Patent ID: 7285737

Claim:
An apparatus operating using electromagnetic force compensation, the apparatus comprising: a first weighing system and at least one adjacent weighing system, the first weighing system comprising: a housing; a load support; a base region fixed to the housing; two guide members that connect the load support to the base region; at least one transmission lever supported on the base region, the at least one transmission lever comprising a short lever arm and a long lever arm; and a permanent magnet system comprising at least one coil; wherein the short lever arm is configured to apply a weight force transmitted by the load support to the long lever arm, which is fixed to the at least one coil, wherein the at least one coil is configured to protrude into an air gap of the permanent magnet system, wherein a width of the permanent magnet system is greater than a width of a body of the system, which is formed by the base region, the guide members, the load support and the at least one transmission lever, and wherein the first weighing system has a clearance for accepting a permanent magnet system of the at least one adjacent weighing system.