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Wheel assembly for moving caliper jaw with repeatable force

  • US 9,347,757 B2
  • Filed: 02/28/2014
  • Issued: 05/24/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A wheel assembly for moving a caliper jaw relative to a caliper spar with improved user feedback regarding applied measuring force in a caliper, the wheel assembly comprising:

  • a rotary bearing member coupled to the caliper jaw and configured to engage the caliper spar;

    a rotary actuation member configured to be actuated by a user to apply the measuring force; and

    a compliant coupling element configured to elastically couple the rotary actuation member to the rotary bearing member;

    wherein the wheel assembly is configured such that when the rotary bearing member engages the caliper spar a rotational displacement of the rotary actuation member relative to the rotary bearing member generates a deformation of the compliant coupling element which generates a force which is applied to the rotary bearing member and thereby coupled to generate a force on the caliper jaw along its direction of motion which is related to the rotational displacement.

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