Patent ID: 8042279

Claim:
A coordinate measuring machine comprising a base provided with first guiding means along a first horizontal axis, a first carriage mobile on the base along said first axis and comprising an upright provided with second guiding means extending towards a second vertical axis, a second carriage carried by the upright and slidable along said second axis, and a horizontal arm carried by the second carriage extending along a third horizontal axis orthogonal to said first axis and mobile along said third axis, wherein the first carriage comprises a base provided with at least one first portion coupled to said first guiding means and at least one second portion rigidly connected to said upright, a releasable connector for reciprocally connecting said first portion and said second portion of said base, and second articulated connection means between said first portion and said second portion of said base for allowing said upright to be tipped with respect to said first portion when said releasable connector is released.