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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2016
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventor:
James Nyal Mashak, Madison, WI (US);
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 1/42 (2006.01); G01F 1/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 1/42 (2013.01); G01F 1/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
A variable orifice fluid flow sensor is provided that includes a biasing member and a bending member positioned proximate the biasing member. The biasing member includes at least one biasing element extending from the biasing member into contact with a non-flapper portion of the bending member to exert a contact force on the bending member.