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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2009
Hans-rudolf Burkhard, Wila, CH;
Dominique Genoud, Olten, CH;
Andreas Metzger, Männedorf, CH;
Stephan Baltisberger, Gossau, CH;
Thomas Köppel, Oetwil am See, CH;
Hans-Rudolf Burkhard, Wila, CH;
Dominique Genoud, Olten, CH;
Andreas Metzger, Männedorf, CH;
Stephan Baltisberger, Gossau, CH;
Thomas Köppel, Oetwil am See, CH;
Mettler-Toledo AG, Greifensee, CH;
Abstract
In a parallel-guiding mechanism, a stationary parallel leg surrounds a movable parallel leg. The movable parallel leg is connected to the stationary parallel leg and guided in vertical movement by first and second parallel-guiding elements, fastened respectively to the upper and lower end portions. The movable parallel leg can be connected to a load receiver and to a force-measuring cell through a force-transmitting connection in order to transmit the weighing load. Intermediate to, and connecting, the respective end portions is a tilt-adjustment feature, by which the end portions are tilt-adjusted relative to each other about at least one tilt axis to correct a corner load error. The tilt-adjustment feature is provided by at least one of: a pair of bending zones, a spherical joint and a ring-shaped constriction.