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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2006
Ennio Bitto, Aesch, CH;
Christian Schutze, Basel, CH;
Ennio Bitto, Aesch, CH;
Christian Schutze, Basel, CH;
Endress + Hauser Flowtec AG, Reinach, CH;
Abstract
This sensor, for a fluid and suitable for use in a pipeline at least temporarily containing the fluid flowing therethrough, has at least one curved measuring tube, which vibrates during operation and guides the fluid, and a housing enclosing the measuring tube. The housing is composed of a metal cap of two cap halves and a supporting tube, in which the measuring tube is held at its inlet and outlet ends in a manner such that the tube can oscillate, and out of which a measuring tube segment protrudes sideways. Each cap half has an edge with, in each case, four edge portions. The edge portions are straight, the edge portions are curved, and the edge portions have the shape of circular arcs. The edge portions are welded continuously to the supporting tube and the edge portions are welded continuously to one another. The cap halves are cut out of a dish-shaped intermediate having a formed, surrounding edge bead, provided with the shape of a quarter-torus by metal spinning.