WEIGHING SCALE WITH TOUCHSCREEN DISPLAY INCORPORATED IN LOAD RECEIVER PLATFORM SURFACE

A weighing scale (1) for use on a retail store counter includes a housing (2), a load-receiving platform (3) that is arranged on top of the housing (2), and operating components (27) that are enclosedin the housing (2). The operating components include at least one weighing cell (24) that is coupled to the load-receiving platform (3) through a load-transmitting mechanical connection (25), analogand digital weighing electronics (27) that convert electrical weight signals of the at least one weighing cell (24) into digital weighing results, and a central processing unit which lends program-controlled functionality to the weighing scale (1). The weighing scale (1) has a touchscreen display panel (7, 22, 23) displaying information to, and receiving input from, a human operator. The touchscreen display panel (7, 22, 23) is configured as a layered assembly in which a liquid crystal display (23), a projected capacitive (PCAP) touch screen (22) with a plurality of touch-sensing points, and aprotective glass plate (21