# US 2013/0152675 A1 · Thermal Fluid Flow Rate Measurement Device

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- Number: US 2013/0152675 A1
- Document ID: US20130152675A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/817,925
- Filed: 2011-08-16
- Published: 2013-06-20
- Earliest claimed: 2010-09-08
- Assignees: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
- Inventors: Masayuki Hio; Takeshi Morino; Yuuki Okamoto
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130152675A1

## CPC

- G01F 1/68: by using thermal effects
- G01F 1/6845: {Micromachined devices}
- G01F 15/185: {Connecting means, e.g. bypass conduits}
- G01F: MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME

## Abstract

Provided is a thermal fluid flow rate measurement device that inhibits the thermal fluid flow rate measurement device and peripheral parts from thermally affecting an intake air temperature detection element and measures an intake air temperature with high accuracy. The thermal fluid flow rate measurement device includes an auxiliary passage 8 that is inserted into a main passage 2 to acquire a part of an air flow 7 in the main passage, a base member 5 that forms a part of the auxiliary passage, a flow rate detection element 11 that is supported by the base member and disposed in the auxiliary passage to detect the flow rate of a fluid, and a circuit section 10 that is electrically connected to the flow rate detection element and housed in a circuit chamber 21 formed by a mold member 4 which is a part of the auxiliary passage. An intake air temperature detection element 9 is disposed outside the auxiliary passage and mounted on an upstream end face of the mold member relative to the air flow to detect the intake air temperature.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A thermal fluid flow rate measurement device comprising:
an auxiliary passage that is inserted into a main passage to acquire a part of an air flow in the main passage;
a base member that forms a part of the auxiliary passage;
a flow rate detection element that is supported by the base member and disposed in the auxiliary passage to detect the flow rate of a fluid; and
a circuit section that is electrically connected to the flow rate detection element and housed in a circuit chamber formed by a mold member which is a part of the auxiliary passage;
wherein an intake air temperature detection element is disposed outside the auxiliary passage and mounted on an upstream end face of the mold member relative to the air flow to detect an intake air temperature.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The thermal fluid flow rate measurement device according to claim 1, wherein the intake air temperature detection element is disposed in a dent that is mounted on an upstream end face of the mold member relative to the air flow and concaved in the downstream direction of the air flow.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The thermal fluid flow rate measurement device according to claim 1, wherein the intake air temperature detection element is disposed near the circuit section.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The thermal fluid flow rate measurement device according to claim 1, wherein the intake air temperature detection element is disposed near the flow rate detection element.

### Claim 5 (depends on 2)

The thermal fluid flow rate measurement device according to claim 2, wherein the dent is narrowed downstream of the air flow.

### Claim 6 (depends on 2)

The thermal fluid flow rate measurement device according to claim 2, wherein the intake air temperature detection element disposed in the dent is surrounded by the base member and by a cover member forming a part of the auxiliary passage.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The thermal fluid flow rate measurement device according to claim 6, wherein at least one through-hole is provided in a portion of the base member and of the cover member that surrounds the intake air temperature detection element.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The thermal fluid flow rate measurement device according to claim 7, wherein at least one chamfer is provided on a portion of the base member and of the cover member that surrounds the intake air temperature detection element.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The thermal fluid flow rate measurement device according to claim 8, wherein the chamfer is provided so that the air flow moves outside of the base member and of the cover member.