Patent ID: 6776023
Filing Date: 2004-08-17
Classification: G01B

Abstract:
A method for determining, in common use, the bending of a touch probe used on a contact measuring machine, said machine including a mobile measuring head on which said touch probe is intended to be fixedly mounted, the probe including a support rod carrying a contact element at a first end, and connection means assuring the link with said measuring head at the second end, said method including the steps of:a) fixing said touch probe onto a fixed support by said connecting means, b) applying a force to a point of application located on a first part of said touch probe, c) measuring the deflection magnitude undergone by said first part of said touch probe using a first measuring device, d) repeating steps a) to c) a plurality of times, each time changing the points of application of the force and corresponding measurement, so as to obtain a radial distribution of the value of said bending which said touch probe undergoes, e) providing a report representative of all the measurements obtained by implementing steps a) to d).