| US 7,356,940 B2 | ||
| Elastic fixture and attachment method for length measuring apparatus | ||
| Hiroaki Kawada, Kawasaki (Japan); and Hiroatsu Mori, Kawasaki (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Mitutoyo Corporation, Kawasaki (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 11, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/177,408. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2004-212103 (JP), filed on Jul. 20, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0016088 A1, Jan. 26, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. G01B 11/00 (2006.01); G01D 21/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 33—706 | 3 Claims |
| 1. An elastic fixture for attaching a length measuring apparatus to an object to be measured, the fixture being elastically
deformable in a lengthwise direction of the length measuring apparatus,
the elastic fixture comprising: a sheet-metal plate spring formed by a curved plate having a U-shape and fixing portions with
a hole at both ends, one fixing portion being firmly fixed to the length measuring apparatus by a screw and the other fixing
portion being firmly fixed to the object to be measured by a screw.
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