Patent ID: 8850711

Claim:
A mounting device for mounting a length measuring system extending in a measurement direction, the mounting device comprising: a basic body, wherein a recess is formed in said basic body and wherein said recess comprises two guide faces extending parallel to one another; a steadying device attached to said basic body; a retainer attached to said basic body, wherein said length measuring system that extends in said measurement direction is fixable on said basic body by clamping between said steadying device and said retainer, wherein said basic body and said retainer are embodied for guiding said retainer on said basic body longitudinally in a manner fixed against relative rotation in a direction of said steadying device by an adjusting element, and wherein said retainer is guided in said recess in a manner fixed against relative rotation, and wherein said two guide faces constrain said retainer in said measurement direction; and wherein said basic body comprises a wall with an inner attachment face, on which, with said length measuring system received on it, a face of said length measuring system rests, and said recess is made in said wall so that said retainer is guided in a manner fixed against relative rotation at a back side of said length measuring system on said basic body.