Patent ID: 7965073

Claim:
A distance measuring device, said device comprising: a housing shaped as a stable, hollow, circumferentially closed profile ( 1 ), sealable on its front face, with a constant cross section contour in longitudinal direction ( 10 ); a wave conductor unit ( 2 ) in an interior of the profile ( 1 ), wherein a wave conductor ( 3 ) extends in the wave conductor unit ( 2 ) in longitudinal direction ( 10 ) of the profile ( 1 ); processing electronics ( 12 ); a magnet ( 32 ) as a position indicator movable in longitudinal direction ( 10 ) on the outside of the profile ( 1 ), wherein the profile ( 1 ) has an interior contour ( 54 ) without a shoulder over the entire length; and in the interior contour ( 54 ) at least one insert ( 50 , 50 ′, 50 ″) with an inner contour ( 4 ) is disposed torque proof, and the profile also has optional inner corners, outer corners and/or shoulders.