Horizontal-arm coordinate measuring machine
First Claim
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 towards a second vertical axis, a second carriage carried by the upright and slidable along said second axis, and a horizontal arm carried by the second carriage extending along a third horizontal axis orthogonal to said first axis and mobile along said third axis, wherein the first carriage comprises a base provided with at least one first portion coupled to said first guiding means and at least one second portion rigidly connected to said upright, a releasable connector for reciprocally connecting said first portion and said second portion of said base, and second articulated connection means between said first portion and said second portion of said base for allowing said upright to be tipped with respect to said first portion when said releasable connector is released.
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Abstract
A coordinate measuring machine (1) comprising a base (2) provided with guides (3) parallel to a first axis X, a first mobile carriage (4) on the guides (3) along the axis X and provided with an upright (17), a second carriage (6) carried by the upright (17) and mobile along a second vertical axis Z, and a horizontal arm (7) carried by the second carriage (6) and axially mobile along a third horizontal axis Y perpendicular to the axis X; the first carriage (4) comprises a base (16) provided with a first portion (19, 20) coupled to the guides (3) and a second portion (18) rigidly connected to the upright (17), releasable connection means (27) for reciprocally connecting the first portion (19, 20) and the second portion (18) of the base (16), and articulated connection means (28) between the first portion (19, 20) and the second portion (18) of the base to allow the upright (17) to be tipped when the releasable connection means (27) are released.
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11 Claims
- 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 towards a second vertical axis, a second carriage carried by the upright and slidable along said second axis, and a horizontal arm carried by the second carriage extending along a third horizontal axis orthogonal to said first axis and mobile along said third axis, wherein the first carriage comprises a base provided with at least one first portion coupled to said first guiding means and at least one second portion rigidly connected to said upright, a releasable connector for reciprocally connecting said first portion and said second portion of said base, and second articulated connection means between said first portion and said second portion of said base for allowing said upright to be tipped with respect to said first portion when said releasable connector is released.
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