Patents Examined by J. Chapman, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4392386
    Abstract: A flow rate meter is proposed which serves to ascertain the quantity of a flowing medium, in particular the quantity of air aspirated via an air intake tube by an internal combustion engine. The flow rate meter includes a measuring body which is pivotable counter to a restoring force about a bearing shaft supported in the housing in accordance with the quantity of the medium flowing therethrough. The flow rate meter further includes a damping body which is likewise pivotable about the bearing shaft and defines a damping chamber in the form of a movable wall, with respect to the flow conduit. The measuring body and the damping body are coupled rigidly to one another by means of crosspieces. The invention comprehends embodiments wherein either the damping body or the measuring body is directly connected with a hub held in a rotationally fixed manner on the bearing shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1981
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1983
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred Knetsch, Peter Romann