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Horizontal-arm coordinate measuring machine

  • US 7,779,549 B2
  • Filed: 04/18/2006
  • Issued: 08/24/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A coordinate measuring machine comprising a base provided with first guiding means along a first horizontal axis, a first carriage mobile on the base along said first axis and comprising an upright provided with second guiding means extending along a second vertical axis, a second carriage carried by the upright and sliding along said second axis, a horizontal-arm carried by the second carriage, extending along a third axis horizontal and orthogonal to the first axis and mobile along said third axis, and a counterweight accommodated within said upright mobile in direction substantially parallel to said second axis and secured to said second carriage by a flexible transmission member, wherein said counterweight is guided within said upright by a plurality of wheels carried by said counterweight.

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