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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2000
Wolfgang Madlener, 88213 Ravensburg, DE;
Wilfried Veil, 88289 Waldburg, DE;
Other;
Abstract
Probe for attaching at certain times to the tool spindle of a machine tool, which probe emits by means of a stylus ( ) a measuring signal which is transmitted via a transmission channel ( ) to a receiving and evaluating device ( ) of the machine tool. For power-saving purposes, the transmission channel ( ) is kept in the functioning state, by means of an activation system contained in the probe, only during the actual measuring operation. The activation system comprises a switching device ( ) and an electronic assembly ( ), which is characterized in that, from when it reaches its switching position, a control check is carried out with respect to continuance of the switching position and the activation or deactivation of the transmission channel ( ) is only triggered when the switching position continues uninterruptedly for the duration of a certain interrogation time.