Patent ID: 7028559
Filing Date: 2006-04-18
Classification: A01J,B06B,G10K

Abstract:
1. A vibration sensor for sensing and measuring sounds of fluids flowing through a conduit, which sensor comprises a housing composed of a sound insulating material that efficaciously absorbs vibrations produced by sounds, a conduit through said housing for receiving fluid flowing therethrough, a cavity in said housing which is hermetically sealed by a closing element, an insert in said cavity comprising a gas and a sound conductive viscous layer, and a piezo-electric material retained in a rigid manner between said gas and said sound conductive viscous layer, said cavity being spaced away from said conduit by said material of said housing by a distance which is not sufficient substantially to attenuate sounds emanating from fluids flowing through said conduit to be sensed by said piezo-electric material.