DEVICE FOR DISTANCE MEASUREMENT

The invention relates to a device for distance measurement, comprising a housing ( 24 ) which is provided with an integrated emitting unit ( 32 ) for a measuring signal ( 34, 36 ) and a receiving unit ( 38 ) for the measuring signal ( 34, 36 ) returned from a target object ( 16 ), and an evaluation unit ( 46 ) for determining the distance (d) between at least one reference point ( 14 ) of the housing ( 24 ) and the target object ( 16, 18 ), a display device ( 50 ) which reproduces said distance (d), and at least one receiving element ( 28 ) which is connected to the housing ( 24 ) and receives a holding element ( 12, 13 ) of the device. According to the invention, means ( 66, 84, 86 ) are provided in or on the housing ( 24 ) of the device ( 10 ) for detecting an inserted holding element ( 12, 13 ) for the housing ( 24 ). Said means automatically transmit the reference point ( 14 ) of the distance measurement to the evaluation unit ( 46 ), said reference point being used for a measurement with the aid of said holding element ( 12, 13 ).