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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2006
Applicant:
Enrico Garau, Turin, IT;
Inventor:
Enrico Garau, Turin, IT;
Assignee:
Hexagon Metrology S.p.A., Moncalieri, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 5/008 (2006.01); G01B 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A coordinate measuring machine comprising a base provided with guides parallel to a first X axis, a first carriage mobile on the guides along the X axis and provided with an upright, a second carriage carried by the upright and mobile along a second vertical Z axis, and a horizontal-arm carried by the second carriage and axially mobile along a third horizontal Y axis perpendicular to the X axis; a counterweight, fastened to the second carriage by means of a belt, is mobile along the Z axis within the upright and is provided with wheels in contact with side walls of the upright.