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Gas meter

US8499648B2 · kind B2 · utility

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5References

14Claims

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Assignee

HYDROMETER GMBH · DE

Inventors

Hans-Michael Sonnenberg · Ansbach, DE
Andreas Hegendoerfer · Puschendorf, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 1, 2011
Grant date	Aug 6, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 30, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T137/8158
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A gas meter comprising a housing (2) with a gas inlet connection (5) and an inflow chamber (16) which is arranged downstream of the latter and into which gas flows via an inflow opening (14), arranged downstream of which inflow chamber (16) is a measuring section (19) arranged upstream of a gas outlet connection (6) and having a measuring device (20), in which the gas flow is measured, wherein projecting into the inflow chamber (16) there is a tube (15) which merges into the measuring section (19) or forms the latter and runs substantially perpendicularly to the gas flow direction through the inflow opening (14) and overlaps the inflow opening (14), at least in a certain section.

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