Patent ID: 7826040

Claim:
An electro-optical measuring device in the form of a hand-held device ( 10 ) for contactless distance measurement, comprising: an optical transmission path ( 28 ) having a first optical axis ( 72 ) and including at least one optical transmitter ( 20 ) for transmitting a measurement signal; a reception path ( 29 ) with a second optical axis ( 74 ) that is separated from the first optical axis ( 72 ); at least one receiving lens system ( 32 ) for bundling a measurement signal in the direction of a receiver ( 26 ); and an optical short-range element ( 60 ) for parallax compensation, wherein said short-range element ( 60 ) is not identical with the at least one receiving lens system ( 32 ), wherein the short-range element ( 60 ) is designed rotationally symmetrical to the second optical axis ( 74 ).