Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Calibration-free mass airflow sensor
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Application No.: US15884671Application Date: 2018-01-31
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Publication No.: US10781775B2Publication Date: 2020-09-22
- Inventor: Prashanth Avireddi , Anthony Boone , Frank Hunt , Naoki Oka , Zachariah Rabatah
- Applicant: Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US KY Harrodsburg
- Assignee: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS AMERICAS, INC.
- Current Assignee: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS AMERICAS, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US KY Harrodsburg
- Agency: Mattingly & Malur, PC
- Main IPC: F02M35/10
- IPC: F02M35/10 ; F02M35/02 ; F02M35/024 ; G01F1/684 ; G01F1/78

Abstract:
In some examples, a mass airflow sensor apparatus includes a housing having a tubular bore for passage of air, with an airflow sensor disposed at least partially within the tubular bore. The airflow sensor may be configured to measure a flow rate of air flowing past the airflow sensor. A focus component may be disposed upstream of the mass airflow sensor, the focus component including a cylindrical tubular focus member suspended within the bore. Further, a nozzle may be disposed upstream of the focus component. The nozzle may include a conical inner surface angled toward a center of the bore. In addition, a grid component may be disposed upstream of the focus component. The grid component may include a mesh grid including a plurality of openings for smoothing a flow of air flowing toward the airflow sensor.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190234356A1 CALIBRATION-FREE MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR Public/Granted day:2019-08-01
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