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Coordinate measurement device

  • US 8,763,266 B2
  • Filed: 01/14/2011
  • Issued: 07/01/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A portable articulated arm coordinate measurement machine (AACMM) for measuring coordinates of an object in space, comprising:

  • a manually positionable articulated arm having opposed first and second ends, the articulated arm including a plurality of connected arm segments, the plurality of connected arm segments including a first arm segment having the first end;

    a probe end disposed between a measurement device and the first end, the probe end being rotationally coupled to the first end and movable between a first position and a second position;

    each arm segment and the probe end including at least one position transducer for producing a position signal;

    an electronic circuit which receives the position signals from the transducers and provides data corresponding to a position of the measurement device; and

    a magnetic member coupling the probe end to the first arm segment when in the second position.

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