| US 7,578,072 B2 | ||
| Digital indicator and method for using the digital indicator | ||
| Shuji Hayashida, Kawasaki (Japan); Aki Hiroshima, Kawasaki (Japan); Rie Arai, Kawasaki (Japan); and Takefumi Kiwada, Kawasaki (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Mitutoyo Corporation, Kawasaki (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 26, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/984,981. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2006-320716 (JP), filed on Nov. 28, 2006. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0120862 A1, May 29, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. G01B 3/22 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 33—832 [33/701] | 2 Claims |
| 1. A digital indicator, comprising:
a main body;
a spindle provided to the main body, being slidable in an axial direction and having a contact portion on one end, the contact
portion abutting to a to-be-measured portion;
a detector detecting an absolute displacement amount of the spindle relative to the main body; and
a display displaying the displacement amount of the spindle relative to the main body detected by the detector, wherein
the spindle is slidable in a direction to the opposite side of the contact portion beyond the detectable range in which the
detector can perform detection.
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