Dr. Johannes Heidenhain Gmbh

Johannes Heidenhain Gmbh

Andrea Golowin

Claudia Wahl

Rosemarie Bauer

A linear measuring device having a tape-shaped measuring body that is arranged in a closed conduit, which is opened on at least one front face and a sensor, which is moved along the measuring body and the sensor picks up information stored on the measuring body. An evaluation unit, which evaluates the information obtained from the sensor and processes the information further and a fixation structure provided inside the conduit, which releasably fixes the measuring body in place inside the conduit in such a way that, when needed, the measuring body is replaced by being removed from a front face of the conduit.

Device for measuring length

A support body designed in accordance with a support body that includes a groove with lateral wall areas cut into a support body and a profiled unit. The profiled unit including a profiled area attached to both a cover flange with a laterally protruding contact area and a scale, wherein the profiled area is inserted in a releasably fixable manner into the groove from an open side of the groove, and while the profiled area is inserted into the groove, alignment of the scale takes place by contact of the protruding contact area against the lateral wall areas at a top of the groove.

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Erlenbach, Germany

Andrea Golowin