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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2024
Mitutoyo Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
MITUTOYO CORPORATION, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
There is provided an automatic measuring system that can automate measurement and a control method for automatic measurement. An automatic measuring system includes a measuring sensor tool that detects a surface of an object to be measured with a probe to measure a dimension or a shape of the object to be measured, and a multi-axis moving mechanism that relatively moves the measuring sensor tool with respect to the object to be measured. The measuring sensor tool includes a cover part to protect the probe. In an approaching step in which the moving mechanism causes the measuring sensor tool to approach a point to be measured of the object to be measured, the cover part accommodates the probe inside the cover part. After the approaching step is completed, the probe is exposed from the cover part to detect the surface of the object to be measured.