Measurement apparatus and method for measuring coordinates of columnar workpiece

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10845180-B2
Application number	US-201816224011-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 18, 2018
Priority date	Dec 18, 2018
Publication date	Nov 24, 2020
Grant date	Nov 24, 2020

Abstract

A measurement apparatus includes: the first end supporter; the second end supporter; a probe that measures a columnar workpiece supported by the first end supporter and the second end supporter; and a control part that obtains a center and a rotation track of the first end supporter, and a center of the second end supporter when a rotary table rotates and changes the orientation of workpiece coordinate axes based on a rotation position of the rotary table when a measurement of the columnar workpiece by the probe is performed, the workpiece coordinate axes including an axis passing through the center of the first end supporter and the center of the second end supporter.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A measurement apparatus comprising:
a first end supporter that is provided on a rotary table and supports a first end of a columnar workpiece in an axial direction;
a second end supporter that is separated from the rotary table and supports a second end of the columnar workpiece in the axial direction;
a probe that measures the columnar workpiece supported by the first end supporter and the second end supporter; and
a control part that obtains a center and a rotation track of the first end supporter and a center of the second end supporter when the rotary table rotates, and changes an orientation of workpiece coordinate axes based on a rotation position of the rotary table when a measurement of the columnar workpiece by the probe is performed, the workpiece coordinate axes including an axis passing through the center of the first end supporter and the center of the second end supporter.

2. The measurement apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the control part moves the workpiece coordinate axes while positioning an origin thereof on the rotation track according to the rotation position of the rotary table.

3. The measurement apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising
a memory part that stores information related to the rotation track obtained by the control part in advance, wherein the control part changes the orientation of the workpiece coordinate axes based on the rotation track stored in the memory part and the rotation position of the rotary table.

4. The measurement apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the control part changes the orientation of the workpiece coordinate axes according to the rotation position of the rotary table when the probe measures the columnar workpiece while rotating the rotary table.

5. The measurement apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the control part obtains the rotation track before the columnar workpiece is supported by the first end supporter and the second end supporter, and obtains the center of the second end supporter before the measurement of the columnar workpiece starts after the columnar workpiece is supported by the first end supporter and the second end supporter.

6. The measurement apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the control part converts measurement values of the columnar workpiece measured by the probe into values on the workpiece coordinate axes to obtain the converted values as corrected measurement values.

7. The measurement apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second end supporter has a sphere that contacts the second end of the columnar workpiece, and a shaft part that supports the sphere and is rotatable along with the rotation of the columnar workpiece, and
the control part corrects the center of the first end supporter by measuring the sphere and the shaft part.

8. A method for measuring coordinates of a columnar workpiece, the method comprising:
rotating a rotary table in a state where a first end of the columnar workpiece in an axial direction is supported by a first end supporter provide on the rotary table and a second end of the columnar workpiece in the axial direction is supported by a second end supporter separated from the rotary table;
obtaining a center and a rotation track of the first end supporter, and a center of the second end supporter when the rotary table rotates; and
changing an orientation of workpiece coordinate axes based on a rotation position of the rotary table when a measurement of the columnar workpiece with a probe is performed, the workpiece coordinate axes including an axis passing through the center of the first end supporter and the center of the second end supporter.

9. The method for measuring the coordinates of the columnar workpiece according to claim 8 , wherein the changing the orientation includes moving the workpiece coordinate axes while positioning an origin thereof on the rotation track according to the rotation position of the rotary table.

10. The method for measuring the coordinates of the columnar workpiece according to claim 8 , further comprising
storing information related to the rotation track obtained in advance to a memory part, wherein the changing the orientation includes changing the orientation of the workpiece coordinate axes based on the rotation track stored in the memory part and the rotation position of the rotary table.

11. The method for measuring the coordinates of the columnar workpiece according to claim 8 , wherein the changing the orientation includes changing the orientation of the workpiece coordinate axes according to the rotation position of the rotary table when the probe measures the columnar workpiece while rotating the rotary table.

12. The method for measuring the coordinate of the columnar workpiece according to claim 8 , wherein the obtaining the center includes obtaining the rotation track before the columnar workpiece is supported by the first end supporter and the second end supporter, and obtaining the center of the second end supporter before the measurement of the columnar workpiece is started after the columnar workpiece is supported by the first end supporter and the second end supporter.

13. The method for measuring the coordinates of the columnar workpiece according to claim 8 , further comprising:
converting measurement values of the columnar workpiece measured by the probe into values on the workpiece coordinate axes to obtain the converted values as corrected measurement values.

14. The method for measuring the coordinates of the columnar workpiece according to claim 8 , wherein the obtaining the center includes correcting the center of the first end supporter by measuring a sphere that contacts the second end of the columnar workpiece of the second end supporter and a shaft part that supports the sphere and rotates along with the rotation of the columnar workpiece.

Assignees

• Mitutoyo Corp

Inventors

• Anzai Hirotada

Classifications

• G01B21/00 Primary

  Measuring arrangements or details thereof, where the measuring technique is not covered by the other groups of this subclass, unspecified or not relevant · CPC title

• G01B5/008

  using coordinate measuring machines · CPC title

• G01B5/012 Primary

  Contact-making feeler heads therefor · CPC title

• G01B5/003

  Measuring of motor parts · CPC title

• G01B21/042 Primary

  Calibration or calibration artifacts (G01B3/30, G01B9/02072 take precedence) · CPC title