Patent ID: 7350422

Claim:
A measurement pickup of the vibration-type for the measurement of a flowable media said measurement pickup, comprising: for conveying media to be measured a first measuring tube, a second measuring tube, a third measuring tube and at least a fourth measuring tube, each of said measuring tubes showing a first and a second in-/outlet end and vibrating at least at times, during operation; an electromechanical, exciter mechanism for effecting vibration of said measuring tubes; and a sensor arrangement reacting at least to local vibrations of said measuring tubes for producing at least one measurement signal influenced by vibrations of at least one of said measuring tubes; wherein: the first in-/outlet end of each of said first and second measuring tubes is connected during operation with a first distributor element and the second in-/outlet end of each of said first and second measuring tubes is connected during operation with a second distributor element, the first in-/outlet end of each of said third and fourth measuring tubes is connected during operation with a third distributor element, and the second in-/outlet end of each of said third and fourth measuring tubes is connected during operation with a fourth distributor element, said first distributor element is connected to a first line segment of the first medium-line conveying a medium to said measurement pickup, the second distributor element is connected to a second line segment of the first medium-line conveying a medium away from said measurement pickup, the third distributor element is connected to a first line segment of the second medium-line conveying a medium to said measurement pickup, and the fourth distributor element is connected to a second line segment conveying a medium away from said measurement pickup, and the fourth distributor element is connected to a second line segment conveying a medium away from said measurement pickup.