Patent ID: 6463669
Filing Date: 2002-10-15
Classification: G01B

Abstract:
An apparatus for checking the shape of a part having a portion which is a cylinder of revolution around an axis and a reference end face, comprising:a base; a support arrangement mounted on said base for receiving said cylinder portion and comprising two V-shaped pieces; an arrangement for positioning said part axially with respect to said reference end face; and a mechanism for driving said part in rotation about said axis, wherein said positioning arrangement comprises: a rectilinear portion with an hemispheric end providing an abutment for said end face, slidingly mounted on said base along a direction which forms, with respect to said axis, an angle corresponding to the half of the angle of said V-shaped pieces, and means for adjusting the position of said rectilinear portion in a manner which maintains the abutment point of said hemispheric end with said end face on said axis.