Patent ID: 9341460
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: G01B

Claim Text:
1. A method of calibrating a double cone stylus included in at least one of a coordinate measuring machine and a contour measuring machine including a touch probe having the double cone stylus attached to a tip end thereof, the method comprising, when dimensions of a stylus tip of the double cone stylus are calibrated: disposing a master ball with a calibration value in the at least one of the coordinate measuring machine and the contour measuring machine; performing touch measurement on the master ball using the touch probe to acquire a center position and a radius of the master ball; computing a radius of the stylus tip in a horizontal direction; performing touch measurement to determine a position of an apex of the master ball using the touch probe to acquire a height of the apex of the master ball; and computing a radius of the stylus tip in a height direction.