Measuring and testing – Volume or rate of flow – Using turbine
Patent
1996-12-31
1999-08-17
Patel, Harshad
Measuring and testing
Volume or rate of flow
Using turbine
7386177, G01F 105, G01F 1500
Patent
active
059396440
ABSTRACT:
A light induction flowmeter for a water purification system such as reverse osmosis in water vending machines includes a flowing device and a light induction unit. The flowing device has a propeller wheel which is driven to rotate by a flow of water and has a magnetic element. The light induction unit has an infrared beam emitting member, an infrared beam detector and a magnetic induction rotator. The magnetic induction rotator is driven by the rotating magnetic element of the propeller wheel to rotate and thus its rotation is in synchronization with the rotating movement of the propeller wheel of the flowing device. When the magnetic rotator rotates, it intermittently blocks off the path of the infrared beam emitted continuously by the infrared beam emitting member and the infrared beam detector receives intermittent infrared light The frequency of reception of such intermittent infrared light by the infrared beam detector is proportional to the flow rate. The infrared beam detector converts the intermittent infrared light into electrical signals and transmits them to an external electronic counter which can therefore records the accumulative quantity of flowing water.
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Chan Raymond Y.
Patel Harshad
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