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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 1993
Filed:
Jul. 01, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Oval Engineering Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
7386122 ; 731182 ; 73202 ;
Abstract
A vortex flowmeter wherein a main body and a fitting plate with a by-pass are integrally formed with each other and the fitting plate placed an an outlet of a passage of small diameter and of a constant section extending from an inlet of a large diameter with a continuous contraction. The passage in the main body includes a vortex generator and a vortex sensing means for detecting a vortex produced by the vortex's generator. The by-pass line is composed of a plurality of round through-holes arranged in a circular portion of the fitting plate.