Patent ID: 7051573
Filing Date: 2006-05-30
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
1. A chamber for gas sensors in a device for detecting aromas or odors, the device including a container in which there is a flow of gas or vapors to be analyzed, the chamber comprising: an inlet through which the flow flows in; an outlet through which the flow flows out; a plurality of gas sensors each having a sensitive surface positioned in such a way as to be immersed in and to laterally interact with the flow; whereby each sensor detects a signal usable to identify the kind of gas or vapor to be analyzed; wherein the chamber further comprises a central portion having a total internal height and a lateral surface, of width L, on which there is at least one hole with a respective gas sensor fitted in it; said gas sensors being arranged along a top and a bottom of long sides of the lateral surface of the central portion.