Force-transmitting mechanism for a balance

A mechanism for transmitting force in a device for measuring force, in particular for a balance, the device having a stationary parallelogram leg and a movable parallelogram leg to form a parallel-guiding mechanism, the force-transmitting mechanism installed between the stationary and movable legs and comprising:

• a lever mechanism comprising at least one lever;
• and
• at least one coupling element for introducing the force into the lever mechanism or for transferring the force therein, each coupling element being stiff in a lengthwise direction thereof but elastically bendable, each coupling element comprising at least one first flexure joint and at least two second flexure joints, each first flexure joint having a thin material connection and being movable in the plane of the parallelogram, and each second flexure joint having a thin material connection and being flexible in a direction transverse to the bending of the at least one first flexure joint;
• wherein the force transferring mechanism is integrally formed from a block of material.