Patent ID: 7134347

Claim:
A vibration-type sensor for a fluid, the sensor being suitable for use in a pipeline at least temporarily containing fluid flowing therethrough, comprising: at least one curved measuring tube that vibrates during operation and guides the fluid; and a metal housing enclosing said at least one measuring tube, said metal housing having a supporting arrangement of metal, in which said at least one curved measuring tube is held at its inlet and outlet ends in a manner such that the tube can oscillate, and out of which a segment of said at least one curved measuring tube protrudes sideways, and having a metal cap composed of a first cap half and a second cap half for covering said at least one curved measuring tube segment, or segments, an edge of said first cap half including a first edge portion, a second edge portion, a third edge portion, and a circular-arc-shaped fourth edge portion, and an edge of said second cap half including a fifth edge portion, a sixth edge portion, a seventh edge portion, and a circular-arc-shaped eighth edge portion, wherein said first, second and third edge portions, respectively, said fifth, sixth and seventh edge portions, are connected continuously with said supporting arrangement, and said fourth and eighth edge portions are connected continuously with one another.