Patent ID: 6079279
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: G01F

Abstract:
A suspended-body flow meter for flowing media of the type having a measuring tube (1), a suspended body (2) that can move in the flow direction and is arranged in the measuring tube (1), at least one permanent magnet (3) connected to the suspended body (2), at least one rotatably mounted follower magnet (4) that follows the movements of the permanent magnet (3) connected to the suspended body (2) and arranged outside the measuring tube (1) and a display device converting the movements of the follower magnet (4), the follower magnet (4) being constructed as an annular permanent magnet, wherein the annular follower magnet (4) is magnetized laterally, and on its coupling part closer to the measuring tube (1), the north pole and south pole form an angle of clearly less than 180.degree..