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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 1985
Filed:
Nov. 22, 1983
Mitutoyo Mfg. Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A two-directional touch sensor for use in a height gauge, other measuring instruments or the like, wherein an abutting contact with a workpiece (W) to be measured is detectable in two directions opposed to each other at 180.degree.. The main body (1) of sensor has a probe shaft (13) rotatably supported by the main body (1) and provided at one end with a spherical measuring element (18) and at the other end with a contacting element (20). When an abutting point (18A) or (18B) of the measuring element (18) being in abutting contact with the workpiece (W) is aligned with a neutral axis (M), the contacting element (20) comes into contact with either one of electric contact points (54B) and (54A) to emit a touch signal.