US 7,500,319 B2
	Measurement probe for use in coordinate measuring machines
Bo Pettersson, London (United Kingdom)
Assigned to Hexagon Metrology AB, Nacka Strand (Sweden)
Appl. No. 11/630,672 PCT Filed Jun. 20, 2005, PCT No. PCT/SE2005/000957 § 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date May 04, 2007, PCT Pub. No. WO2006/001756, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 05, 2006.
Claims priority of application No. 0401660 (SE), filed on Jun. 28, 2004.
Prior Publication US 2008/0034601 A1, Feb. 14, 2008
Int. Cl. G01B 5/00 (2006.01); G01B 5/004 (2006.01); G01B 7/004 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 33—559  [33/556]

9 Claims

1. A measurement probe for use in coordinate measuring machines, which measurement probe comprises a base (1) connected with a coordinate measuring machine, a measurement tip holder (3) and a measurement tip (4) supported by the measurement tip holder, characterized in that the measurement tip holder (3) is supported by the base (1) with the aid of at least three rigid supports (2), whereby the supports (2) are connected with the measurement tip holder (3) by means of spherical connections and where the supports (2) can be displaced along their longitudinal directions relative to the base (1) such that the angle of the measurement tip holder (3) relative to the base (1) can be changed, and whereby the supports (2) are arranged such that they pass through the base (1) and can be displaced along their longitudinal directions (L1, L2, L3) by protruding to a greater or lesser degree through the side of the base (1) that is opposite relative to the measurement tip holder (3).