Side view fluid meter counter assembly and a fluid meter with a side view counter

A fluid meter with a side view counter comprising a mechanical counter coupled in the fluid meter via a side view fluid meter counter assembly, the assembly comprising:

• a mounting bracket to mount the mechanical counter to an end of the fluid meter;
• and
• a drive mechanism to drive a counter shaft of the mechanical counter from a rotation of a driven member actuated by a flow of fluid through a housing of the fluid meter, the driven member having a drive shaft, extending externally to the housing in an end facing direction, to connect to the drive mechanism and the mounting bracket providing a surface to mount the mechanical counter in an transverse direction to the end facing direction such that a face of the mechanical counter is viewable from a side of the fluid meter;
• wherein the drive mechanism comprises a worm drive and a pair of bevel gears in engagement;
• wherein one of the pair of bevel gears is mounted to a transverse axel extending between the counter shaft and the driven member;
• wherein the mounting bracket comprises a pair of spaced arms to mount the transverse axel for rotation;
• and;
• wherein the mechanical counter is mounted to one of the pair of spaced arms.

A side view fluid meter counter assembly comprising:

• a mounting bracket to mount a mechanical counter to an end of a fluid meter;
• and
• a drive mechanism to drive a counter shaft of the mechanical counter from a rotation of a driven member actuated by a flow of fluid through a housing of the fluid meter, the driven member having a drive shaft, extending externally to the housing in an end facing direction, to connect to the drive mechanism and the mounting bracket providing a surface to mount the mechanical counter in an transverse direction to the end facing direction such that a face of the mechanical counter is viewable from a side of the fluid meter;
• wherein the drive mechanism comprises a worm drive and a pair of bevel gears in engagement;
• wherein one of the pair of bevel gears is mounted to a transverse axel extending between the counter shaft and the driven member;
• and
• wherein the mechanical counter defines a first mechanical counter and the assembly further couples to a second mechanical counter such that a counter shaft of the second mechanical counter extends to define the transverse axel and the second mechanical counter faces the end direction.