Patent ID: 8997367
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: G01B,G01D

Abstract:
1. A length measuring instrument comprising: a hollow profile section extending in a longitudinal direction, wherein said hollow profile section comprises a slot extending in said longitudinal direction and covered by sealing elements, wherein said hollow profile section is U-shaped and wherein said hollow profile section comprises: a scale disposed inside said hollow profile section, wherein said scale comprises a measurement graduation which for position measurement can be scanned by a scanning unit that is movable in said longitudinal direction relative to said hollow profile section; an end piece connected to said hollow profile section, wherein said end piece is structured to close said hollow profile section on an end of said hollow profile section and for mounting on an object to be measured, said end piece comprising an insertion region with which said hollow profile section plunges into an interior of said hollow profile section; and a clamping piece that connects said end piece to said hollow profile section, wherein said clamping piece spans said slot and which on two sides of said slot fixes said hollow profile section to said insertion region of said end piece, wherein said clamping piece is screwed to said end piece, and said clamping piece presses said two protrusions against said insertion region of said end piece and affixes said two protrusions to said insertion region.