An articulating probe head for a measuring system comprising cooling elements. The cooling elements are modulated in response to the temperature of or the power dissipated in the probe head such that its temperature remains stable during operation.
G01B 5/008 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of mechanical techniques for measuring coordinates of points using coordinate measuring machines
G01B 5/00 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of mechanical techniques
G01B 11/00 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques
A touch probe for a coordinate measuring machine with a processor which is programmed to generate a trigger signal signalling a contact between a stylus of the probe and a workpiece, whenever one of a plurality displacement signals exceeds a corresponding threshold. In addition, or in alternative, a delayed trigger is generated based on a processing a plurality of samples of displacement signals that are stored in a buffer. The processor is programmed to minimize anisotropy of the probe response. Furthermore, the thresholds can be modified during operations based on commands received from the CMM controller.
G01B 11/03 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring length, width, or thickness by measuring coordinates of points
G01B 11/00 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques
Optical sensors are adapted for distance measurement by emission and capture of measuring radiation reflected from an object to be measured. The optical sensors can be used with measuring devices, including coordinate measuring machines. The optical sensors have an optomechanical coupling unit, configured for automated coupling of the optical sensor to the measuring device and for bidirectional measuring radiation transmission between measuring device and optical sensor. The optical sensors have a first optical measuring channel, by which bidirectional measuring radiation transmission is provided between the measuring device and a first exit window of the optical sensor. The optical sensors have a second optical measuring channel, by which bidirectional measuring radiation transmission is provided between the measuring device and a second exit window of the optical sensor, and a switch for controlled variation of the measuring radiation transmission between at least the first or the second optical measuring channel.
G01B 11/02 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring length, width, or thickness
G01B 21/04 - Measuring arrangements or details thereof, where the measuring technique is not covered by the other groups of this subclass, unspecified or not relevant for measuring length, width, or thickness by measuring coordinates of points
G01B 11/00 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques
G01D 5/26 - Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing memberMeans for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for convertingTransducers not specially adapted for a specific variable using optical means, i.e. using infrared, visible or ultraviolet light
G01B 5/008 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of mechanical techniques for measuring coordinates of points using coordinate measuring machines
A height gauge, comprising: a sliding support moving along a vertical guide and carrying a contact feeler, and a multi-chromatic light-emitting device mounted on the sliding support. A programmable controller drives the light-emitting device based on the position of the feeler.
A touch probe for a coordinate measuring machine with a processor which is programmed to generate a trigger signal signalling a contact between a stylus of the probe and a workpiece, whenever one of a plurality displacement signals exceeds a corresponding threshold. In addition, or in alternative, a delayed trigger is generated based on a processing a plurality of samples of displacement signals that are stored in a buffer. The processor is programmed to minimize anisotropy of the probe response. Furthermore, the thresholds can be modified during operations based on commands received from the CMM controller.
An inclinable measuring head for use in a coordinate measuring machine or in another measure system. The inclinable head has a support element and a probe holder rotatably linked to the support element by a spherical joint that is capable of being rotated about three independent axes. The measuring head further includes a position encoder providing relative orientation of the probe holder with respect to the support element, and an actuator arranged for orienting the probe holder relative to the support element.
G01D 5/347 - Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing memberMeans for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for convertingTransducers not specially adapted for a specific variable using optical means, i.e. using infrared, visible or ultraviolet light with attenuation or whole or partial obturation of beams of light the beams of light being detected by photocells using displacement encoding scales
H01L 41/09 - Piezo-electric or electrostrictive elements with electrical input and mechanical output
G01B 21/04 - Measuring arrangements or details thereof, where the measuring technique is not covered by the other groups of this subclass, unspecified or not relevant for measuring length, width, or thickness by measuring coordinates of points
An articulating probe head for a measuring system comprising cooling elements. The cooling elements are modulated in response to the temperature of or the power dissipated in the probe head such that its temperature remains stable during operation.
G01B 5/008 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of mechanical techniques for measuring coordinates of points using coordinate measuring machines
G01B 5/00 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of mechanical techniques
G01B 11/00 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques
Embodiments described in this disclosure include a probe holder for a measuring system comprising a first connector having electric and/or optical signal connections for attaching a measure probe, electric and/or optical conductor for connecting to the measure probe by first connector, a rotary actuator arranged to rotate the first connector relative to a reference system, an electric and/or optical slip ring and an angle encoder. The rotary actuator comprises a rotor capable of continuous rotation and an electric motor, while the angle encoder provides information on an angular position of the rotor. In some embodiments the rotor has a hollow axle supported by two coaxial spaced-apart bearings. The electric motor is located between the bearings, while the electric and/or optical conductor runs inside said hollow axle, and the electric and/or optical slip ring is in the hollow axle and between the bearings.
Method for supporting an operator in measuring a part of an object, comprising the steps of equipping the operator with an electronic device and with a dimension measuring apparatus. The device comprises a see-though head mounted display, a camera, and a digital processor. An image of the object is captured with the camera so that the processor recognizes or identifies the part of the object in the image. The method further comprises the steps of obtaining a model of said part and displaying on the display an indication of the dimension that is intended to be measured. A value of the dimension measured by the dimension measuring apparatus is acquired in the processor that will process it according to the model.
An articulated measuring head for orienting a probe relatively to a measuring apparatus, including Hirth couplings for providing a high-resolution indexing to two orthogonal rotors and an advanced guiding system to ensure a precise rotation control when the Hirth couplings are free and accurate indexing when they are clamped together. The articulated head of the invention has an embedded dynamic controller using high-precision encoders and crash detection by capacitive sensors.
An accessory for an articulated head of a tridimensional coordinate measuring machine, machine tool or programmable manipulator. The invention includes a light source that is applicable adjacent to the measure probe in order to light selectively the measure point. The accessory can include an image capture device.
G01B 11/14 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring distance or clearance between spaced objects or spaced apertures
G01B 11/00 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques
G01B 21/04 - Measuring arrangements or details thereof, where the measuring technique is not covered by the other groups of this subclass, unspecified or not relevant for measuring length, width, or thickness by measuring coordinates of points
Portable instrument for measuring dimensions, comprising a scale, a position sensor capable of being displaced relative to the scale and a watertight housing defining an internal volume comprising the display, the electronic reading circuit and a power source. Additional functional layers, for example an over-molded elastomer thermoplastic layer and a metallic plate, protect the instrument and add to it specific tactile and visual qualities.
Touch probe comprising a fixed member; a feeler held by one or several elastic elements in a resting position relative to said fixed member, said feeler being capable of moving from said resting position in response to a deflection force; a detection system comprising a light source driven by the displacements of the feeler relative to said fixed member; an optical image sensor receiving the light emitted by said light source; an optical mask interposed on the light path between said light source and said optical image sensor.
A touch probe comprising a fixed member; a feeler held by one or several elastic elements in a resting position relative to said fixed member, said feeler being capable of moving from said resting position in response to a deflection force; a detection system comprising a light source driven by the displacements of the feeler relative to said fixed member; an optical image sensor receiving the light emitted by said light source; an optical mask interposed on the light path between said light source and said optical image sensor.
Coordinate positioning machine or coordinate measuring machine (CMM), with a microprocessor control unit arranged to drive individual axis driver and a proxy module allowing the connection of external devices on a TCP/IP interface. The external devices are used for User interaction, by means of an http server embedded in the microprocessor control unit, or for advanced tasks including tuning and calibration of the dynamic parameters.
G01B 5/008 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of mechanical techniques for measuring coordinates of points using coordinate measuring machines
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Instrument for measuring dimensions equipped with an interface and corresponding interface
Electronic measuring instrument equipped with a removable intelligent processing and radio communication interface. The interface allows managing additional features such as bidirectional communication of commands and measurement data with printers, computers or other external devices, as well as the transmission of instructions or measurement programs to the instrument. The radio interface may be connected with several measuring instruments such as callipers, micrometers, comparators or height gauges. It is integrated into the lid of the battery compartment of the instrument, so that it can be installed and removed easily and without impairing the seal. The cover also includes an extra battery for the processing and radio transmission interface.
Measuring system having a plurality of probes for measuring lengths, each probe including a probe tip connected in removable fashion relative to a casing, a transducer supplying an electric signal that is representative of the position of said probe tip relative to the casing, a digital processing unit for sampling the signal from said transducer and transforming it into a digital representation of said position, and a bidirectional interface for a wireless communication network connecting said probes with a control unit. A method including a step during which the clocks of the digital processing units of the probes are synchronized through said bidirectional wireless interface and a step during which the control unit transmits commands determining the instant at which said electric signals are sampled.
G06F 15/00 - Digital computers in generalData processing equipment in general
G01B 7/287 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of electric or magnetic techniques for measuring contours or curvatures using a plurality of fixed, simultaneously operating transducers
G06F 15/02 - Digital computers in generalData processing equipment in general manually operated with input through keyboard and computation using a built-in program, e.g. pocket calculators
G01B 7/34 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of electric or magnetic techniques for measuring roughness or irregularity of surfaces
Measuring system including a coordinate measuring machine having a processing unit and a moveable support, and one or more actuators for positioning said movable support relative to a reference surface, the moveable support having a support connector, a scanning probe, detachably connected with the moveable support, for measuring points lying on a scanning path on a surface of a workpiece positioned on the reference surface, a modular rotation fitting, comprising a first connector, arranged to interoperate with the support connector for connecting the modular rotation fitting to said moveable support, and a second connector, arranged to interoperate with the probe connector, for connecting the scanning probe to the modular rotation fitting, and an actuator, for rotating the second connector relative to said first connector, wherein the first and said second connector contain a plurality of signal connections for transmitting driving signals to the actuator of said modular rotation fitting.
G01B 5/008 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of mechanical techniques for measuring coordinates of points using coordinate measuring machines
An analogue scanning probe with a connector detachably connectable to a movable support of a coordinate measuring system, the scanning probe including a touch at the tip of a stylus pivotally connected to the scanning probe according to a measure axis and a position encoder delivering a measure of the tilt angle of said touch about said measure axis, the scanning probe including one articulation comprised between said connector and said measure axis arranged to allow tilting of the scanning probe or of a part of the probe scanning probe.
G01B 5/008 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of mechanical techniques for measuring coordinates of points using coordinate measuring machines
An optical measurement apparatus, comprising a reference support (40) on which are mounted a fixed headstock (57) and a movable tailstock (60) opposed to the fixed headstock and movable along a linear axis (x) for coming near to or moving away from the headstock (57) in order to maintain a piece to be measured between headstock (57) and tailstock (60), and a mobile carriage (100) movable along the linear axis (x), the carriage carrying a light source (110) for directing a beam of collimated light across the x axis to be interrupted by the piece under measurement, the carriage further carrying an optical detector (120) aligned with the light source (110) and arranged to receive the residual light of the beam of collimated light that has not been interrupted by the piece under measurement. The measuring apparatus has a rectilinear guide (47), fastened on the reference support (40), on which are slideably engaged the optical carriage (100) and the tailstock (60), whereas the headstock (57) is placed on a headstock carrier (50) that is fastened on the reference surface and hangs at least in part over said rectilinear guide (47).
G01B 11/24 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring contours or curvatures
B24B 49/00 - Measuring or gauging equipment for controlling the feed movement of the grinding tool or workArrangements of indicating or measuring equipment, e.g. for indicating the start of the grinding operation
B23Q 17/00 - Arrangements for indicating or measuring on machine tools
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Manually programmable motorized machine for measuring coordinates
Multidimensional coordinate measuring machine having a programming mode in which the measuring head can be displaced manually by an operator and a measuring mode in which a control unit is designed for automatically optimizing and reproducing the displacements of the measuring head recorded during the programming mode.
G01B 5/008 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of mechanical techniques for measuring coordinates of points using coordinate measuring machines
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Instrument for measuring dimensions and height gauge
Instrument for measuring dimensions, including: a mobile carriage capable of moving parallel to a guide, the guide defining a measuring axis; a driving device connected to the carriage by a transmission, so as to determine the linear displacement of the mobile carriage; a feeler attached to the mobile carriage and designed to come into contact with a part to be measured; a position transducer, arranged so as to supply a measurement of the feeler's position relative to the measuring axis; a piezoresistive force sensor for converting directly a contact force between the feeler and the part to be measured into an electric signal.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
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(1) Appareils et instruments scientifiques, optiques et de mesurage, nommément appareils et instruments de mesure optique permettant la mesure automatisée d'objets et de surfaces, nommément microscopes dotés d'une caméra et d'un plateau de positionnement précis, profilomètres; systèmes électroniques de mesure de hauteurs, longueurs, profondeurs, surfaces, diamètres et épaisseurs d'objets, nommément testeurs de résistance des matériaux, nommément bancs de traction-compression, mouton-pendule, pénétromètres, testeurs de souplesse des matériaux, testeurs d'épaisseur, nommément épaissimètres de couches, mesureurs d'angle de contact, nommément clinomètres, capteurs de proximité, nommément distancemètres et niveaux lasers, capteurs de pression, capteurs à contact, nommément capteurs de force, palpeurs de contact et palpeurs sans contact optiques et inductifs; systèmes de mesure multidimensionnels à plusieurs axes linéaires et à axes articulés pour la mesure dimensionnelle volumique d'un objet, nommément testeurs de résistance des matériaux, nommément bancs de traction-compression, mouton-pendule, pénétromètres, testeurs de souplesse des matériaux, testeurs d'épaisseur, nommément épaissimètres de couches, mesureurs d'angle de contact, nommément clinomètres, capteurs de proximité, nommément distancemètres et niveaux lasers, capteurs de pression, capteurs à contact, nommément capteurs de force, palpeurs de contact, palpeurs sans contact optique et inductif, pieds à coulisse, micromètres, étalons, bagues étalons de réglage, rubans métriques; appareils pour l'enregistrement, la transmission, la reproduction du son et des images, nommément caméras, systèmes de transmission, avec et sans fil, de données métrologiques dimensionnelles composés de modems et d'ordinateurs, mémoires de stockage de mesures dimensionnelles provenant de la combinaison des positions des axes de mobiles et des articulations du bras articulé et des mesures métrologiques multidimensionnelles de sondes à et sans contact, d'imagerie de surfaces d'objet et de palpeurs multidimensionnels, nommément disques compacts vierges, clés USB vierges, disques durs vierges, disques laser vierges, disques numériques polyvalents vierges, disques optiques vierges; calculatrices; équipement pour le traitement de l'information, nommément ordinateurs, boîtes d'interface réseau pour sondes avec et sans contact, palpeurs; imprimantes; logiciels pour utilisation dans le domaine de l'instrumentation, nommément logiciels d'acquisition, de traitement et de représentation de données de métrologie dimensionnelle; logiciels pour utilisation dans le domaine de l'instrumentation, nommément logiciels d'acquisition, de traitement et de représentation d'objets mesurés, nommément logiciels permettant l'interface entre les instruments de mesure optique et des systèmes électroniques de mesure et des logiciels de CAO, logiciels de gestion de bases de données, logiciels de reconnaissance automatique d'éléments géométriques et d'exécution automatisée d'opérations de mesure, nommément logiciels de reconnaissance optique de la forme d'objets et de surfaces permettant leur mesure automatisée.
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(1) Appareils et instruments scientifiques, optiques, de mesurage, nommément mesureurs portables de dimensions géométriques de précision, système électronique de mesure dimensionnel, bras articulé pour la mesure dimensionnelle (volumique) d'un objet; appareils pour l'enregistrement, la transmission, le stockage et la reproduction d'images et de données, nommément caméras, système de transmission, avec et sans fil, de données métrologiques dimensionnelles, mémoires de stockage mesures dimensionnelles provenant de la combinaison des positions du bras articulé et des mesures métrologiques dimensionnelles des sondes à ou sans contact et palpeurs; équipements pour le traitement de l'information, nommément ordinateurs, boîtes d'interface pour sondes sans contact et palpeurs, imprimantes; logiciels d'acquisition, de traitement et de présentation de données de métrologie dimensionnelle, logiciels de gestion de bases de données, logiciels de reconnaissance automatique d'éléments géométriques et d'exécution d'opérations de mesure
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
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PRECISE MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS, NAMELY, MICROMETERS; CALIPERS; GAUGES USED FOR MEASURING HEIGHTS AND DEPTHS; GAUGES USED FOR MEASURING DIAMETERS AND SIZES OF WORKPIECES; DIAL INDICATORS; COMPARATORS USED TO MEASURE DIAMETERS OR SIZES OF WORKPIECES; PROTRACTORS; SLOPE INDICATORS; AND BENCHES FOR MOUNTING SUCH WORKPIECES AND INSTRUMENTS ALL SOLD AS A UNIT THEREWITH
