Coriolis mass flowmeter having a reinforcing bridge between two end connection plates

• US 7,971,494 B2
• Filed: 04/24/2008
• Issued: 07/05/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Krones AG (Krones)
• Original Assignee: Krones AG (Krones)
• Inventors: Harrison, Neil, Rolph, Chris, Wang, Tao, Hussain, Yousif
• Primary Examiner(s): PATEL, HARSHAD R
• Application Number:
  US12/108,750
• Publication Number:
  US 20090266177A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,167 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 73/861.355
• CPC Class Codes: G01F 1/8404 details of flowmeter manufacturing methods
• CPC Class Codes: G01F 1/8413 means for influencing the flowmeter's motional or vibrational behaviour, e.g., conduit support or fixing means, or conduit attachments
• CPC Class Codes: G01F 1/8477 with multiple measuring conduits

Abstract

A Coriolis mass flowmeter has exactly two measuring tubes that can be excited to oscillation and a housing. An end connection plate from a pipe to both measuring tubes is provided on each end of the measuring tube, and these the end connection plates are attached to one another by means of a reinforcing bridge that is separate from the housing.

Claims

1. A Coriolis mass flowmeter having exactly two measuring tubes that can be excited to oscillation and a housing, wherein an end connection plate from a pipe to both measuring tubes is provided on each end of the measuring tube, characterized in that the end connection plates are attached to one another by means of a reinforcing bridge that is separate from the housing.

2. The Coriolis mass flowmeter according to claim 1, wherein the measuring tubes are provided entirely outside of the reinforcing bridge.

3. The Coriolis mass flowmeter according to claim 1, wherein the reinforcing bridge is designed in one of the following ways, such that the reinforcing bridge has a plate-shape, such that the reinforcing bridge is hollow, such that the reinforcing bridge has a rectangular cross-section.