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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2001
Filed:
May. 22, 2000
Wilfried Spannagel, Göttingen, DE;
Karin Diedrich, Hardegsen, DE;
Olaf Dudda, Göttingen, DE;
Christian Baseler, Lübeck, DE;
Sartorius AG, Goettingen, DE;
Abstract
In a drying balance with a balance pan (,) which rests removably on the load receiver (,) of a weighing system, a radiation source (,) for warming and drying a substance on the balance pan (,), and a temperature calibrating disk (,) with at least one built-in temperature sensor (,), the load receiver (,) has a vertical hole (,) into which a pin (,) on the underside of the balance pan (,) protrudes. The housing (,) of the balance has an opening (,) around the hole (,) in the load receiver (,) which is significantly larger than the diameter of the pin (,). The temperature calibrating disk (,) has a plug (,) on its underside with several contacts (,) on the outer edge, which protrudes into the opening (,) without contacting the load receiver (,). The plug (,) establishes an electrical connection with the corresponding mating contacts (,) at the opening (,). The plug (,) has three contacts (,) which are held in a synthetic material part. Thus, the temperature calibrating disk (,) is electrically and mechanically easily connectable with the housing (,) such that it does not contact the load receiver (,).