Patent · US Expired

Gas rate sensor

US4930349A · kind A · utility

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3Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 12, 1988
Grant dateJun 5, 1990
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Expiry dateMay 12, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01C19/58
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The gas rate sensor in the present invention is provided with a holder assembly having a metallic holding portion for holding flow sensors and a cylindrical casing containing the holder assembly and heater wires which are wound around the outside thereof. The outer periphery of the holding portion is provided with a plural number of projections which are brought into compressive contact with the inner periphery of the casing for enabling pressing of the holder assembly into the casing. A temperature detection element is disposed in a gas flow passage between the holder assembly and the casing for performing energizing control of the heater wires.

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