Ultrasonic flowmeter
US10895479B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 15, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jan 19, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 15, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01F1/667
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present disclosure describes an ultrasonic flowmeter including: a measuring tube with a measuring tube wall and at least one pair of housings extending to an outer side of the measuring tube wall; a pair of ultrasonic transducers, each with a transducing element for generating and/or sensing ultrasonic pulses and a transducer body, wherein each of the housings is arranged to house one of the transducers, and wherein the housings have an inner first diameter; wherein transducer body includes a circumferential surface, and wherein the transducer body includes an end face, wherein the end face has a second diameter, and wherein the transducer includes at least one first protrusion protruding from the circumferential surface into a gap between the transducer body and the housing.
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