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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2008
Stephan Heinrich, Pfeffenhausen, DE;
Willibald Reitmeier, Hohenschambach, DE;
Denny Schädlich, Neustadt, DE;
Stephan Heinrich, Pfeffenhausen, DE;
Willibald Reitmeier, Hohenschambach, DE;
Denny Schädlich, Neustadt, DE;
Continental Automotive GmbH, Hannover, DE;
Abstract
An arrangement and method for determining a characteristic variable of a fluid having a movably suspended measuring element, a restraining element, an advancing element and a control device. The control device is designed to actuate the restraining element and/or the advancing element in order to move the measuring element between the first measuring point and the second measuring point, to determine a time period which the measuring element requires in order to be moved between the first measuring point and the second measuring point, and to determine a characteristic variable of the fluid on the basis of the determined time period, a predetermined force and a known geometry.