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EP 0346819 A3 19911127 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE CONTACTLESS MEASURING AND OPTIONALLY MACHINING OF SURFACES

Title (en)

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE CONTACTLESS MEASURING AND OPTIONALLY MACHINING OF SURFACES

Publication

EP 0346819 A3 19911127 (DE)

Application

EP 89110657 A 19890613

Priority

DE 3820225 A 19880614

Abstract (en)

[origin: JPH02118407A] PURPOSE: To achieve the non-contact measuring method of a surface for measuring an arbitrarily formed surface accurately and inexpensively by measuring the interval of a reference contour from the measurement range of the surface while measuring it by an interferometer and determining each different between a measurement value and a target value. CONSTITUTION: First, the reference contour of at least one reference element essentially corresponding to the measurement range of a surface is measured by an interferometer regarding a known standard contour where an external form is known within the allowable range of the surface. Then, a surface to be measured is moved to a position that is limited in terms of space regarding a reference element. Then, the interval of the reference contour from the measurement range of the surface is measured while being increased from the interferometer and each difference between a measurement value and a target value is determined, thus measuring the actually measured contour of the work surface and at the same time controlling a machining tool during process until a desired target contour is obtained in some cases.

IPC 1-7

B24B 13/015

IPC 8 full level

G01B 11/24 (2006.01); B24B 13/015 (2006.01); B24B 49/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B24B 13/015 (2013.01 - EP US); B24B 49/04 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

CH DE FR GB LI

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 3820225 C1 19890713; EP 0346819 A2 19891220; EP 0346819 A3 19911127; JP H02118407 A 19900502; US 5067282 A 19911126

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 3820225 A 19880614; EP 89110657 A 19890613; JP 15353289 A 19890614; US 62564090 A 19901207