Sensor housing for a fluid meter
AssigneeMicro Motion, Inc.
InventorsGregory Treat Lanham, Christopher A Werbach
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Abstract
A sensor system (30) including a sensor assembly (10) for a fluid meter (5) is provided. The sensor assembly (10) includes one or more fluid conduits (103A, 103B). The sensor assembly (10) also includes a case (101) surrounding at least a portion of the one or more fluid conduits (103A, 103B). The sensor system (30) also includes a case support (300). The case support (300) surrounds at least a portion of the case (101). The case support (300) includes one or more ribs (330) that extend along at least a portion of the case (101) and contact the case (101) at least when the case (101) deforms outward by a threshold amount.
Claims16
A sensor system (30), comprising:
- a sensor assembly (10) for a fluid meter (5) including:
- one or more fluid conduits (103A, 103B);
- a case (101) surrounding at least a portion of the one or more fluid conduits (103A, 103B);
- and
- a case support (300) surrounding at least a portion of the case (101), including one or more ribs (330) extending along at least a portion of the case (101).
A method for increasing a burst pressure of a sensor assembly for a fluid meter including one or more fluid conduits, comprising steps of:
- surrounding at least a portion of the one or more fluid conduits with a case;
- and
- surrounding at least a portion of the case with a case support including one or more ribs extending along at least a portion of the case.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.