Flowmeter
AssigneeGEMU Gebruder Muller Apparatebau GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsFritz Muller, Klaus Heger
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Abstract
A flowmeter includes a floating body which floats freely in a stream in a measuring tube, and is acted upon by a flowing force, buoyancy and a weight. In order to generate a counterforce, a measuring spring is fixedly connected to the floating body. The floating body is preferably self-stabilized through a selection of corresponding geometrical relationships. The measuring spring can optionally be rotatably supported on the floating body and/or the measuring tube. The floating body is suitably made of light weight plastic material, so that the density (mass/volume) of the floating body matches the density of the flowing medium.
Claims9
A flowmeter, comprising:
- a measuring tube;
- a floating body which floats freely in a medium stream in the measuring tube and is acted upon by a flowing force, buoyancy and a weight;
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- a measuring spring fixedly connected to the floating body for generating a counterforce against the flowing force, against buoyancy and against weight.
The flowmeter of claim 8, wherein the measuring tube has a conical configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.