Patent ID: 8365426

Claim:
A coordinate measuring machine for determining spatial coordinates on a measurement object, comprising: a probe head having a body part, a coupling part moveable relative to the body part, a probe tool arranged on the coupling part, and a probe head sensor system designed to detect a position of the coupling part relative to the body part, and a frame structure designed to move the probe head relative to the measurement object, wherein the probe tool has at least one stylus for making contact with the measurement object and has a rotating plate via which the stylus is rotatably coupled to the coupling part in order to establish a defined orientation of the stylus relative to the coupling part, and wherein at least one roll motion projection is formed on the body part, with the rotating plate being configured to roll along the roll motion projection as a result of a defined movement of the coupling part relative to the body part, thereby allowing to set the defined orientation of the stylus.