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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2017
Mitutoyo Corporation, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Joseph Daniel Tobiason, Bothell, WA (US);
Mitutoyo Corporation, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Abstract
A compact portable coordinate measuring machine (CMM) with a large working volume for measuring workpieces is provided. The CMM includes a vertical support, a workpiece stage and a movement configuration that provides relative motion between a measurement probe and a workpiece. The movement configuration includes a vertical translation mechanism with a vertical translation element that couples to a vertical guide and moves over a vertical translation range. The workpiece stage is located above a top end of the vertical support and at least a majority of the vertical guide and the vertical translation range is located below a top end of the workpiece stage. In various implementations, the movement configuration may also include a rotary motion configuration and a horizontal translation mechanism. A controller controls the movement configuration to provide relative motion between the measurement probe and a workpiece that is located in the working volume on the workpiece stage.