ARTICULATED ARM
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1. An articulated arm CMM comprising:
- an articulated arm comprising a plurality of transfer members, a plurality of articulation members connecting at least two transfer members to each other, a coordinate acquisition member at a distal end, and a base at a proximal end;
wherein at least two of the articulation members each comprise at least one encoder and the at least two encoders are both enclosed within a single monoblock housing.
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Abstract
An articulated arm CMM comprises a plurality of transfer members, a plurality of articulation members connecting at least two transfer members to each other, a coordinate acquisition member at a distal end, and a base at a proximal end. At least two of the articulation members can include at least one encoder and the at least two encoders can both be enclosed within a single monoblock housing.
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1. An articulated arm CMM comprising:
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an articulated arm comprising a plurality of transfer members, a plurality of articulation members connecting at least two transfer members to each other, a coordinate acquisition member at a distal end, and a base at a proximal end; wherein at least two of the articulation members each comprise at least one encoder and the at least two encoders are both enclosed within a single monoblock housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An articulated arm CMM comprising:
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an articulated arm comprising a plurality of articulated arm members, a coordinate acquisition member at a distal end, and a base at a proximal end; and a gas spring counterbalance supporting the arm at a rotational point between adjacent articulated arm members; wherein the gas spring counterbalance connects to an articulated arm member closer to the base at a point nearer to the rotational point than to the base. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An articulated arm CMM comprising:
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an articulated arm comprising a plurality of articulated arm members, a coordinate acquisition member at a distal end, and a base at a proximal end; and a gas spring counterbalance supporting the arm at a rotational point between two adjacent articulated arm members; wherein rotation at the rotational point brings one of the two adjacent articulated arm members to a substantially horizontal position when the gas spring counterbalance is also brought to a substantially horizontal position. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An articulated arm CMM comprising:
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an articulated arm comprising a plurality of articulated arm members, a coordinate acquisition member at a distal end, and a base at a proximal end; and a handle comprising electronics and removably connected to the coordinate acquisition member. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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