Precision length measuring device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12148286-B2
Application number	US-202117245596-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 30, 2021
Priority date	May 21, 2020
Publication date	Nov 19, 2024
Grant date	Nov 19, 2024

Abstract

A measuring device includes a measured value obtainer, a display device configured to display a measured value obtained by the measured value obtainer, an illumination device configured to emit a light to the display device, a measurement state obtainer configured to obtain information regarding a state in which a measured value is obtained by the measured value obtainer, and an illumination color changer configured to change a color of the light in accordance with a measurement state obtained by the measurement state obtainer.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A precision length measuring device comprising: a display device; an illumination device configured to emit a light to the display device; an impact detector that detects impacts caused by hitting or falling; a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute a process, the process comprising: obtaining a measured value; obtaining information regarding a state in which the measured value is obtained; obtaining an evaluation of an impact history based on values detected by the impact detector, said values detected by the impact detector being a history of impacts applied to the precision length measuring device for a period other than while obtaining the measured value, as impact history evaluation information; and changing a color of the light emitted by the illumination device in accordance with the impact history evaluation information, wherein the display device displays the measured value.

2. The precision length measuring device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the process further comprises: obtaining measurement mode information regarding a measurement mode that is selected when the measured value is obtained, as the information regarding the state in which the measured value is obtained; and changing the color of the light in accordance with the measurement mode information that is obtained.

3. The precision length measuring device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the process further comprises obtaining information whether a tolerance determination mode, in which it is determined whether a measured result with respect to a measurement object is within a predetermined tolerance, is selected or not, as the measurement mode information.

4. The precision length measuring device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the process further comprises obtaining information whether a maximum-minimum measurement mode, in which at least a maximum value or a minimum value of a measured value of a measurement object is obtained, is selected or not, as the measurement mode information.

5. The precision length measuring device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the process further comprises: obtaining operation state information regarding an operation state in which a measured value obtainer obtains the measured value, as information regarding the state in which the measured value is obtained; and changing the color of the light in accordance with the operation state information.

6. The precision length measuring device as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the process further comprises obtaining information regarding a moving speed of a mover of the measured value obtainer, as the operation state information.

7. The precision length measuring device as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the process further comprises obtaining information regarding a force applied to a contactor of the measured value obtainer, as the operation state information.

8. The precision length measuring device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the process further comprises: obtaining usage history information regarding the precision length measuring device as information regarding the state in which the measured value is obtained, the usage history information includes the impact history; and changing the color of the light in accordance with the usage history information.

9. The precision length measuring device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the process further comprises changing the color of the light in steps in accordance with the impact history evaluation information.

10. The precision length measuring device as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the process further comprises obtaining information regarding a movement distance of a mover of a measured value obtainer as the usage history information.

11. The precision length measuring device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the process further comprises changing the color of the light in steps in accordance with a length of a movement distance of the mover.

Assignees

• Mitutoyo Corp

Inventors

• Hayashi Nobuyuki
• Kiwada Takefumi
• Hiroshima Aki

Classifications

• G01P15/00

  Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration · CPC title

• G01P7/00

  Measuring speed by integrating acceleration (measuring travelled distance by double integration of acceleration G01C21/16) · CPC title

• G01L1/22

  using resistance strain gauges · CPC title

• G01B21/16

  for measuring distance of clearance between spaced objects · CPC title

• H05B47/105

  in response to determined parameters · CPC title