Source: https://patents.google.com/patent/US20170248408A1/en
Timestamp: 2019-11-22 21:55:16
Document Index: 239895755

Matched Legal Cases: ['§120', '§120', '§120', '§120', '§120', '§119']

US20170248408A1 - Articulating measuring arm with laser scanner - Google Patents
US20170248408A1
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This application claims the priority benefit as a continuation under 35 U.S.C. §120 to U.S. patent Ser. No. 14/590,878 (filed 6 Jan. 2015), which claims the priority benefit as a continuation under 35 U.S.C. §120 to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/864,961 (filed 17 Apr. 2013, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 8,955,229), which claims the priority benefit as a continuation under 35 U.S.C. §120 to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/449,211 (filed 17 Apr. 2012, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 8,438,747), which claims the priority benefit as a continuation under 35 U.S.C. §120 to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/016,879 (filed 28 Jan. 2011, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 8,176,646), which claims the priority benefit as a continuation under 35 U.S.C. §120 to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/487,535 (filed 18 Jun. 2009, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 7,908,757), which claims the priority benefit under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/106,096 (filed 16 Oct. 2008), the entirety of each hereby expressly incorporated by reference herein.
3. The acquisition member of claim 2, wherein the light source is within 35 millimeters of the center of the opening.
4. The acquisition member of claim 2, wherein the base plate comprises a material selected from the group consisting of invar, ceramic, steel, aluminum, plastic, or a carbon composite.
10. An articulated arm CMM comprising a plurality of articulated arm members, a measuring probe, a receiving portion at a distal end, a base at a proximal end, and further comprising an optical position acquisition member, the acquisition member of claim 2 mounted at the receiving portion over the measuring probe.
12. The CMM of claim 10, wherein the receiving portion comprises bearings and at least a portion of the light source or the optical sensor overlaps the bearings.
13. The CMM of claim 10, wherein the base plate is rotatably mounted on the receiving portion such that it is rotatable independent of the probe.
14. An articulated arm CMM comprising a plurality of articulated arm members, a base at a proximal end, an optical position acquisition member mounted at a distal end, and a last axis of rotation at the distal end, the acquisition member comprising:
15. The articulated arm CMM of claim 14, wherein the central axis is within 35 mm of the last axis.
16. The articulated arm CMM of claim 14, wherein the acquisition member comprises two or more optical sensors, each positioned to image an object illuminated by the light source to allow measurement of a plurality of coordinates on the object using the image.
17. The articulated arm CMM of claim 14, further comprising electronics operatively connected to the optical sensor and thermally isolated from the light source.
18. The articulated arm CMM of claim 14, wherein the acquisition member is configured to rotatably mount to the distal end such that the acquisition member can rotate about the last axis.
19. The articulated arm CMM of claim 14, further comprising bearings about the last axis, wherein at least a portion of the light source or the optical sensor overlaps the bearings.
20. An articulated arm CMM comprising a plurality of articulated arm members, a base at a proximal end, an optical position acquisition member mounted at a distal end, and a handle mounted at the distal end, the acquisition member comprising a light source and an optical sensor positioned to image an object illuminated by the light source to allow measurement of a plurality of coordinates on the object using the image,
wherein a maximum vertical height of the articulated arm CMM along the last axis is no greater than 260 millimeters.
21. The articulated arm CMM of claim 20, wherein the acquisition member comprises two or more optical sensors, each positioned to image an object illuminated by the light source to allow measurement of a plurality of coordinates on the object using the image.
22. The articulated arm CMM of claim 20, further comprising electronics operatively connected to the optical sensor and thermally isolated from the light source.
23. The articulated arm CMM of claim 20, wherein the acquisition member is configured to rotatably mount to the distal end such that the acquisition member can rotate about the last axis.
24. The articulated arm CMM of claim 20, further comprising bearings about the last axis, wherein at least a portion of the light source or the optical sensor overlaps the bearings.
25. An articulated arm CMM comprising a plurality of articulated arm members, a base at a proximal end, an optical position acquisition member mounted at a distal end, and a handle mounted at the distal end, the acquisition member comprising a light source and an optical sensor positioned to image an object illuminated by the light source to allow measurement of a plurality of coordinates on the object using the image,
26. The articulated arm CMM of claim 25, wherein the acquisition member comprises two or more optical sensors, each positioned to image an object illuminated by the light source to allow measurement of a plurality of coordinates on the object using the image.
27. The articulated arm CMM of claim 25, further comprising electronics operatively connected to the optical sensor and thermally isolated from the light source.
28. The articulated arm CMM of claim 25, wherein the acquisition member is configured to rotatably mount to the distal end such that the acquisition member can rotate about the last axis.
29. The articulated arm CMM of claim 25, further comprising bearings about the last axis, wherein at least a portion of the light source or the optical sensor overlaps the bearings.
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