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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2017
Mitutoyo Corporation, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Kim Atherton, Kirkland, WA (US);
Mitutoyo Corporation, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Abstract
A power transfer configuration is disclosed for providing power to a stored coordinate measurement machine (CMM) probe. A storage rack comprising at least one CMM probe receptacle is mounted proximate to a CMM. The CMM may automatically attach and detach from the CMM probe and insert and remove it from the storage rack probe receptacle. The power transfer configuration comprises a primary electromagnetic winding mounted to the storage rack proximate to the probe receptacle, and a secondary electromagnetic winding located internal to and proximate to the CMM probe housing. When the CMM probe is in the probe receptacle, the primary electromagnetic winding receives alternating current and generates a changing electromagnetic field proximate to the CMM probe housing. The secondary electromagnetic winding generates power in the CMM probe in response to receiving the changing electromagnetic field. The CMM probe may be internally heated while stored, using the generated power.