Patent ID: 7269911

Claim:
A touch probe, comprising: a deflectable stylus having a rest position mechanism on which the stylus is arranged; and a housing in which the rest position mechanism is accommodated; wherein the rest position mechanism comprises a stylus holder including a plurality of carrying elements and a plurality of seating elements corresponding to the carrying elements and which interact with the carrying elements to arrange the stylus holder in the touch probe, wherein the carrying elements and the seating elements form a sensing circuit via a plurality of electrical conducting means, such that the sensing circuit is closed when the carrying elements contact the seating elements and the sensing circuit is open when at least one of the carrying elements does not contact a corresponding seating element; and wherein the rest position mechanism further comprises a spring element for positioning the stylus holder against the seating elements by pressing the stylus holder against the seating elements in conjunction with setting means that allows the pressing force of the spring element to be set.