Probe holder for a machine body position sensor, with means to increase its natural frequency

摘要

A probe holder assembly includes a probe holder mounted in cantilevered fashion within a support structure. The support structure includes a generally elongated cylindrical housing. The elongated free end of said holder extends substantially coaxial within said housing. The holder includes a pair of spaced circumferentially extending grooves formed on the outer surface thereof in proximity to the holder's free end. Each of the grooves has a resilient ring provided therein, with the outer surface of each ring being in contact with the inner surface of said housing portion to provide a resilient support structure for said holder within said housing.