Abstract: A measuring device for measuring the elastic properties of a surface structure (3), comprising a probe (2) arranged within a housing (1), a transmitter and at least one receiver, the transmitter transmitting acoustic pulses and the receiver picking up the propagation behavior of the acoustic pulses in the surface structure (3), a control means (16) for generating acoustic pulses and an evaluating means (18) for the measuring signals received by the receiver, at least two adjacent measuring tips (4, 6) being connected as transmitting and receiving elements, the measuring tips being adapted to be set onto the surface structure (3) and having strip-shaped bi-morph elements (12, 14) carried by a holder (8, 10), wherein the measuring tips (4,6) are formed by the holders (8, 10) of the bi-morph elements (12, 14) and the strip-shaped elements (12, 14) have one side of one of their ends fastened to the holder (8, 10).

Abstract: Measuring device for measuring the elastic properties of a surface structure A measuring device for measuring the elastic properties of a surface structure (3), comprising a probe (2) arranged within a housing (1), a transmitter and at least one receiver, the transmitter transmitting acoustic pulses and the receiver picking up the propagation behavior of the acoustic pulses in the surface structure (3), a control means (16) for generating acoustic pulses and an evaluating means (18) for the measuring signals received by the receiver, at least two adjacent measuring tips (4, 6) being connected as transmitting and receiving elements, the measuring tips being adapted to be set onto the surface structure (3) and having strip-shaped bi-morph elements (12, 14) carried by a holder (8, 10), wherein the measuring tips (4,6) are formed by the holders (8, 10) of the bi-morph elements (12, 14) and the strip-shaped elements (12, 14) have one side of one of their ends fastened to the holder (8, 10).

Abstract: In a device for measuring a three-dimensional surface structure, in particular skin folds of a human skin surface (9), comprising a transparent support plate (2) for receiving initially liquid silicone material (3) for a silicone impression of the measurement surface and comprising an analyzing unit for analyzing the surface structure of the impression, it is provided, according to the invention, that the support plate (2) comprises a measurement zone (4) which is held at a given distance from the measurement surface (9), that the silicone material (3) to be introduced into the measurement zone (4) is uniformly colored, and that the support plate (2) comprises at least one drainage channel (10) for excess silicone material (3) leading away from the measurement zone (4). The analysis of the silicone impression is effected via a light intensity measurement of the light absorption of the silicone impression.

Abstract: A device for measuring the elastic and elasticoviscous deformability of skin a measuring probe (1) is provided that exerts pressure on the skin surface (2) in a measuring probe channel (3), a light barrier (4) being disposed in the region of the measuring probe channel (3), the measured length 7 of which light barrier extending transversally to the measuring probe channel (3) in the region of the outlet (5) thereof. The change in light intensity serves as a measure for the deformation of the skin surface.