Patent ID: 7765711

Claim:
A linear guiding system ( 1 , 60 ) with at least a guide rail ( 2 , 61 ), at least one guide carriage ( 3 , 62 ) that is supported via rolling bodies ( 45 , 65 ) on the guide rail and can be moved along the guide rail, and a measuring device ( 5 ) for the measurement of a path traveled by the guide carriage relative to the guide rail and/or for the determination of a position of the guide carriage relative to the guide rail, which measuring device comprises a measuring rule ( 10 ) and a measuring head ( 21 ) with at least one sensor ( 30 ) for scanning of the measuring rule, wherein the measuring rule extends in the longitudinal direction of the guide rail and is arranged along or on a surface ( 2 . 1 ) of the guide rail facing towards the support zone ( 40 , 70 ) of the guide carriage, and in the guide carriage ( 3 ) a cavity ( 25 ) is configured for the accommodation of the measuring head ( 21 ), characterized in that the cavity ( 25 ) is configured partially outside the support zone ( 40 , 70 ), and the measuring head ( 21 ) is arranged entirely or partially in the cavity ( 25 ) and partially outside of the support zone ( 40 , 70 ).