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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2013
Hexagon Metrology, Inc., North Kingstown, RI (US);
Gurpreet Singh, Providence, RI (US);
John Langlais, Coventry, RI (US);
Jie Zheng, Mansfield, MA (US);
Hexagon Metrology, Inc., North Kingstown, RI (US);
Abstract
A coordinate measuring machine has 1) an anchor beam with a top end and a bottom end, 2) at least one support beam having a top end and a bottom end, and 3) a cross-beam supported on the top ends of both the anchor beam and the at least one support beam. In addition, the coordinate measuring machine also has 4) a base supporting the bottom ends of the anchor beam and the at least one support beam. At least one of the at least one support beams has a first spring and a second spring. In preferred embodiments, the first spring is adapted to allow movement and is spaced from the second spring in a direction that is generally parallel with the longitudinal axis of the cross-beam.