摘要 |
<p>A surface finish, displacement and contour scanner is disclosed which effectively protects its stylus (12) from damage even if the stylus (12) meets an obstacle, such as a wall, a major ridge or a crack. The surface finish, displacement and contour scanner further includes a unique transducer (14, 30, 32, 34) designed to provide true displacement transducer operation with or without traverse, a magnetic attach-release mechanism (18) disposed median between the stylus (12) and the transducer, and a ball-and-notch seating structure (24) formed about the point of flexing of the stylus support (16).</p> |