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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2017
Applicant:
Tesa Sarl, Renens, CH;
Inventors:
Assignee:
TESA SARL, Renens, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/03 (2006.01); G01B 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
An articulating probe head for a coordinate measuring machine (CMM) comprising an optical fiber and an interface for automatic connection to an optical coordinate probe. A tool rack for a CMM for storing tactile and/or optical probes for automatic exchange on the said probe head. Two methods are also described to verify the quality of the optical waveguide from controller to the probe tip.