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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2011
Motonori Ogihara, Kawasaki, JP;
Motonori Ogihara, Kawasaki, JP;
Mitutoyo Corporation, Kawasaki-Shi, JP;
Abstract
A form measuring instrument includes an instrument body and a controller that controls the instrument body. The instrument body includes a probe. The probe includes: a rod-like stylus having a distal end attached with a stylus tip for contacting with an object; and a support mechanism that supports the base end of the stylus. The support mechanism includes a probe sensor that detects the position of the stylus and supports the stylus in a manner movable within a predetermined range. The controller calculates a measurement value based on a transfer function whose input is the position of the stylus detected by the probe sensor and output is the contact position of the stylus tip against the object.