Physical quantity measurement device
AssigneeDenso Corporation
InventorsAkiyuki Sudou, Hiroshi Tagawa
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Abstract
A sensor support portion supports a physical quantity sensor. A flow path housing portion forms a measurement flow path, which accommodates a support tip end portion of the sensor support portion. The sensor support portion includes a support front surface, which includes a front fixed portion away from the support tip end portion and fixed to an inner surface of the flow path housing portion. The physical quantity sensor includes a sensor exposure surface exposed from the support front surface. A separation distance between an end portion of the front fixed portion and an end portion of the sensor exposure surface is smaller than a separation distance between the end portion of the sensor exposure surface and the support tip end portion.
Claims15
A physical quantity measurement device configured to measure a physical quantity of a fluid, the physical quantity measurement device comprising:
- a measurement flow path that is configured to cause fluid to flow therethrough;
- a physical quantity sensor that is provided in a measurement flow path and configured to detect a physical quantity of the fluid;
- a sensor support portion that supports the physical quantity sensor;
- a flow path housing portion that forms the measurement flow path and supports the sensor support portion, wherein
- the sensor support portion includes
- a support tip end portion, which is one end portion provided in the measurement flow path, and
- a support front surface, which includes a front fixed portion, which is provided at a position separated from the support tip end portion and fixed to an inner surface of the flow path housing portion, the support front surface being a surface on a side where the physical quantity sensor is exposed,
- the physical quantity sensor includes
- a sensor exposure surface exposed from the support front surface, and
- a membrane portion provided with a detection element, which is configured to detect the physical quantity of the fluid, and forming a part of the sensor exposure surface,
- in a height direction in which the support tip end portion and the front fixed portion are arranged, a separation distance between a front fixed base end portion, which is an end portion of the front fixed portion on a side opposite from the support tip end portion, and an exposed base end portion, which is an end portion of the sensor exposure surface on a side opposite from the support tip end portion, is smaller than a separation distance between the exposed base end portion and the support tip end portion and
- in the height direction, the membrane portion is provided at a position closer to the exposed base end portion than the support tip end portion.
A physical quantity measurement device configured to measure a physical quantity of a fluid, the physical quantity measurement device comprising:
- a measurement flow path that is configured to cause fluid to flow therethrough;
- a physical quantity sensor that is provided in a measurement flow path and configured to detect a physical quantity of the fluid;
- a sensor support portion that supports the physical quantity sensor;
- and
- a flow path housing portion that forms the measurement flow path and supports the sensor support portion, wherein
- the sensor support portion includes
- a support tip end portion, which is one end portion provided in the measurement flow path, and
- a support front surface, which includes a front fixed portion, which is provided at a position separated from the support tip end portion and fixed to an inner surface of the flow path housing portion, the support front surface being a surface on a side where the physical quantity sensor is exposed,
- the physical quantity sensor includes
- a sensor exposure surface exposed from the support front surface, and
- a membrane portion in a film shape provided with a detection element, which is configured to detect the physical quantity of the fluid, and forming a part of the sensor exposure surface, and
- in a height direction in which the support tip end portion and the front fixed portion are arranged, the membrane portion is provided at a position closer to an exposed base end portion, which is an end portion of the sensor exposure surface on a side opposite from the support tip end portion, than the support tip end portion.
A physical quantity measurement device configured to measure a physical quantity of a fluid, the physical quantity measurement device comprising:
- a measurement flow path that is configured to cause fluid to flow therethrough;
- a physical quantity sensor that is provided in a measurement flow path and configured to detect a physical quantity of the fluid;
- a sensor support portion that supports the physical quantity sensor;
- and
- a flow path housing portion that forms the measurement flow path and supports the sensor support portion, wherein
- the sensor support portion includes
- a support tip end portion, which is one end portion provided in the measurement flow path,
- a support front surface, which includes a front fixed portion, which is provided at a position separated from the support tip end portion and fixed to an inner surface of the flow path housing portion, the support front surface being a surface on a side where the physical quantity sensor is exposed, and
- a support back surface, which includes a back fixed portion provided at a position separated from the support tip end portion and fixed to the inner surface of the flow path housing portion, the support back surface being a surface opposite from the support front surface,
- the physical quantity sensor includes a sensor exposure surface exposed from the support front surface, and
- in a height direction in which the support tip end portion and the front fixed portion are arranged, a separation distance between a front fixed base end portion, which is an end portion of the front fixed portion on a side opposite from the support tip end portion, and an exposed base end portion, which is an end portion of the sensor exposure surface on a side opposite from the support tip end portion, is different from a separation distance between a back fixed base end portion, which is an end portion of the back fixed portion on a side opposite from the support tip end portion, and the exposed base end portion.
A physical quantity measurement device configured to measure a physical quantity of a fluid, the physical quantity measurement device comprising:
- a measurement flow path that is configured to cause fluid to flow therethrough;
- a physical quantity sensor that is provided in a measurement flow path and configured to detect a physical quantity of the fluid;
- a sensor support portion that supports the physical quantity sensor;
- and
- a flow path housing portion that forms the measurement flow path and supports the sensor support portion, wherein
- the sensor support portion includes
- a support tip end portion, which is one end portion provided in the measurement flow path, and
- a support front surface, which includes a front fixed portion, which is provided at a position separated from the support tip end portion and fixed to an inner surface of the flow path housing portion, the support front surface being a surface on a side where the physical quantity sensor is exposed,
- the physical quantity sensor includes a sensor exposure surface exposed from the support front surface, and
- in a height direction in which the support tip end portion and the front fixed portion are arranged, a separation distance between a front fixed base end portion, which is an end portion of the front fixed portion on a side opposite from the support tip end portion, and an exposed base end portion, which is an end portion of the sensor exposure surface on a side opposite from the support tip end portion, is smaller than a separation distance between the exposed base end portion and the support tip end portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.