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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2017
Mitutoyo Corporation, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Atsuya Niwano, Tokyo, JP;
Shuji Hayashida, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuyuki Hayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuji Fujikawa, Hiroshima, JP;
Koji Matsumoto, Hiroshima, JP;
MITUTOYO CORPORATION, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
An external device is configured to be detachably attached to a measuring instrument via a connector. The external device includes a connector part, an external device body part and a movable connection part. The connector part has a connection terminal. The external device body part has a display part on a side surface of the external device body part. The movable connection part is configured to connect the connector part with the external device body part. The movable connection part is a biaxial rotation hinge having two pivot axes which are in a twisted position relationship with respect to each other.