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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 1980
Filed:
May. 15, 1978
Reiner Bartholomaus, Neuendorf, DE;
G. L. Rexroth GmbH, Lohr, DE;
Abstract
A flow meter comprises a housing defining a fluid inlet passage and a fluid outlet passage; a piston defining a jacket surface and a base surface is arranged in the housing for reciprocating movement between the two passages; a biasing spring urges the piston into a zero flow position in which the piston interrupts the communication between the two passages; the base surface of the piston faces the inlet passage so that the fluid flow displaces the piston into a flow position; flow distributing means in the form of a partition arranged in the outlet passage has a plurality of slots shaped for adjusting the flow rate between the two passages according to the variation of the spring bias of the moving piston; and an electrical position detector coupled to the piston to generate an electrical signal proportional to the displacement of the piston.