EP 1279001 A4 20030910 - DIGITAL CALLIPERS

Title (en)

DIGITAL CALLIPERS

Title (de)

DIGITALE TASTERZIRKEL

Title (fr)

PIEDS A COULISSE NUMERIQUES

Publication

EP 1279001 A4 20030910 (EN)

Application

EP 01914467 A 20010226

Priority

US 0105905 W 20010226
US 18478600 P 20000224

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0165202A1] Described is a calliper for measuring a size of an object and a force applied to the object to measure the size wherein the calliper comprises a scale support (2) comprising a fixed measuring finger (14). A movable mount (1) is slidably attached to the scale support wherein the movable mount comprises a second measuring finger (16) wherein the size is a distance between the fixed measuring finger and the second measuring finger when the fixed measuring finger and the second measuring finger contact the object. A detector (25), attached to the movable mount is capable of determining the distance between the second measuring finger and the fixed measuring finger. A force arm (10) is slidably attached to the movable mount and a sensor (11) attached to both the force arm and the movable mount such that the sensor detects a force applied to the force arm. A processor (55) is provided which is capable of receiving the distance and converting the distance to a displayable size element and capable of receiving the force and converting the force to a displayable force element. The displayable size element and displayable force element are displayed.

IPC 1-7

G01B 3/20; G01B 3/24; G01B 3/28; G01B 3/38; G01B 7/02

IPC 8 full level

G01B 3/20 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G01B 3/205 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[XY] DE 3644980 A1 19880707 - PAV PRAEZISIONS APPARATEBAU AG [LI]
[Y] US 4586260 A 19860506 - BAXTER LARRY K [US], et al
[Y] US 2855684 A 19581014 - WELSTEAD CHARLES H
[YA] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1997, no. 06 30 June 1997 (1997-06-30)
See references of WO 0165202A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0165202 A1 20010907; AU 3985301 A 20010912; EP 1279001 A1 20030129; EP 1279001 A4 20030910

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0105905 W 20010226; AU 3985301 A 20010226; EP 01914467 A 20010226