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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2013
Mitutoyo Corporation, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa, JP;
MITUTOYO CORPORATION, Kawasaki-Shi, JP;
Abstract
A spherical-form measuring apparatus includes a turntable, a holding unitfor holding the sphere, and a probefor measuring a contour of a sphere partof the sphere. The holding unitincludes a base part, a vertical holding partand an inclined holding partwhich are placed at separate positions on the base part. The vertical holding partholds the stem partof the spherewith it set in a direction perpendicular to the turntable. The inclined holding partholds the stem partwith it set in a direction at an angle. The vertical and inclined holding partare disposed such that their axial lines meet at an intersection point P and such that the distance from the point P to the vertical holding partagrees with the distance from the point P to the inclined holding part