Mettler-toledo Gmbh

Martin Vogt

Alice Buchmann

Beat Meister

Marc Zehnder

A laboratory balance () has a housing, a base body () with an upper side () facing a weighing pan () and an underside () facing in the opposite direction of the upper side (). A draft shield () is mounted on the upper side of the base body. The draft shield has a top wall (), a first sidewall (), a second sidewall () that is to the first sidewall, and a front wall (). The first sidewall is operated by a first motor unit () which is located in the base body. The underside has a first opening () that provides access to the first motor unit.

Laboratory balance with a motorized draft shield

A draft shield (&#x2033;) is provided for a laboratory balance () with a base body (), a weighing chamber () with a weighing chamber floor () and a weighing chamber rear wall (). The draft shield has a top wall (), first and second side walls () and a front wall (). The draft shield, the weighing chamber floor and the weighing chamber rear wall enclose the weighing chamber. A drive unit () connected to the top wall serves to open and close the top wall (). The weighing chamber rear wall has a base module () and a top module (&#x2033;), at least a portion of which is configured as a compartment. The drive unit is arranged in the compartment-shaped portion.

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Martin Vogt