Integrated flow meter
US9126281B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 6, 2010 |
| Grant date | Sep 8, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01F15/185
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device for supplying a shielding gas to a welding torch, the device including a cylinder 1 for holding the shielding gas, a valve operatively connected to the cylinder for selectively permitting flow of gas from the cylinder, a regulator for controlling the pressure of the gas flow from the cylinder, and a guard assembly 2 coupled to the cylinder 1 and adapted to protect the valve and regulator from external forces, wherein a flow meter 4 incorporated into the guard assembly 2, the flow meter being adapted to receive the nozzle 5 of a welding torch and measure the flow rate of the gas therein.
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