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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2021
Fives Landis Corp., Hagerstown, MD (US);
Timothy W. Hykes, Greencastle, PA (US);
Fives Landis Corp., Hagerstown, MD (US);
Abstract
A workpiece centering gauge for a grinding machine includes a link having a first pivot configured to couple with the grinding machine; a first encoder that measures an angle of the link at the first pivot; a second pivot included with the link; a measuring fork configured to releasably contact an outer surface of an elongated workpiece; a surface feeler, having a transducer, included with the measuring fork that measures a workpiece diameter a second encoder that measures an angular position of the link relative to the measuring fork; the angular position measured by the first encoder, the angular position measured by the second encoder, and a measured workpiece diameter are used to determine a deviation of the elongated workpiece from a centerline.