The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2017
Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik Gmbh, Oberkochen, DE;
Thomas Engel, Aalen, DE;
Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik GmbH, Oberkochen, DE;
Abstract
A coordinate measuring apparatus is provided having at least one measuring system and at least one support structure on which the measuring system is disposed, wherein the measuring system is displaceably mounted in the support structure and/or the support structure is displaceably mounted, and wherein the coordinate measuring apparatus includes an air bearing arrangement for mounting two components to be movable relative to one another. The air bearing arrangement includes at least one air bearing which provides a compressed air cushion between the components, wherein the air bearing has at least one compressed air supply line by way of which the compressed air can be provided, wherein a flow rate meter by way of which the flow rate of compressed air to the air bearing can be detected is provided in the compressed air supply line.