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Articulating CMM probe

  • US 9,759,540 B2
  • Filed: 06/08/2015
  • Issued: 09/12/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/11/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An articulating probe for use with a coordinate measuring machine comprising:

  • an attachment portion configured for attachment to a coordinate measuring machine;

    a measuring portion configured to contact an object to be measured by the coordinate measuring machine; and

    at least one articulating joint configured to allow rotation between the attachment portion and the measuring portion, the articulating joint comprising an angular sensor configured to measure an angle of the joint wherein the angular sensor includes a light source, a hole, and a light sensor arranged such that an amount of light received by the light sensor indicates the angle of the joint.

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