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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 25, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tomoyuki Takiguchi, Kariya, JP;
Ryo Nagasaka, Nagoya, JP;
Minoru Kondo, Chiryu, JP;
Yasushi Kohno, Kariya, JP;
Makoto Tsunekawa, Okazaki, JP;
Hideki Koyama, Okazaki, JP;
Assignee:
Denso Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 1/68 ; G01F 5/00 ; G01M 1/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 1/68 ; G01F 5/00 ; G01M 1/900 ;
Abstract
A thermal type air flow amount measuring apparatus is provided for measuring, a amount of air flowing in an air flow passage. The apparatus includes a bypass passage unit for bypassing a part of the air flowing through the air flow passage into the bypass passage. A flow amount measuring device is disposed in the bypass passage unit. A throttle unit is disposed upstream of the flow amount measuring device in the bypass passage unit and a support unit is disposed downstream over the throttle unit to support the flow amount measuring unit.