Portable coordinate measurement machine with integrated magnetic mount
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1. A portable coordinate measurement machine (CMM) for measuring the position of an object in a selected volume, comprising:
- a manually positionable articulated arm having opposed first and second ends, said arm including a plurality of jointed arm segments, each arm segment including at least one position transducer for producing a position signal;
a probe at said first end of said arm;
a base at said second end of said arm;
a magnetic mount forming a part of said base and being attached to said arm for mounting said arm to a magnetic surface; and
an electronic circuit which receives the position signals from the transducers and provides a digital coordinate corresponding to the position of the probe in a selected volume.
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Abstract
A portable coordinate measurement machine comprises an articulated arm having jointed arm segments. The arm includes a base having an integrated magnet mount therein for attaching the arm to a magnetic surface.
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1. A portable coordinate measurement machine (CMM) for measuring the position of an object in a selected volume, comprising:
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a manually positionable articulated arm having opposed first and second ends, said arm including a plurality of jointed arm segments, each arm segment including at least one position transducer for producing a position signal;
a probe at said first end of said arm;
a base at said second end of said arm;
a magnetic mount forming a part of said base and being attached to said arm for mounting said arm to a magnetic surface; and
an electronic circuit which receives the position signals from the transducers and provides a digital coordinate corresponding to the position of the probe in a selected volume. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19)
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17. A mount for magnetically mounting an object to a magnetic surface comprising:
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an upper housing having opposed first and second ends, said upper housing having an opening therethrough and being formed from a non-magnetic material;
a pair of opposed extensions extending outwardly from said second end of said upper housing, said extension being formed from a non-magnetic material;
a lower housing having spaced first and second sections, said extensions being sandwiched between said first and second sections, said lower housing being formed from a magnetic material;
a magnetic core in said lower housing, said magnetic core comprising a non-magnetic center sandwiched between first and second magnets, said magnetic core being rotatable with respect to said lower housing between an “
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position where said first and second magnets are aligned with said first and second lower housing sections and an “
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position where said first and second magnets are out of alignment with said first and second lower housing sections. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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