Fluid pressure detector and air flow rate measuring apparatus using same

• US 6,044,716 A
• Filed: 10/16/1998
• Issued: 04/04/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 10/16/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Wetmaster Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Wetmaster Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Yamamoto, Yasuo
• Primary Examiner(s): Oen, William
• Assistant Examiner(s): AW MUSSE, ABDULLAHI H
• Application Number:
  US09/173,715
• Time in Patent Office: 536 Days
• Field of Search: 73/716, 73/861.65, 73/861.66, 73/147, 73/756
• US Class Current: 73/861.66
• CPC Class Codes: G01F 1/40 Details of construction of the flow constriction devices
• CPC Class Codes: G01F 1/46 Pitot tubes

Abstract

An air flow rate measuring apparatus includes a casing having opposite open ends, a flow rectifier mounted within the casing at an upstream-side portion thereof with respect to a direction of flow of fluid to be measured, and at least one fluid pressure detector which is mounted within the casing, and is disposed downstream of the flow rectifier, the fluid pressure detector including at least one differential pressure detector member. The differential pressure detector member includes a pair of tubular members of an identical configuration, and each of the tubular members has a flattened shape having opposed narrow side walls and opposed wide side walls, and at least one pressure-measuring port is formed through one of the opposed narrow side walls. The differential pressure detector member further includes a pair of plug members mounted on and closing opposite open ends of each of the tubular members, respectively, one of the pair of plug members having a pressure outlet port. The at least one pressure-measuring port in one of the pair of tubular members is directed toward an upstream side with respect to a direction of flow of fluid to be measured, thereby forming a total pressure-measuring port, while the at least one pressure-measuring port in the other tubular member is directed toward a downstream side, thereby forming a static pressure-measuring port.

Claims

1. A fluid pressure detector comprising at least one differential pressure detector member;

said differential pressure detector member comprising;

(a) a pair of tubular members of an identical configuration, each of said tubular members having a flattened shape having opposed narrow side walls and opposed wide side walls, and at least one pressure-measuring port being formed through one of said opposed narrow side walls; and

(b) a pair of plug members mounted on and closing opposite open ends of each of said tubular members, respectively, one of said pair of plug members having a pressure outlet port;

wherein said pressure-measuring port in one of said pair of tubular members is directed toward an upstream side with respect to a direction of flow of fluid to be measured, thereby forming a total pressure-measuring port, while said pressure-measuring port in the other tubular member is directed toward a downstream side, thereby forming a static pressure-measuring port, and said pressure outlet port in said plug member, mounted on said one tubular member, serves as a total pressure outlet port while said pressure outlet port in said plug member, mounted on said other tubular member, serves as a static pressure outlet port.

2. A fluid pressure detector according to claim 1, in which said narrow side wall, having said pressure-measuring port is rounded.

3. A fluid pressure detector according to claim 1, in which said pair of tubular members are juxtaposed in contact with each other.

4. A fluid pressure detector according to claim 1, in which said pair of tubular members are juxtaposed in closely-spaced relation to each other.

5. A fluid pressure detector according to claim 3, in which said at least one differential pressure detector member comprises a plurality of differential pressure detector members juxtaposed in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of flow of the fluid, and said total pressure outlet ports, provided respectively in said plurality of differential pressure detector members, communicate with each other through a total pressure communication tube while said static pressure outlet ports, provided respectively in said plurality of differential pressure detector members, communicate with each other through a static pressure communication tube.

6. A fluid pressure detector according to claim 4, in which said at least one differential pressure detector member comprises a plurality of differential pressure detector members juxtaposed in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of flow of the fluid, and said total pressure outlet ports, provided respectively in said plurality of differential pressure detector members, communicate with each other through a total pressure communication tube while said static pressure outlet ports, provided respectively in said plurality of differential pressure detector members, communicate with each other through a static pressure communication tube.

7. A fluid pressure detector according to claim 3, in which said at least one differential pressure detector member comprises a plurality of differential pressure detector members arranged in a radial manner and disposed substantially perpendicular to the direction of flow of the fluid, and said total pressure outlet ports, provided respectively in said plurality of differential pressure detector members, communicate with each other through a total pressure communication tube provided at a center of said radial arrangement, while said static pressure outlet ports, provided respectively in said plurality of differential pressure detector members, communicate with each other through a static pressure communication tube provided at the center of said radial arrangement.

8. A fluid pressure detector according to claim 4, in which said at least one differential pressure detector member comprises a plurality of differential pressure detector members arranged in a radial manner and disposed substantially perpendicular to the direction of flow of the fluid, and said total pressure outlet ports, provided respectively in said plurality of differential pressure detector members, communicate with each other through a total pressure communication tube provided at a center of said radial arrangement, while said static pressure outlet ports, provided respectively in said plurality of differential pressure detector members, communicate with each other through a static pressure communication tube provided at the center of said radial arrangement.

21. A fluid pressure detector according to claim 1, wherein said wide side walls of each tubular member are arranged substantially parallel to the direction of flow of the fluid to be measured.

9. An air flow-measuring apparatus comprising:

a casing having opposite open ends;

a flow rectifier mounted within said casing at an upstream-side portion thereof with respect to a direction of flow of fluid to be measured; and

at least one fluid pressure detector which is mounted within said casing, and is disposed downstream of said flow rectifier, said fluid pressure detector comprising at least one differential pressure detector member;

said differential pressure detector member comprising;

(a) a pair of tubular members of an identical configuration, each of said tubular members having a flattened shape having opposed narrow side walls and opposed wide side walls, and at least one pressure-measuring port being formed through one of said opposed narrow side walls; and

(b) a pair of plug members mounted on and closing opposite open ends of each of said tubular members, respectively, one of said pair of plug members having a pressure outlet port;

wherein said pressure-measuring port in one of said pair of tubular members is directed toward an upstream side with respect to a direction of flow of fluid to be measured, thereby forming a total pressure-measuring port, while said pressure-measuring port in the other tubular member is directed toward a downstream side, thereby forming a static pressure-measuring port, and said pressure outlet port in said plug member, mounted on said one tubular member, serves as a total pressure outlet port while said pressure outlet port in said plug member, mounted on said other tubular member, serves as a static pressure outlet port.

10. Apparatus according to claim 9, in which said narrow side wall of said fluid pressure detector, having said pressure-measuring port is rounded.

11. Apparatus according to claim 9, in which said pair of tubular members of said fluid pressure detector are juxtaposed in contact with each other.

12. Apparatus according to claim 9, in which said pair of tubular members of said fluid pressure detector are juxtaposed in closely-spaced relation to each other.

13. Apparatus according to claim 11, in which said at least one differential pressure detector member comprises a plurality of differential pressure detector members juxtaposed in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of flow of the fluid, and said total pressure outlet ports, provided respectively in said plurality of differential pressure detector members, communicate with each other through a total pressure communication tube while said static pressure outlet ports, provided respectively in said plurality of differential pressure detector members, communicate with each other through a static pressure communication tube.

14. Apparatus according to claim 12, in which said at least one differential pressure detector member comprises a plurality of differential pressure detector members juxtaposed in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of flow of the fluid, and said total pressure outlet ports, provided respectively in said plurality of differential pressure detector members, communicate with each other through a total pressure communication tube while said static pressure outlet ports, provided respectively in said plurality of differential pressure detector members, communicate with each other through a static pressure communication tube.

15. Apparatus according to claim 11, in which said at least one differential pressure detector member comprises a plurality of differential pressure detector members arranged in a radial manner and disposed substantially perpendicular to the direction of flow of the fluid, and said total pressure outlet ports, provided respectively in said plurality of differential pressure detector members, communicate with each other through a total pressure communication tube provided at a center of said radial arrangement, while said static pressure outlet ports, provided respectively in said plurality of differential pressure detector members, communicate with each other through a static pressure communication tube provided at the center of said radial arrangement.

16. Apparatus according to claim 12, in which said at least one differential pressure detector member comprises a plurality of differential pressure detector members arranged in a radial manner and disposed substantially perpendicular to the direction of flow of the fluid, and said total pressure outlet ports, provided respectively in said plurality of differential pressure detector members, communicate with each other through a total pressure communication tube provided at a center of said radial arrangement, while said static pressure outlet ports, provided respectively in said plurality of differential pressure detector members, communicate with each other through a static pressure communication tube provided at the center of said radial arrangement.

17. Apparatus according to claim 15, in which said at least one fluid pressure detector comprises a plurality of fluid pressure detectors arranged in the direction of flow of the fluid in such a manner that adjacent fluid pressure detectors are out of agreement with one another in the direction of flow of the fluid.

18. Apparatus according to claim 16, in which said at least one fluid pressure detector comprises a plurality of fluid pressure detectors arranged in the direction of flow of the fluid in such a manner that adjacent fluid pressure detectors are out of agreement with one another in the direction of flow of the fluid.

22. Apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said wide side walls of each tubular member are arranged substantially parallel to the direction of flow of the fluid to be measured.

19. A fluid pressure detector comprising:

at least one differential pressure detector member that comprises;

(a) a pair of tubular members having opposite ends, each tubular member having a flattened shape possessing oppositely facing narrow side walls and oppositely facing wide side walls that are wider than said narrow side walls, one of the tubular members including at least one total pressure measuring port provided in one of said narrow side walls and directed toward an upstream side with respect to a direction of flow of fluid to be measured, the other tubular member including at least one static pressure-measuring port provided in one of said narrow side walls and directed toward a downstream side with respect to the direction of flow of the fluid to be measured; and

(b) closing members closing the opposite ends of each of said tubular members, one of said closing members on said one tubular member being provided with a total pressure outlet port and one of the closing members on said other tubular member being provided with a static pressure outlet port.

20. A fluid pressure detector according to claim 19, wherein said at least one differential pressure detector member comprises a plurality of differential pressure detector members juxtaposed in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of flow of the fluid.

23. A fluid pressure detector according to claim 19, wherein said wide side walls of each tubular member are arranged substantially parallel to the direction of flow of the fluid to be measured.