Device for dimensionally characterizing elongate components
First Claim
1. A movable carriage for use in a device for measuring dimensional characteristics of an elongate component, said device including a rigid support which is adapted to bear said movable carriage and to retain said component in a predetermined fixed orientation, which comprises:
- a sensor carrier movably mounted to said rigid support and having an opening penetrating therethrough for receiving said elongate component, said carrier bearing a plurality of pivotally-mounted bell cranks spaced about said opening, each said bell crank having a wheel for riding on said component during movement of the carrier and being in contact with a sensor capable of providing a signal correlative to displacement of said bell crank during movement of the carrier along the elongate component.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a device for measuring dimensional characteristics of an elongate component which comprises:
(a) an elongate rigid support that bears (i) an upper platform upon which is mounted a drive; (ii) a clamp mechanism for securing said component about its proximal end in a reference position; (iii) a lower platform which supports a pedestal for securing said component about its distal end in a reference position; and
(b) a sensor carriage movably mounted to said rigid support and operatively connected to said drive for movement along the elongate extent of said support and having an opening penetrating therethrough for receiving said elongate component when it is secured by and substantially parallel to said rigid support, said carrier bearing a plurality of pivotally-mounted bell cranks spaced about said opening, each bell crank having a wheel for riding on said component during movement of the carrier and being in contact with a sensor capable of providing a signal correlative to displacement of the bell crank during movement of the carrier along the elongate component.
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23 Claims
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1. A movable carriage for use in a device for measuring dimensional characteristics of an elongate component, said device including a rigid support which is adapted to bear said movable carriage and to retain said component in a predetermined fixed orientation, which comprises:
a sensor carrier movably mounted to said rigid support and having an opening penetrating therethrough for receiving said elongate component, said carrier bearing a plurality of pivotally-mounted bell cranks spaced about said opening, each said bell crank having a wheel for riding on said component during movement of the carrier and being in contact with a sensor capable of providing a signal correlative to displacement of said bell crank during movement of the carrier along the elongate component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A device for measuring dimensional characteristics of an elongate component which comprises:
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(a) an elongate rigid support that bears (i) an upper platform upon which is mounted a drive;
(ii) a clamp mechanism for securing said component about its proximal end in a reference position;
(iii) a lower platform which supports a pedestal for securing said component about its distal end in a reference position; and(b) a sensor carriage movably mounted to said rigid support and operatively connected to said drive for movement along the elongate extent of said support and having an opening penetrating therethrough for receiving said elongate component when it is secured by and substantially parallel to said rigid support, said carrier bearing a plurality of pivotally-mounted bell cranks spaced about said opening, each bell crank having a wheel for riding on said component during movement of the carrier and being in contact with a sensor capable of providing a signal correlative to displacement of the bell crank during movement of the carrier along the elongate component. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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