Patent ID: 9574924
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: G01F,Y10T

Claim:
1. A flow meter, comprising: a meter body having a longitudinal axis, a curved outer surface, and a curved channel in said outer surface, and a pocket disposed in said outer surface; and a shroud disposed about at least a portion of said meter body and comprising at least one compliant band of sheet material covering said channel, said band extending circumferentially about a majority of said meter body and having two ends and an inner surface that engages said outer surface of said meter body along the length of said band; wherein said channel and said band form a chamber between said band and said meter body; and said shroud further comprising a central shroud component coupled to said meter body, adjacent said two ends of said band, and adapted to receive a cable disposed within said chamber and to pass said cable to a location outside said shroud; a transducer assembly disposed in said pocket and coupled to said meter body; and a cable coupled to said transducer and extending from said transducer assembly through said chamber and into said central shroud component; wherein said compliant band covers said pocket and said transducer assembly.