Patent ID: 9494414
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: G01B

Claim Text:
1. A measurement device for measuring tools for making aluminum can bodies comprising: a vibrational isolation plate that provides vibrational resistance and forms a mounting surface for said measurement device; base mount fixtures attached to said mounting surface; fixture mount rods attached to said base mount fixtures substantially parallel to said mounting surface; tooling fixtures attached to said fixture mount rods that support said tools in an elevated position above said mounting surface for measurement; a measurement carriage comprising: a rail that is disposed between said base mount fixtures; a rail guide coupled to said rail and to said carriage frame; a linear drive rail coupled to said rail guide that moves said rail guide and said carriage frame along said rail between said base mount fixtures so that said tools that are disposed in said tooling fixture in an elevated position above said mounting surface cast a shadow on said portions of said tools to be measured.