US4486891A
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Contact point type measuring device
Assignee: Mitutoyo Manufacturing Co Ltd
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Filing: 1982-01-26
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Granted: 1984-12-04
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Expires: 2002-01-26
Abstract
Abstract A contact point type measuring device being equipped with contact point type encoder having scale contact points and brushes to supply pulse type measured signals, a counter circuit and a display section of measured value, such device comprising the scale contact points consisted of larger scale contact points arranged in a required distance and of smaller scale contact points dividing the larger scale contact point distance at a certain required pitch, the counter circuit including a larger scale counter counting larger scale measured signals obtained from the larger scale contact points and a smaller scale counter counting small scale measured signals obtained from the smaller scale contact points and resetting such counted value by the larger scale measured signals, and the display section of measured value including an upper figure displayer displaying counted value of the larger scale counter and a lower figure displayer displaying counted value of the lower scale counter, and parts of such device being manufactured with extreme ease and accuracy by mass production.
Inventors
- 👤 Teruo Kimoto
- 👤 Yasuyuki Yamaguchi
- 👤 Takeji Nishimura
- 👤 Satoshi Mizuno
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 22:35
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01D; G01D5/00; G01D5/12; G01D5/25; G01D5/244; G01D5/245; G01D5/2454; G01D5/2455; G01D5/2457; H; H03; H03M; H03M1/00; H03M1/12; H03M1/22; H03M1/24; H03M1/28; H03M1/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
227 words
A contact point type measuring device having a contact point type encoder having scale contact points arranged in a regular order in a required direction and brushes correspondingly moving along together with moving members against said scale contact points in repetitive on and off contact with said scale contact points for supplying pulse type measured signals in accordance with the measured amount, a counter circuit counting the number of pulses of the measured signals, and a display section for the measured value for displaying the measured amount in a digital display in response to the counted value of said counter circuit, said contact type measuring device comprising: scale contact points consisting of larger contact points arranged at a required distance and of small scale contact points dividing the larger scale contact point distance at a required pitch; a counter circuit including a larger scale counter counting larger scale measured signals obtained from said larger scale contact points and a smaller scale counter counting small scale measured signals obtained from said small scale contact points and resetting such counted value by said larger scale measured signals; and a display section for the measured value including a upper figure displayer for displaying counted value of said larger scale counter as upper figures and a lower figure displayer for displaying counted value of said smaller scale counter at lower figures.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
227 words
A contact point type measuring device having a contact point type encoder having scale contact points arranged in a regular order in a required direction and brushes correspondingly moving along together with moving members against said scale contact points in repetitive on and off contact with said scale contact points for supplying pulse type measured signals in accordance with the measured amount, a counter circuit counting the number of pulses of the measured signals, and a display section for the measured value for displaying the measured amount in a digital display in response to the counted value of said counter circuit, said contact type measuring device comprising: scale contact points consisting of larger contact points arranged at a required distance and of small scale contact points dividing the larger scale contact point distance at a required pitch; a counter circuit including a larger scale counter counting larger scale measured signals obtained from said larger scale contact points and a smaller scale counter counting small scale measured signals obtained from said small scale contact points and resetting such counted value by said larger scale measured signals; and a display section for the measured value including a upper figure displayer for displaying counted value of said larger scale counter as upper figures and a lower figure displayer for displaying counted value of said smaller scale counter at lower figures.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
67 words
A contact point type measuring device according to claim 1 wherein resistors having different resistive values are connected to said larger scale contact points and to said smaller scale contact points, and said counter circuit includes a measured signal selecting circuit which selects and takes out the larger scale measured signals and the smaller scale measured signals in response to a voltage difference of the measured signals.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
71 words
A contact point type measuring device according to claim 1 wherein said contact type encoder includes a column type contact point base having slide contact points arranged on and along its circumference in a regular order at a required distance, brushes correspondingly moving along the circumference direction against said contact point base in repetitive on and off contact with said slide contact points together with the movement of the moving members.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
A contact point type measuring device according to claim 3 wherein said contact point base be solid or hollow and the slide contact points be installed around the outside surface of said contact point base.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
A contact point type measuring device according to claim 3 wherein said contact point base be hollow and the slide contact points be installed around the inside surface of said contact point base.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
A contact point type measuring device according to claim 5 wherein said brushes be supported via springs by a supporting shaft revolving with the movement of the moving members.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
38 words
A contact point type measuring device according to claim 3 wherein said contact point base is hollow and said slide contact points are installed on both of the inner and the outer surfaces of said contact point base.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
65 words
A contact point type measuring device according to claims 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 wherein the slide contact point groups are installed in a plurality of rows to the axial direction of said contact point base and said brushes are prepared for every slide contact point group in order to contact on and off with the slide contact point groups at the same time.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
A contact point type measuring device according to claims 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 wherein a plurality of said brushes are installed to contact on and off with the different slide contact points in phase.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
38 words
A contact point type measuring device according to claims 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 wherein a plurality of said brushes are installed to contact on and off with the different slide contact points at a different phase.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
32 words
A contact point type measuring device according to claim 8 wherein a plurality of said brushes be installed to contact on and off with the different slide contant points at different phase.
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