Patent ID: 8141261
Filing Date: 2012-03-27
Classification: G01B

Abstract:
1. A feeler pin for a coordinate measuring machine, the feeler pin comprising: a shaft having a first end and a second end and a longitudinal axis, a fastening sleeve for fastening the feeler pin in a feeler pin holder, an identification device for identifying the feeler pin, and a feeler object being provided at the first end of the shaft, wherein the identification device can be read out via a first contact and a second contact, wherein the second end of the shaft and the fastening sleeve are connected by a plastic section, and wherein the first contact is provided by the fastening sleeve, and the second contact is provided by a contact device which is electrically insulated from the fastening sleeve by the plastic section, wherein the contact device is rotationally symmetrical about the longitudinal axis, so that both the first contact and the second contact are produced independently of an angular position of the feeler pin such that they are connected to the first mating contact and the second mating contact when the feeler pin is screwed into the feeler pin holder.