Patent ID: 9612165
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: G01K

Claim:
1. A combining air-temperature monitor comprising: a faceted central shaft; a plurality of air-foil rings positioned about the faceted central shaft; a mixing zone proximate the faceted central shaft, wherein the air-foil rings and the faceted central shaft cooperate to direct a plurality of air streams into the mixing zone; and a temperature sensor disposed within the mixing zone, wherein the temperature sensor measures a combined temperature of the plurality of air streams within the mixing zone, wherein the faceted central shaft is adapted for insertion into an air duct, and wherein the faceted central shaft is free of a predetermined rotational orientation within the air duct; and wherein the faceted central shaft is installed within an air duct of a vehicle, the plurality of air streams adapted to move through the air duct, and wherein each facet of the faceted central shaft includes at least one fluted portion, wherein each fluted portion is adapted to direct at least one air stream to the mixing zone.