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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2013
Applicant:
Renishaw Plc, Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, GB;
Inventors:
John Charles Ould, Backwell Farleigh, GB;
Paul William Moore, Minchinhampton, GB;
Matthew Anthony Revell, Cam, GB;
Assignee:
RENISHAW PLC, Wotton-Under-Edge, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 21/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 21/04 (2013.01); G01B 21/047 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of inspecting an artifact on a machine tool includes: scanning a probe mounted on the machine tool along the surface of the artifact to be inspected. The method involves supplying a flow of fluid at least at the point of interaction between the probe and the artifact during the scanning.