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

Claim 17:
18. 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 configured to rotate with respect to the connection element about an axis of rotation, wherein the carrier portion includes a first end connected to the connection element and a second end remote from the axis of rotation, and
a shaft portion including a first end fixedly connected to the second end of the carrier portion and a second end connected to the probing contact element, wherein the carrier portion and the shaft portion are arranged to locate the probing contact element on the axis of rotation throughout rotation of the extension element and wherein the extended stylus is configured to be attached to a measurement head of the coordinate measuring machine.