement includes first and second internal electrically-conductive parts; first and second terminal contact parts configured to contact first and second external electrode terminals, respectively; first and second spring parts each having a meandering pattern; a housing part configured to surround the first and second internal electrically-conductive parts. The first internal electrically-conductive part, the first terminal contact part, the first spring part, the housing part, the second spring part, the second terminal contact part, and the second internal electrically-conductive part are successively connected in a single metal plate from a first end to a second end thereof. The first and second terminal contact parts are in first and second bent portions, respectively, of the single metal plate. The first and second internal electrically-conductive parts are configured to contact each other at the time of performing the electrical measurement. | 10-20-2011 |
20130205608 | TOUCH PROBE WITH PIEZOELECTRIC SENSOR AND THERMAL INSULATION - A touch probe ( | 08-15-2013 |
20130205609 | TOUCH PROBE AND RELATED CHECKING METHOD - A touch probe ( | 08-15-2013 |