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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2001
Shingo Nishina, Kawasaki, JP;
Masahiko Tachikake, Higashihiroshima, JP;
Yoshiaki Shiraishi, Kawasaki, JP;
Rie Tanaka, Kawasaki, JP;
Shuuji Hayashida, Kawasaki, JP;
Yoshitaka Kuji, Kawasaki, JP;
Osamu Saito, Kawasaki, JP;
Tetsuya Nakadoi, Higashihiroshima, JP;
Mitutoyo Corporation, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A measuring instrument includes a spindle ( ) provided to a body ( ), a sleeve ( ) movable in the same direction as the spindle and stoppable at a desired position, a connector ( ) for connecting the sleeve and the spindle and allowing relative movement of the sleeve and the spindle in the moving direction thereof by a predetermined stroke; a pressure spring ( ) accommodated in the sleeve for biasing the spindle in a direction for the spindle to abut to the workpiece through the connector, and a biasing force indicator ( ) for indicating the pressure spring.