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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2018

Filed:

Dec. 10, 2015
Applicant:

Erowa Ag, Reinach, CH;

Inventor:

Hans Hediger, Reinach, CH;

Assignee:

EROWA AG, Reinach, CH;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 7/00 (2006.01); G01B 5/008 (2006.01); B23Q 7/10 (2006.01); G01B 21/04 (2006.01); G01B 7/008 (2006.01); G01B 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 5/008 (2013.01); B23Q 7/10 (2013.01); G01B 7/008 (2013.01); G01B 11/005 (2013.01); G01B 21/04 (2013.01); G01B 21/047 (2013.01);
Abstract

The measuring machine () for measuring workpieces () features a machine table () and a mechanical device comprising a measuring slide movable in a first linear axis and a cross slide movable in a second linear axis, and a quill shaft () arranged on the cross slide and movable in a third linear axis. Arranged on the quill shaft () is, in addition to a sensor () for measuring the workpiece, also a gripper () by means of which a workpiece () can be retrieved from a magazine () and transferred to the clamping device (), or retrieved from the clamping device () and transferred to the magazine (). Due to this configuration the existing mechanical device of the measuring machine () can be made use of to mechanically transfer and also retrieve a workpiece () being measured.


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