Contact sensor, and apparatus for protecting a protruding component
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1. An apparatus for protecting a protruding component comprising:
- a housing part to which the protruding component is connected;
an impact detection element movably connected to the housing part via at least one elastically bendable rod;
a light source coupled to the housing part defining an emission surface; and
a receiving element coupled to the impact detection element defining a receiving surface arranged opposite the emission surface of the light source.
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Abstract
The invention discloses a contact sensor having a movably arranged impact detection element spaced away from a stationary housing part; and having a detection system that contains a light source with an emission surface as well as a receiving element, defining a receiving surface, arranged opposite the emission surface of the light source wherein the receiving surface and emission surface are of substantially the same size. Furthermore a a high-precision measurement machine and an apparatus for protecting a protruding component are disclosed.
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1. An apparatus for protecting a protruding component comprising:
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a housing part to which the protruding component is connected;
an impact detection element movably connected to the housing part via at least one elastically bendable rod;
a light source coupled to the housing part defining an emission surface; and
a receiving element coupled to the impact detection element defining a receiving surface arranged opposite the emission surface of the light source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for protecting a protruding component comprising:
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a housing part to which the protruding component is connected;
an impact detection element movably connected to the housing part via at least one elastically bendable rod;
a light source coupled to the impact detection element defining an emission surface; and
a receiving element coupled to the housing part defining a receiving surface arranged opposite the emission surface of the light source. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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