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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2015
Applicant:
Mitutoyo Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
MITUTOYO CORPORATION, Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 16/00 (2006.01); G01B 5/00 (2006.01); G01B 5/008 (2006.01); G01B 5/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 5/0002 (2013.01); G01B 5/008 (2013.01); G01B 5/201 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of placing a work piece on a measuring device in which a work piece is placed on a table of a measuring device is provided. The method includes: using a retainer capable of holding the work piece above the table and a lifting/lowering device lifting and lowering a top surface of the table; holding the work piece above the table with the retainer; lifting the top surface of the table with the lifting/lowering device to bring the top surface of the table into contact with a bottom surface of the work piece; and, after a load of the work piece is borne by the table, releasing the hold of the retainer on the work piece.