Patent ID: 8826746

Claim:
A flowmeter for measuring the flow rate of a fluid medium, comprising: a measurement zone; an inlet, configured for the medium to flow through the inlet and into the measurement zone; an outlet, configured for the medium to flow out of the flowmeter through the outlet; and a damping device, configured for the medium to flow therethrough, wherein the damping device is disposed upstream of the inlet, and wherein the damping device comprises: a first mass, configured for the medium to flow therethrough, the first mass comprising a first inlet and a first outlet for the medium, a second mass, configured for the medium to flow therethrough, the second mass comprising a second inlet and a second outlet for the medium; and a flow connection, which connects the first outlet to the second inlet, wherein a minimal flow cross-section of the flow connection is smaller than the inlet cross-section at the first inlet or smaller than the outlet cross-section at the second outlet.