Patent ID: 6960855

Claim:
Bearing ( 32 ) for a measurement apparatus, especially a coordinate-based measurement apparatus ( 100 ), comprising: an element ( 36 , 114 ) running axially relative to and along a mounting device ( 32 , 122 ) or a guiding device, the element being vertical or at an angle a to the vertical in the range of a being ±45°, wherein the element may be a carriage or column or center sleeve having at least one measurement sensor ( 116 ), and is capable of being supported relative to the mounting device by at least one air bearing ( 38 , 40 ) having a force transferred to the element, and is capable of being compensated by a counteracting force, characterized in that the counteracting force is capable of being produced by a magnet system ( 42 , 44 ) that is allocated to the mounting device ( 34 ).