Patent ID: 8490498

Claim:
A measuring tube for use in a measuring system for determining and/or monitoring flow of a measured medium through the measuring tube, with a measuring tube axis, comprising: a first ultrasonic transducer seat for seating at least a first electromechanical transducer element; at least one additional, second ultrasonic transducer seat for seating at least a second electromechanical transducer element; a measuring tube inlet; and a measuring tube outlet, which measuring tube inlet has a measuring tube inlet axis, which measuring tube inlet axis has an angle α not equal to 90° relative to the measuring tube axis and which measuring tube outlet has a measuring tube outlet axis, which measuring tube outlet axis has an angle β not equal to 90° relative to the measuring tube axis, wherein: said first ultrasonic transducer seat is a first coupling element between said first electromechanical transducer element and the measured medium and has a first sound in- and/or sound out-coupling surface having a center; said second ultrasonic transducer seat is a second coupling element between said second electromechanical transducer element and the measured medium and has a second sound in- and/or sound out-coupling surface having a center; and said ultrasonic transducer seats are so embodied that a first measuring path between said two electromechanical transducer elements lies at an angle ζ relative to the measuring tube axis and extends on the side of the measuring tube axis, on which said measuring tube outlet is located.