Patent ID: 11940270
Assignee: CARL ZEISS INDUSTRIELLE MESSETECHNIK GMBH
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 10:
11. An extended stylus for a coordinate measuring machine for measuring coordinates or properties of a workpiece, the extended stylus comprising:
a connection element;
a probing contact element; and
an extension element including:
a carrier portion mounted at the connection element so that the carrier portion is rotatable about an axis of rotation relative to the connection element, wherein the carrier portion extends from a first end proximate the connection element to a second end remote from the connection element, and
a shaft portion that is aligned so as to deviate from the axis of rotation and that is connected to the second end of the carrier portion,

wherein the probing contact element is arranged at an end of the shaft portion and lies on the axis of rotation, and
wherein the carrier portion and the shaft portion are non-rotatably connected to each other, and
wherein the extended stylus is configured to be attached to a measurement head of the coordinate measuring machine.