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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
René Weber, Oetwil an See, CH;
Bruno Nufer, Illnau, CH;
Pascal Desponds, Winterthur, CH;
Roland Nater, Winterthur, CH;
Assignee:
Mettler-Toledo GmbH, Greifensee, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01G 2/301 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01G 2/301 ;
Abstract
A sample changer for a balance ( ) with a weighing pan ( ) has at least two sample carriers ( ) that are spaced apart from each other. Each sample carrier is configured to receive at least one weighing-object unit and transport the weighing-object unit to the weighing pan ( ). An individual draft-shield element ( ) consisting at least in part of a transparent material is arranged above each of the sample carriers ( ), closing off a sample space laterally and from above.