FLOW RATE MEASURING DEVICE

• US 20090078039A1
• Filed: 04/19/2006
• Published: 03/26/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Omron Corporation
• Original Assignee: Omron Corporation
• Inventors: Ueda, Naotsugu, Shimomoto, Yasushi, Nozoe, Satoshi
• Granted Patent: US 7,574,908 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 73/202
• CPC Class Codes: G01F 1/6842 with means for influencing the fluid flow
• CPC Class Codes: G01F 5/00 Measuring a proportion of the volume flow

Abstract

A secondary flow channel of a flow rate measuring device includes: a guide flow channel in which an upstream side communicates with a guide port serving as a first bifurcation point, and a downstream side serves as a second bifurcation point; a first secondary flow channel in which an upstream side is bifurcated from a guide flow channel at the second bifurcation point and formed to be parallel to a primary flow channel, and a downstream side communicates with a discharge port; a second secondary flow channel in which an upstream side is bifurcated from the guide flow channel at the second bifurcation point and formed to cross the primary flow channel; and a detection flow channel in which an upstream side communicates with a downstream side of the second secondary flow channel, a flow rate detecting element is disposed, and a downstream side communicates with the discharge port.

Claims

1. A flow rate measuring device comprising:

a primary flow pipe having a primary flow channel through which a fluid flows,

an orifice provided in the primary flow channel and throttling a fluid flow, and

a secondary flow channel block provided with a secondary flow channel, the secondary flow channel block being integrally provided on the primary flow pipe, one end of the secondary flow channel block communicating with a guide port provided on an upstream side of the orifice, and the other end of the secondary flow channel block communicating with a discharge port provided on a downstream side of the orifice, wherein the secondary flow channel comprises;

a guide flow channel in which an upstream side communicates with the guide port serving as a first bifurcation point, and a downstream side serves as a second bifurcation point;

a first secondary flow channel in which an upstream side is bifurcated from the guide flow channel at the second bifurcation point and formed so as to be parallel to the primary flow channel, and a downstream side communicates with the discharge port;

a second secondary flow channel in which an upstream side is bifurcated from the guide flow channel at the second bifurcation point and formed so as to cross the primary flow channel; and

a detection flow channel in which an upstream side communicates with a downstream side of the second secondary flow channel, a flow rate detecting element is disposed, and a downstream side communicates with the discharge port.

3. The flow rate measuring device according to claim 1, wherein a flow channel cross sectional area of the first secondary flow channel is adjustable.

4. The flow rate measuring device according to claim 1, wherein the guide flow channel, in which the guide port and the second bifurcation point located on the upstream side of the guide flow channel are located on a same vertical line, and a discharge flow channel, in which the discharge port and the discharge flow channel are located on a same vertical line, are provided in parallel.

5. The flow rate measuring device according to claim 1, wherein the guide flow channel communicating with the guide port is formed into a roughly L-shaped in cross section so that a part of a fluid that has flown in flows in a direction opposite to a flow of the primary flow channel.

8. The flow rate measuring device according to claim 3, wherein the guide flow channel, in which the guide port and the second bifurcation point located on the upstream side of the guide flow channel are located on a same vertical line, and a discharge flow channel, in which the discharge port and the discharge flow channel are located on a same vertical line, are provided in parallel.

10. The flow rate measuring device according to claim 3, wherein the guide flow channel communicating with the guide port is formed into a roughly L-shaped in cross section so that a part of a fluid that has flown in flows in a direction opposite to a flow of the primary flow channel.

11. The flow rate measuring device according to claim 4, wherein the guide flow channel communicating with the guide port is formed into a roughly L-shaped in cross section so that a part of a fluid that has flown in flows in a direction opposite to a flow of the primary flow channel.

2. A flow rate measuring device comprising:

a primary flow pipe having a primary flow channel through which a fluid flows,

an orifice provided in the primary flow channel and throttling a fluid flow, and

a secondary flow channel block provided with a secondary flow channel, the secondary flow channel block being integrally provided on the primary flow pipe, one end of the secondary flow channel block communicating with a pair of guide ports oppositely provided on an upstream side of the orifice, and the other end of the secondary channel block communicating with a pair of discharge ports oppositely provided on a downstream side of the orifice, wherein the secondary flow channel comprises;

a pair of guide flow channels in each of which an upstream side communicates with each of the guide ports serving as a first bifurcation point, and a downstream side serves as a second bifurcation point;

a pair of first secondary flow channels in each of which an upstream side is bifurcated from each of the guide flow channels at the second bifurcation point and formed so as to be parallel to the primary flow channel, and a downstream side communicates with each of the discharge ports;

a pair of second secondary flow channels in each of which an upstream side is bifurcated from each of the guide flow channels at the second bifurcation point and formed so as to cross the primary flow channel; and

a detection flow channel, in which an upstream side communicates with a downstream side of each of the second secondary flow channels, a flow rate detecting element is disposed, and a downstream side communicates with each of the discharge ports.

6. The flow rate measuring device according to claim 2, wherein a flow channel cross sectional area of the first secondary flow channel is adjustable.

7. The flow rate measuring device according to claim 2, wherein the guide flow channel, in which the guide port and the second bifurcation point located on the upstream side of the guide flow channel are located on a same vertical line, and a discharge flow channel, in which the discharge port and the discharge flow channel are located on a same vertical line, are provided in parallel.

9. The flow rate measuring device according to claim 2, wherein the guide flow channel communicating with the guide port is formed into a roughly L-shaped in cross section so that a part of a fluid that has flown in flows in a direction opposite to a flow of the primary flow channel.