DEVICE FOR MARKING OR PROCESSING A SURFACE, TOOL, AND ARTICULATED ARM
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Abstract
The invention relates to a device for marking or processing a surface at a predeterminable position, comprising: a marking or processing tool that is operable by hand; a manually operable articulated arm with at least two arm parts that are pivotably connected by a joint; a fitting at one end of the arm for releasably mounting the tool; and a sensor for measuring a setting of the joint; and a position indication unit for computing and indicating a position for the tool using the output signal of the sensor. The invention further relates to a tool and an articulated arm for the device for marking or processing a surface.
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39 Claims
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17. A device for marking or processing a surface at a predeterminable position, comprising:
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a marking or processing tool that is operable by hand; a coordinate measuring machine including; a manually operable, non-supporting articulated arm including; at least two arm parts that are pivotably connected by a joint, the joint providing for substantially resisting force-free and supporting force-free rotary movability, a fitting at a distal end of the arm for releasably mounting the tool; and a sensor for measuring a setting of the joint; and a position indication unit for computing and indicating a predetermined position for the tool using the output signal of the sensor. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A method of using a manually operable articulated arm coordinate measuring machine including at least two arm parts that are pivotably connected by a joint, the joint providing for substantially resisting force-free and supporting force-free rotary movability, and a sensor for measuring a setting of the joint, for predeterminably positioning of a marking or processing tool being operable by hand, so as to enable for marking or processing a surface at a desired surface position, the method comprising:
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mounting the tool onto a distal end of the articulated arm coordinate measuring machine; and computing and indicating a position for the tool using the output signal of the sensor in such a way, that the tool marks or processes the surface at the desired surface position.
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