US 12,228,439 B2
To reduce strain in coriolis flow sensor
Praveen Rao, Thornton, CO (US); and Martin Andrew Schlosser, Boulder, CO (US)
Assigned to MICRO MOTION, INC., Boulder, CO (US)
Appl. No. 17/782,825
Filed by MICRO MOTION, INC., Boulder, CO (US)
PCT Filed Dec. 13, 2019, PCT No. PCT/US2019/066204
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 6, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/118594, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 17, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0003566 A1, Jan. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. G01F 1/84 (2006.01)
CPC G01F 1/8418 (2013.01) [G01F 1/8404 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A balance bar (230), comprising:
a first side portion (231) having a hollow interior for receiving a flow tube (220);
a central portion (233) having a hollow interior for receiving the flow tube (220); and
a first side flexible portion (234) comprising at least one flexible coupler (250), the first side flexible portion (234) directly coupling at least one of two or more first side ribs (236a, 236b) of the first side portion (231) with at least one of two or more central side ribs (236e, 236f) of the central portion (233);
wherein the first side portion (231) and the central portion (233) are both more rigid than the first side flexible portion (234).