Patent ID: 7228640

Claim:
Feeler device of workpieces being machined, in particular for measurement instruments of workpieces being machined on machine tools, of the type comprising a head ( 7 ) including control and measurement members, and at least one pivoting arm ( 6 ) extending in an operating position between said head ( 7 ) and a workpiece ( 3 ) being machined, said pivoting arm ( 6 ) comprising a pivot ( 10 ), a base portion ( 11 ) of said arm ( 6 ) fixed between and to both said head ( 7 ) and said pivot ( 10 ), and an end portion ( 12 ) of said arm having a first end fixed to said pivot ( 10 ) and extending from said pivot ( 10 ) to a second free end engageable to said workpiece ( 3 ) being machined wherein said pivot ( 10 ) has control apparatus which allows said end portion ( 12 ) to rotate relative to said base portion ( 10 ) in the event of forcing on said end portion ( 12 ).