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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2005
Pascal Jordil, Ecoteaux, CH;
Claude Rouge, Baulmes, CH;
Leonard Wunderlin, Renens, CH;
Adriano Zanier, Prilly, CH;
Pascal Jordil, Ecoteaux, CH;
Claude Rouge, Baulmes, CH;
Leonard Wunderlin, Renens, CH;
Adriano Zanier, Prilly, CH;
TESA SA, Renens, CH;
Abstract
Touch probe including a fixed part (), designed to be fastened onto a measuring machine or a machine tool, and a contact feeler () that is mobile and orientable on two independent axes () along a multiplicity of directions indexed in space. An actuator () comprising antifriction rollers and a ball bearing allows the rotation axes () to be unlocked and any orientation to be selected with minimized friction. In locked position, the actuator () withdraws under the action of return springs () so as not to influence the indexing accuracy.