Linear guide for a coordinate measuring machine, and a coordinate measuring machine

• US 10,451,397 B2
• Filed: 10/18/2017
• Issued: 10/22/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik GmbH (Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung)
• Original Assignee: Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik GmbH (Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung)
• Inventors: Matzkovits, Berthold, Brenner, Roland, Broghammer, Heinz
• Primary Examiner(s): Bennett, George B
• Application Number:
  US15/786,647
• Publication Number:
  US 20180120077A1
• Time in Patent Office: 734 Days
• Field of Search: 33503
• CPC Class Codes: G01B 21/047 Accessories, e.g. for positioning, for tool-setting, for measuring probes
• CPC Class Codes: G01B 5/0009 Guiding surfaces; Arrangements compensating for non-linearity there-of
• CPC Class Codes: G01B 5/008 using coordinate measuring machines

Abstract

A linear guide for a coordinate measuring machine. The linear guide comprises at least one plate-shaped main body and at least one guide rail. The plate-shaped main body has a material with a first coefficient of thermal expansion. The at least one guide rail has a material with a second coefficient of thermal expansion, which differs from the first coefficient of thermal expansion. The guide rail is connected to the plate-shaped main body, and arranged in a neutral axis of the plate-shaped main body.

Claims

1. Linear guide for a coordinate measuring machine, comprising:

at least one plate-shaped main body, wherein the plate-shaped main body has a material with a first coefficient of thermal expansion;

at least one guide rail which has a material with a second coefficient of thermal expansion, wherein the first coefficient of thermal expansion differs from the second coefficient of thermal expansion, wherein the guide rail is connected to the plate-shaped main body, and

wherein the guide rail is arranged in a neutral axis of the plate-shaped main body.

2. Linear guide according to claim 1, wherein the plate-shaped main body has at least one side surface with a height h, wherein the guide rail is arranged on the side surface of the plate-shaped main body at a height of between 0.4 h and 0.6 h.

3. Linear guide according to claim 1, wherein the linear guide has at least one guide carriage which is designed to run on the guide rail.

4. Linear guide according to claim 1, wherein the material of the plate-shaped main body is selected from the group comprising:

granite, polymer concrete/mineral cast, ceramic.

5. Linear guide according to claim 1, wherein the material of the guide rail is steel.

6. Linear guide according to claim 1, wherein the guide rail is connected to the plate-shaped main body by means of at least one connection selected from the group comprising:

a non-positively locking connection, a positively locking connection, a cohesive connection.

7. Linear guide according to claim 1, wherein the guide rail is connected to the plate-shaped main body by means of at least one connection, and wherein the connection has at least one screw connection and/or at least one adhesive connection and/or at least one clamping connection.

8. Linear guide according to claim 1, wherein the linear guide has at least one guide selected from the group comprising:

a recirculating ball guide, a recirculating roller guide.

10. Coordinate measuring machine according to claim 9, wherein the linear guide is designed according to claim 1.

9. Coordinate measuring machine comprising at least one linear guide, wherein the linear guide has at least one plate-shaped main body, wherein the plate-shaped main body has a material with a first coefficient of thermal expansion, wherein the linear guide has at least one guide rail which has a material with a second coefficient of thermal expansion, wherein the first coefficient of thermal expansion differs from the second coefficient of thermal expansion, wherein the guide rail is connected to the plate-shaped main body, and wherein the guide rail is arranged in a neutral axis of the plate-shaped main body.

11. Coordinate measuring machine according to claim 9, wherein the coordinate measuring machine is a portal-type measuring machine or a bridge-type measuring machine.

12. Coordinate measuring machine according to claim 9, wherein the plate-shaped main body has at least one supporting surface for supporting at least one workpiece, wherein the plate-shaped main body has at least one side surface with a height h, wherein the guide rail is arranged on the side surface at a height between 0.4 h and 0.6 h.

13. Coordinate measuring machine according to claim 9, wherein the coordinate measuring machine has at least one portal which has at least one first vertical column, at least one second vertical column and a cross beam which connects the first vertical column and the second vertical column, wherein at least one vertical column selected from the first vertical column and the second vertical column is mounted on the plate-shaped main body so as to be movable in a horizontal direction by means of the linear guide.

14. Coordinate measuring machine according to claim 13, wherein, on an end of the other vertical column, there is arranged at least one fluid pressure bearing which is designed to accommodate a pressure acting vertically on the fluid pressure bearing.

15. Coordinate measuring machine according to claim 13, wherein the first vertical column and the second vertical column are mounted on the plate-shaped main body so as to be movable in the horizontal direction by means of the linear guide.