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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2012
Applicant:
Smc Kabushiki Kaisha, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Inventor:
Toshinori Kurata, Tsukubamirai, JP;
Assignee:
SMC Kabushiki Kaisha, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 1/32 (2006.01); G01F 1/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 1/662 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a flow sensor, a horizontal dimension Xt between short side wall portions facing respective sides of a vortex generator is longer than a vertical dimension Yt between long side wall portions facing respective ends of the vortex generator. The short side wall portions are formed linearly or in straight lines along the vortex generator, whereas the long side wall portions are curved at a predetermined radius of curvature.