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1. A probe for dimensional measurement and for wireless signal communication with a base station, the probe comprising:
- a housing that includes two parts;
a member that connects the two parts;
a signal-transparent window that is located between the two parts and extends around the member; and
a circuit board lying at least partially between the member and the window for the signal communication with the base station.
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Abstract
A measurement probe for a machine tool has a housing incorporating a window that allows the optical transmission or receipt of signals from/to infrared transmitters or receivers. To obviate the need to mount the transmitter and receiver components on an external surface of the housing, they are surface mounted to a circuit board.
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49 Claims
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1. A probe for dimensional measurement and for wireless signal communication with a base station, the probe comprising:
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a housing that includes two parts; a member that connects the two parts; a signal-transparent window that is located between the two parts and extends around the member; and a circuit board lying at least partially between the member and the window for the signal communication with the base station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 21, 30, 32)
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12. A probe for dimensional measurement and for optical wireless signal communication with a base station, the probe comprising:
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a housing that includes two substantially cylindrical parts; a member that connects the two parts; a substantially annular signal-transparent window that is located between the two parts and extends around the member; a circuit board lying at least partially between the member and the window; and at least one of a plurality of transmitters or a plurality of receivers mounted on the circuit board near the window for the optical signal communication with the base station. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 29, 31, 33)
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13. A probe for dimensional measurement and for optical wireless communication with a base station, the probe comprising:
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a housing; a signal-transparent window; a circuit board; and at least one of an optical signal transmitter or an optical signal receiver, wherein; the circuit board is within the housing, the window is transparent to an optical signal, each of the at least one transmitter or receiver is mounted solely to the circuit board and is near the window for optical signal communication with the base station during use, and the circuit board is bent and positioned within the housing near the window. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 34)
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26. A probe for dimensional measurement and for optical wireless signal communication with a base station, the probe comprising:
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a housing that includes two substantially cylindrical parts; a member that connects the two parts; a substantially annular signal-transparent window that is located between the two parts and extends around the member; a circuit board; and at least one of a plurality of transmitters or a plurality of receivers mounted on the circuit board, wherein; at least a part of the circuit board is positioned between the member and the window, the part of the circuit board that is positioned between the member and the window has the at least one of a plurality of transmitters or a plurality of receivers mounted thereon and the at least one of a plurality of transmitters or a plurality of receivers are positioned near the window for the optical signal communication with the base station. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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35. A probe for dimensional measurement and for optical wireless communication with a base station, the probe comprising:
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a housing that includes two parts; a member that connects the two parts; a signal-transparent window that is located between the two parts and extends around the member; a circuit board; and at least one of an optical signal transmitter or an optical signal receiver mounted on the circuit board, wherein; the member extends through the circuit board, the at least one of an optical signal transmitter or an optical signal receiver is mounted on the circuit board near the window, and optical signals may pass through the window for the optical wireless communication with the base station. - View Dependent Claims (36)
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37. A probe for dimensional measurement and for optical wireless communication with a base station, the probe comprising:
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a housing that includes two parts; a member that connects the two parts; a signal-transparent window that is located between the two parts and extends around the member; a circuit board; and at least one of an optical signal transmitter or an optical signal receiver mounted at an outer circumferential surface of the circuit board, wherein; an inner radial surface of the member is located inward of the outer circumferential surface, and optical signals may pass through the window for the optical wireless communication with the base station.
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38. A probe for dimensional measurement and for optical wireless communication with a base station, the probe comprising:
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a housing that includes two parts; a member that connects the two parts; a signal-transparent window that is located between the two parts and extends around the member; a circuit board; and at least one of an optical signal transmitter or an optical signal receiver mounted on the circuit board, wherein; a distance between the window and the at least one of an optical signal transmitter or an optical signal receiver is less than a distance between the window and the member, and optical signals may pass through the window for the optical wireless communication with the base station.
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39. A probe for dimensional measurement and for optical wireless communication with a base station, the probe comprising:
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a housing with a longitudinal axis; a generally planar circuit board positioned substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis; a signal-transparent window surrounding the circuit board near an outer periphery of the circuit board; and at least one of an optical signal transmitter or an optical signal receiver mounted on the circuit board near the window, wherein optical signals may pass through the window for the optical wireless communication with the base station. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A probe for dimensional measurement and for optical wireless communication with a base station, the probe comprising:
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a housing with a longitudinal axis; a circuit board positioned around and generally concentric with the longitudinal axis, such that an electronic component mounting surface of the circuit board is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis; a substantially annular signal-transparent window surrounding the circuit board near the mounting surface of the circuit board, such that the mounting surface faces the window; and at least one of an optical signal transmitter or an optical signal receiver mounted on the mounting surface of the circuit board, wherein optical signals may pass through the window for the optical wireless communication with the base station. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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