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Fluid flow rate measuring element
Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
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Filing: 1992-05-08
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Granted: 1993-12-21
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Expires: 2012-05-08
Abstract
Abstract A measuring element for a device for determining the mass of a flowing medium. The measuring element has a plurality of resistor tracks exposed to the flowing medium, and a substrate carrying the resistor tracks, on the surface of which substrate the resistor tracks are disposed, separated from one another. To prevent alteration of the characteristic curve of the measuring element as a consequence of the provision of temperature decoupling slits in the substrate, transversely to the flow direction, the resistor tracks are disposed in succession, as viewed in the flow direction, in stairstep fashion with steps that protrude past the respective preceding resistor track. The substrate is notched in accordance with the stairstep shape of the resistor tracks, in such a manner that one leading edge is formed along each step of the resistor tracks, so that the oncoming flow to the various resistor tracks is unaffected by the preceding step.
Inventors
- 👤 Gerhard Hueftle
- 👤 Heinz Rilling
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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2026-11-08 20:31
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01F; G01F1/00; G01F1/56; G01F1/68; G01F1/684; G01F1/688; G01F1/69; G01F1/692
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
162 words
A measuring element for a device for determining a flow rate of a flowing medium of an aspirated air in internal combustion engines, having a plurality of resistor tracks exposed to the flowing medium and having a substrate carrying the resistor tracks, on the surface of said substrate the resistor tracks are distributed in such a way that a resistor track (20) for a measuring resistor is located in a flow direction near a downstream trailing edge of the substrate, an upper surface region (38) of the substrate (11) is unoccupied between the leading edge (12) upstream in the flow direction (37) and the resistor track (20) for the measuring resistor (23), and a substrate zone carrying the resistor track for the measuring resistor (23) is separated by a slit from every other resistor track (20) of said plurality of resistor tracks, and said slit (39) extends in the flow direction (37) beginning at a trailing edge (13) of the substrate (11).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
162 words
A measuring element for a device for determining a flow rate of a flowing medium of an aspirated air in internal combustion engines, having a plurality of resistor tracks exposed to the flowing medium and having a substrate carrying the resistor tracks, on the surface of said substrate the resistor tracks are distributed in such a way that a resistor track (20) for a measuring resistor is located in a flow direction near a downstream trailing edge of the substrate, an upper surface region (38) of the substrate (11) is unoccupied between the leading edge (12) upstream in the flow direction (37) and the resistor track (20) for the measuring resistor (23), and a substrate zone carrying the resistor track for the measuring resistor (23) is separated by a slit from every other resistor track (20) of said plurality of resistor tracks, and said slit (39) extends in the flow direction (37) beginning at a trailing edge (13) of the substrate (11).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
61 words
A measuring element as defined by claim 1, in which the resistor tracks (20) for the measuring resistor (23) and a heating resistor (24) are disposed on the top and bottom of the substrate (11), the resistor track (20) for the measuring resistor (23) being located on the same, top side of the substrate (11) as the remaining resistor tracks (20).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
64 words
A measuring element as defined by claim 2, in which the resistor tracks (20) for a temperature sensor (21) and a compensation resistor (22) are disposed in succession in the flow direction (37), and that the resistor tracks (20) for the measuring and heating resistors (23, 24) are laterally offset from the resistor track (20) for the compensation resistor (22) opposite of the slit.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
42 words
A measuring element as defined by claim 1, in which the resistor tracks (20) are electrically conductively connected to separate spaced contact faces (31-35), disposed on the top of the substrate (11), that serve to connect the device to an electrical circuitry.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
A measuring element as defined by claim 2, in which the resistor tracks (20) are electrically conductively connected to separate spaced contact faces (31-35), disposed on the top of the substrate (11), that serve to connect the device to an electrical circuitry.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
42 words
A measuring element as defined by claim 3, in which the resistor tracks (20) are electrically conductively connected to separate spaced contact faces (31-35), disposed on the top of the substrate (11), that serve to connect the device to an electrical circuitry.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
A measuring element as defined by claim 1, in which the leading edge (12) of the substrate (11) are embodied in streamlined fashion, for instance being wedge-shaped.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
150 words
A measuring element for a device for determining the flow rate of a flowing medium, of an aspirated air in internal combustion engines, having a plurality of resistor tracks exposed to the flowing medium and having a substrate carrying the resistor tracks, on the surface of said substrate the resistor tracks are distributed in such a way that the resistor track for a measuring resistor is located in the flow direction near a downstream trailing edge of the substrate, and in which the resistor tracks (20) are disposed in succession in the flow direction (37) in stairstep fashion, with steps (15, 16) protruding past the respective preceding resistor track (20), and the substrate (11) is embodied, in accordance with the stairstep form of the resistor tracks (20), such that first, second and third leading edges (12, 17, 18) are formed, one along each step (14-16) of the resistor tracks (20).
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
150 words
A measuring element for a device for determining the flow rate of a flowing medium, of an aspirated air in internal combustion engines, having a plurality of resistor tracks exposed to the flowing medium and having a substrate carrying the resistor tracks, on the surface of said substrate the resistor tracks are distributed in such a way that the resistor track for a measuring resistor is located in the flow direction near a downstream trailing edge of the substrate, and in which the resistor tracks (20) are disposed in succession in the flow direction (37) in stairstep fashion, with steps (15, 16) protruding past the respective preceding resistor track (20), and the substrate (11) is embodied, in accordance with the stairstep form of the resistor tracks (20), such that first, second and third leading edges (12, 17, 18) are formed, one along each step (14-16) of the resistor tracks (20).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
42 words
A measuring element as defined by claim 8, in which slits (25, 26) for temperature decoupling of the resistor tracks (20) extend parallel to one another, transversely to the flow direction (35), and in an extension of the leading edges (17, 18).
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
98 words
A measuring element as defined by claim 8, in which the width, viewed in the flow direction (37), of the resistor tracks (20) lined up in succession decreases from the leading edge (12) that is upstream in the flow direction (37) to the downstream trailing edge (13) of the substrate (11), and that the resistor track (20) for a compensation resistor (22) is located between the resistor track (20) for a temperature sensor (21) and the resistor track (20) for the measuring resistor (23) and together with the latter on the same top side of the substrate (11).
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
98 words
A measuring element as defined by claim 9, in which the width, viewed in the flow direction (37), of the resistor tracks (20) lined up in succession decreases from the leading edge (12) that is upstream in the flow direction (37) to the downstream trailing edge (13) of the substrate (11), and that the resistor track (20) for a compensation resistor (22) is located between the resistor track (20) for a temperature sensor (21) and the resistor track (20) for the measuring resistor (23) and together with the latter on the same top side of the substrate (11).
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
39 words
A measuring element as defined by claim 10, in which the resistor track (20) for a heating resistor (24) is disposed on the underside of the substrate (11), directly opposite the resistor track (20) for the measuring resistor (23).
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
39 words
A measuring element as defined by claim 11, in which the resistor track (20) for a heating resistor (24) is disposed on the underside of the substrate (11), directly opposite the resistor track (20) for the measuring resistor (23).
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
42 words
A measuring element as defined by claim 8, in which the resistor tracks (20) are electrically conductively connected to separate spaced contact faces (31-35), disposed on the top of the substrate (11), that serve to connect the device to an electrical circuitry.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
42 words
A measuring element as defined by claim 9, in which the resistor tracks (20) are electrically conductively connected to separate spaced contact faces (31-35), disposed on the top of the substrate (11), that serve to connect the device to an electrical circuitry.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
42 words
A measuring element as defined by claim 10, in which the resistor tracks (20) are electrically conductively connected to separate spaced contact faces (31-35), disposed on the top of the substrate (11), that serve to connect the device to an electrical circuitry.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
42 words
A measuring element as defined by claim 12, in which the resistor tracks (20) are electrically conductively connected to separate spaced contact faces (31-35), disposed on the top of the substrate (11), that serve to connect the device to an electrical circuitry.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
29 words
A measuring element as defined by claim 8, in which the leading edges (12, 17, 18) of the substrate (11) are embodied in streamlined fashion, for instance being wedge-shaped.
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