Patent ID: 6154976
Filing Date: 2000-12-05
Classification: G01B

Abstract:
A measuring device having a measuring device body, a spindle disposed movably in an axial direction relative to the measuring device body with a part thereof in the axial direction being supported by the measuring device body and a detecting means for detecting a displacement amount of the spindle relative to the measuring device body, the detecting means including a sensor on a stationary side attached to the measuring device body and a sensor on a movable side provided on the spindle which are oppositely disposed at a predetermined gap therebetween to detect a relative displacement amount of both of the sensors, wherein,any one of the measuring device body and the spindle is provided with a gap enlargement limiting member which limits enlargement of the gap by abutting to the other one of the measuring device body and the spindle when the sensor on movable side is displaced away from the sensor on stationary side.