公开(公告)号：US20140130607A1

公开(公告)日：2014-05-15

申请号：US14232122

申请日：2012-07-12

申请人： Makoto Nakano ,  Masato Satou ,  Akihisa Adachi ,  Satoru Nishida ,  Takashi Nakashita ,  Yoshikazu Tanigaki

发明人： Makoto Nakano ,  Masato Satou ,  Akihisa Adachi ,  Satoru Nishida ,  Takashi Nakashita ,  Yoshikazu Tanigaki

IPC分类号： H04R31/00 ,  G10K11/18 ,  G01F1/66

CPC分类号： H04R31/00 ,  G01F1/66 ,  G01F1/662 ,  G10K11/18 ,  Y10T29/42

摘要： Provided are an acoustic matching member with a fixed density, an ultrasonic transmitter/receiver unit with a high sensitivity, and an ultrasonic flow meter device which attains stable and high-accurate flow measurement. An acoustic matching member comprises hollow elements and a binding agent. The acoustic matching member is created by removing hollow elements having higher densities, hollow elements having cracks, etc., from hollow elements before sorting-out. Since the hollow elements having higher densities, the hollow elements having cracks, etc., are removed from hollow elements before sorting-out, it becomes possible to provide an acoustic matching member having fixed characteristics without being affected by a manufacturing lot and a transportation process of the hollow elements. An ultrasonic transmitter/receiver unit created using the acoustic matching member has fixed characteristics and is able to perform high-accurate flow measurement.

摘要翻译： 提供具有固定密度的声匹配构件，具有高灵敏度的超声波发射器/接收器单元和实现稳定和高精度的流量测量的超声波流量计装置。 声匹配构件包括中空元件和粘合剂。 通过在分选之前从中空元件去除具有较高密度的空心元件，具有裂纹的中空元件等，来产生声匹配元件。 由于具有较高密度的中空元件，具有裂纹等的中空元件在分选之前从中空元件中去除，所以可以提供具有固定特性的声匹配元件，而不受制造批次的影响和运输过程 的中空元件。 使用声匹配构件制造的超声波发射器/接收器单元具有固定的特性，并且能够执行高精度的流量测量。

公开(公告)号：US20130167655A1

公开(公告)日：2013-07-04

申请号：US13821915

申请日：2011-11-02

申请人： Yuji Fujii ,  Yukinori Ozaki ,  Masato Satou ,  Hirokazu Gotou

发明人： Yuji Fujii ,  Yukinori Ozaki ,  Masato Satou ,  Hirokazu Gotou

IPC分类号： G01F1/66

CPC分类号： G01F1/662 ,  G01F15/185

摘要： Ultrasonic flow rate measurement device includes measurement flow path in which a fluid to be measured flows, and a pair of ultrasonic vibrators that are disposed in directions such that a propagation path of an ultrasonic wave forms a V-shape relative to measurement flow path. Moreover, the device includes measurement circuit which measures a flow rate of the fluid to be measured by measuring a propagation time of the ultrasonic wave between the pair of ultrasonic vibrators, and inlet-side rectification part which is disposed, in the inlet side of measurement flow path, to stabilize the flow of the fluid to be measured. Furthermore, the device includes outlet-side coupling part which is disposed in the outlet side of measurement flow path, and signal lead-out part which outputs a flow rate value measured with measurement circuit.

摘要翻译： 超声波流量测量装置包括要测量的流体流动的测量流动路径，以及一对超声波振动器，其布置在使得超声波的传播路径相对于测量流路形成V形的方向上。 此外，该装置包括测量电路，其通过测量在一对超声波振动器之间的超声波的传播时间和设置在测量入口侧的入口侧整流部来测量待测量的流体的流量 流动路径，以稳定要测量的流体的流动。 此外，该装置包括设置在测量流路的出口侧的出口侧联接部和输出利用测量电路测量的流量值的信号导出部。

公开(公告)号：US20130061686A1

公开(公告)日：2013-03-14

申请号：US13698550

申请日：2011-07-13

申请人： Yuji Fujii ,  Masato Satou ,  Hirokazu Gotou ,  Aoi Watanabe

发明人： Yuji Fujii ,  Masato Satou ,  Hirokazu Gotou ,  Aoi Watanabe

IPC分类号： G01F1/05

CPC分类号： G01F1/05 ,  G01F1/662 ,  G01F1/667

摘要： Provided is ultrasonic flow measuring unit including: measurement path through which fluid to be measured flows; a pair of ultrasonic transducers disposed respectively upstream and downstream of measurement path and operable to transmit and receive an ultrasonic signal; and ultrasonic transducer attachment unit disposed in measurement path. Each of ultrasonic transducers includes piezoelectric element, terminal for applying a voltage to piezoelectric element, and acoustic matching layer adhered to a transmitting surface of terminal. Ultrasonic transducer is fixed to ultrasonic transducer attachment unit using an elastic coating material.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种超声波流量测量单元，包括：待测流体流过的测量路径; 一对超声换能器，分别设置在测量路径的上游和下游，并可操作以发射和接收超声信号; 和设置在测量路径中的超声波换能器附接单元。 每个超声换能器包括压电元件，用于向压电元件施加电压的端子，以及粘附到端子的透射表面的声匹配层。 超音波换能器使用弹性涂层材料固定在超声波换能器附件上。

公开(公告)号：US20130036832A1

公开(公告)日：2013-02-14

申请号：US13643943

申请日：2011-07-04

申请人： Aoi Watanabe ,  Yuji Fujii ,  Yuji Nakabayashi ,  Masato Satou ,  Hirokazu Gotou

发明人： Aoi Watanabe ,  Yuji Fujii ,  Yuji Nakabayashi ,  Masato Satou ,  Hirokazu Gotou

IPC分类号： G01F1/20

CPC分类号： G01F1/66 ,  G01F1/662

摘要： The ultrasonic flaw-rate measurement unit of the invention includes a flow measurement path inside which fluid to be measured flows through and to which a case accommodating a pair of ultrasonic transducers is installed, a pair of ultrasonic transducers disposed in the flow measurement path, a measuring circuit substrate incorporating a propagation time measuring part measuring a propagation time between the ultrasonic transducer transmitter and receiver and a flow-rate calculating part calculating a flow rate of the fluid to be measured based on the propagation time measured by the propagation time measuring part, and a damping material filling an interior space of the case and covering the pair of ultrasonic transducers.

摘要翻译： 本发明的超声波探伤测量单元包括测量流体流过的流量测量路径，并且安装有容纳一对超声换能器的壳体，设置在流量测量路径中的一对超声波换能器， 测量电路基板，其包括测量超声波换能器发送器和接收器之间的传播时间的传播时间测量部分和根据由传播时间测量部分测量的传播时间来计算待测流体的流量的流量计算部分， 以及填充所述壳体的内部空间并覆盖所述一对超声换能器的阻尼材料。

公开(公告)号：US20100192702A1

公开(公告)日：2010-08-05

申请号：US12668171

申请日：2008-07-09

申请人： Masato Satou ,  Yukinori Ozaki ,  Akihisa Adachi

发明人： Masato Satou ,  Yukinori Ozaki ,  Akihisa Adachi

IPC分类号： G01F1/66

CPC分类号： G01F1/662 ,  G01F15/00

摘要： A multilayer flow path member of an ultrasonic fluid measurement apparatus and an ultrasonic fluid measurement apparatus capable of enhancing the measurement accuracy of the mean flow velocity are provided. When a multilayer flow path member 30 placed in a measurement flow path 14a shaped in a rectangular cross-section pipe of an ultrasonic fluid measurement apparatus 10 is partitioned into a plurality of flat flow paths 14e by partition plates 32 attached to a frame 31 along a flowing direction, the partition plates 32 are provided so as to face inner faces 15f and 17a of the measurement flow path 14a. Thus, the partition plates 32 are exposed and face the inner faces 15f and 17a of the measurement flow path 14a and thus the space between the exposed partition plate 32 and the inner face 15f, 17a of the measurement flow path 14a becomes the highest-stage or lowest-stage flat flow path 14e. Therefore, a problem of degrading the measurement accuracy as a fluid flows into the space between the frame 31 forming a part of the multilayer flow path member 30 and the inner face 15f, 17a of the measurement flow path 14a as before does not occur and accordingly the measurement accuracy can be enhanced.

摘要翻译： 提供了能够提高平均流速的测量精度的超声波流体测量装置和超声波流体测量装置的多层流路构件。 当设置在超声波流体测量装置10的矩形截面管中的测量流路14a中的多层流路构件30被分隔成多个平坦的流路14e时，隔板32沿着框架31沿着 分隔板32设置成面对测量流路14a的内表面15f和17a。 因此，分隔板32暴露并且面对测量流路14a的内表面15f和17a，因此暴露的隔板32与测量流路14a的内表面15f，17a之间的空间变为最高级 或最低级平流路14e。 因此，作为流体的降低测量精度的问题流入形成多层流路构件30的一部分的框架31与以前的测量流路14a的内表面15f，17a之间的空间不相应地发生 可以提高测量精度。

公开(公告)号：US20100064821A1

公开(公告)日：2010-03-18

申请号：US12513563

申请日：2007-11-08

申请人： Yuji Nakabayashi ,  Akihisa Adachi ,  Masato Satou

发明人： Yuji Nakabayashi ,  Akihisa Adachi ,  Masato Satou

IPC分类号： G01F1/66

CPC分类号： G01F1/667 ,  G01F5/00

摘要： An ultrasonic fluid measuring device capable of improving a measuring accuracy is provided. In an ultrasonic fluid measuring device 10, first to third ultrasonic measuring portions 16 to 18 are equipped with first ultrasonic transmitter-receivers 16A to 18A and second ultrasonic transmitter-receivers 16B to 18B provided to a measuring pass 14 respectively, and also first to third ultrasonic propagation paths 36 to 38 connecting the first ultrasonic transmitter-receiver 16A to 18A and the second ultrasonic transmitter-receivers 16B to 18B are provided to intersect with a passing direction of a fluid 24 flowing through the measuring pass 14 at different angles respectively. The ultrasonic fluid measuring device 10 employs any one of measured values of the first to third ultrasonic measuring portions 16 to 18 in response to a flow rate Q.

摘要翻译： 提供了能够提高测量精度的超声波流体测量装置。 在超声波流体测量装置10中，第一至第三超声波测量部分16至18分别配备有分别设置在测量通路14上的第一超声波发射器 - 接收器16A至18A和第二超声波发射器 - 接收器16B至18B，并且还具有第一至第三 连接第一超声波收发器16A至18A和第二超声波发射器 - 接收器16B至18B的超声波传播路径36至38分别与流过测量通路14的流体24的通过方向分别相交。 超声波流体测量装置10响应于流量Q，采用第一至第三超声波测量部16至18的测量值中的任何一个。

公开(公告)号：US20140230568A1

公开(公告)日：2014-08-21

申请号：US14128866

申请日：2012-07-09

申请人： Akihisa Adachi ,  Masato Satou ,  Aoi Watanabe ,  Hajime Miyata

发明人： Akihisa Adachi ,  Masato Satou ,  Aoi Watanabe ,  Hajime Miyata

IPC分类号： G01F1/66

CPC分类号： G01F1/66 ,  G01F1/667 ,  G01F5/00

摘要： An ultrasonic flow-meter of the present invention includes a partition plate which partitions a passage of a target fluid into a measurement passage and a non-measurement passage, a pair of ultrasonic transducers which is disposed in the measurement passage, a measuring unit which measures a propagation time of an ultrasonic wave between the pair of ultrasonic transducers, and a calculating unit which calculates a flow rate of the target fluid. Further, the calculating unit has a computing unit which computes at least one of a flow velocity and a flow rate of the target fluid in the measurement passage based on the propagation time and an estimating unit which estimates the flow rate of the target fluid in the passage based on the flow velocity or the flow rate in the measurement passage. As a result, an ultrasonic flow-meter which highly accurately measures a target fluid by using a simple configuration can be realized.

摘要翻译： 本发明的超声波流量计包括将目标流体的通道分隔成测量通道和非测量通道的隔板，设置在测量通道中的一对超声波换能器，测量单元，其测量 一对超声波换能器之间的超声波的传播时间和计算目标流体的流量的计算单元。 此外，计算单元具​​有计算单元，该计算单元基于传播时间计算测量通道中的目标流体的流速和流量中的至少一个，以及估计单元，其估计目标流体的流速 基于测量通道中的流速或流量。 结果，可以实现通过简单的结构高精度地测量目标流体的超声波流量计。

公开(公告)号：US08671774B2

公开(公告)日：2014-03-18

申请号：US13499257

申请日：2010-09-30

申请人： Hirokuni Murakami ,  Yuji Fujii ,  Masato Satou

发明人： Hirokuni Murakami ,  Yuji Fujii ,  Masato Satou

IPC分类号： G01F1/20

CPC分类号： G01F1/662 ,  G01F1/667 ,  G01F15/18

摘要： The present invention provides an ultrasonic flow meter unit which can eliminate design factors associated with measuring performance, and improve general versatility and diversity. An ultrasonic flow meter unit of the present invention comprises a measurement fluid passage through which a fluid flows; a pair of ultrasonic transducers provided on the measurement fluid passage; and a measuring circuit board which measures a propagation time of an ultrasonic signal transmitted and received between the ultrasonic transducers, and calculates a fluid flow, lead pins bent with a predetermined angle are connected to terminals of the ultrasonic transducers, and the measuring circuit board is on-board mounted to the measurement fluid passage, and then the lead pins are connected to the measuring circuit board.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供一种可以消除与测量性能相关的设计因素的超声波流量计单元，并提高通用性和多样性。 本发明的超声波流量计单元包括流体流过的测量流体通道; 设置在测量流体通道上的一对超声换能器; 以及测量电路板，其测量超声波换能器之间发送和接收的超声波信号的传播时间，并计算流体流量，以预定角度弯曲的引线销连接到超声波换能器的端子，测量电路板为 板上安装在测量流体通道上，然后将引脚连接到测量电路板。

公开(公告)号：US20140033827A1

公开(公告)日：2014-02-06

申请号：US14111988

申请日：2012-05-24

申请人： Masato Satou ,  Hideaki Morihana ,  Akihisa Adachi ,  Makoto Nakano ,  Yukinori Ozaki

发明人： Masato Satou ,  Hideaki Morihana ,  Akihisa Adachi ,  Makoto Nakano ,  Yukinori Ozaki

IPC分类号： G01F1/66

CPC分类号： G01F1/66 ,  G01F1/662 ,  G01F1/667 ,  G10K11/002

摘要： An ultrasonic wave transmitting and receiving unit includes: a piezoelectric member supporting plate; an acoustic matching member fixed to one surface of the piezoelectric member supporting plate; a piezoelectric member fixed to the other surface. Moreover, the ultrasonic wave transmitting and receiving unit includes: an insulating vibration suppressing member integrally formed in such a manner as to cover the piezoelectric member and the piezoelectric member supporting plate, wherein the insulating vibration suppressing member has a hole reaching the piezoelectric member supporting plate.

摘要翻译： 超声波发送接收单元包括：压电构件支撑板; 固定在所述压电构件支撑板的一个表面上的声匹配构件; 固定到另一表面的压电元件。 此外，超声波收发单元包括：绝缘振动抑制构件，其以覆盖压电构件和压电构件支撑板的方式一体地形成，其中绝缘振动抑制构件具有到达压电构件支撑板的孔 。

公开(公告)号：US20120191382A1

公开(公告)日：2012-07-26

申请号：US13499254

申请日：2010-09-30

申请人： Yuji Nakabayashi ,  Yuji Fujii ,  Masato Satou

发明人： Yuji Nakabayashi ,  Yuji Fujii ,  Masato Satou

IPC分类号： G01F1/66 ,  G06F19/00

CPC分类号： G01F15/14 ,  G01F1/662

摘要： The present invention implements an ultrasonic flow meter device which does not require a complicated configuration such as a hermetic seal, in an inexpensive and easy manner. A typical ultrasonic flow meter device includes a fluid passage body, a measurement fluid passage placed within the fluid passage body, a pair of ultrasonic sensors, a wall defining the measurement fluid passage and attached with the ultrasonic sensors, a propagation time measuring means for measuring a propagation time of an ultrasonic sound wave propagating between the ultrasonic sensors, and a fluid flow calculating means for calculating a fluid flow based on a propagation time, and a seal member is provided between the fluid passage body and the wall to prevent a fluid from leaking.

摘要翻译： 本发明以廉价且容易的方式实现了不需要复杂构造如气密密封的超声波流量计装置。 典型的超声波流量计装置包括流体通道体，设置在流体通道体内的测量流体通道，一对超声波传感器，限定测量流体通道并附着超声波传感器的壁，传播时间测量装置，用于测量 在超声波传感器之间传播的超声波的传播时间和用于计算基于传播时间的流体流的流体流量计算装置，并且密封构件设置在流体通道主体和壁之间，以防止流体 泄漏