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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2013
Applicant:
Hexagon Metrology, Inc., North Kingstown, RI (US);
Inventors:
Gurpreet Singh, Providence, RI (US);
John Langlais, Coventry, RI (US);
Jie Zheng, Mansfield, MA (US);
Assignee:
Hexagon Metrology, Inc., North Kingstown, RI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 5/00 (2006.01); G01B 5/008 (2006.01); G01B 21/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 5/008 (2013.01); G01B 5/0014 (2013.01); G01B 21/042 (2013.01);
Abstract
A coordinate measuring machine has a measuring member for measuring a workpiece, a counterweight to control movement of the measuring member, and a pulley and cable system coupling the measuring member with the counterweight. The coordinate measuring machine also has a guide track, where the counterweight is movably secured to the guide track. The guide track substantially limits counterweight movement, relative to the measuring member, to one dimension.