Patent ID: 6189375
Filing Date: 2001-02-20
Classification: G01B,Y10T

Abstract:
A driving arrangement for a measuring instrument having a body, and a movable element being movable relative to the body, wherein measurement of an object to be measured is carried out through movement of the movable element, the driving arrangement comprising:driving and guide means adapted to be mounted on the body of the measuring instrument, the driving and guide means including a driving cylinder having a piston received in the driving cylinder for axial movement of the piston in the driving cylinder, the driving and guide means being operable to move the movable element in synchronism with the axial movement of the piston; andhydraulic fluid control means arranged at a location remote from the body of the measuring instrument, for supplying hydraulic fluid to the driving cylinder of the driving and guide means to cause the axial movement of the piston in the driving cylinder.