Measuring and testing – Volume or rate of flow – Thermal type
Patent
1996-07-29
1998-01-06
Dougherty, Elizabeth L.
Measuring and testing
Volume or rate of flow
Thermal type
G01F 168
Patent
active
057057451
ABSTRACT:
In a mass flow sensor having a frame of monocrystalline silicon and a membrane fixed therein, a heating element and, if indicated, temperature-measuring elements are provided on the membrane. A heat-conducting element, which extends from the membrane across the frame, is provided in the edge area of the membrane. The heating element, the heat-conducting element and, if indicated, temperature-measuring elements are patterned out of a single metal layer.
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Baumann Helmut
Gruen Detlef
Lock Andreas
Muenzel Horst
Schmidt Steffen
Artis Jewel
Dougherty Elizabeth L.
Robert & Bosch GmbH
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