Patent ID: 7012198

Claim:
A balance comprising: a weighing cell ( 2 ) with a vertically movable load receiver ( 15 ), a weighing pan ( 14 ) to receive a weighing load, a support element ( 20 ) to couple the weighing pan ( 14 ) to the load receiver ( 15 ), a cantilever arm ( 6 ) with a seat ( 7 ) for at least one calibration weight ( 8 ), said cantilever arm being solidly connected to the support element ( 20 ), and a coupling arrangement ( 22 , 22 a , 22 b , 122 a , 122 b , 23 , 35 , 46 ) for transmitting a force from the support element ( 20 ) into the load receiver ( 15 ), wherein said coupling arrangement guides the support element ( 20 ) with low-friction mobility on the load receiver ( 15 ) at a first triplet of points forming a triangle in a plane that extends orthogonal to a symmetry plane of the weighing cell ( 2 ), said triangle being symmetric to said symmetry plane, and wherein the coupling arrangement solidly supports the support element ( 20 ) on the load receiver ( 15 ) in a direction in which the weighing load is acting.