Measurement device having variable opening orifice for measuring airflow volume and ventilation resistance of wind blowing apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10036660-B2
Application number	US-201615236631-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 15, 2016
Priority date	Aug 20, 2015
Publication date	Jul 31, 2018
Grant date	Jul 31, 2018

Abstract

A measurement device for measuring an airflow volume of a wind-blowing apparatus includes, a housing that includes an air duct with an air inlet and an air outlet, the air inlet being configured to take in air, the air outlet being configured to send out the taken air, an opening member installed inside the air duct, the opening member including an opening allowing the air taken from the air inlet to pass therethrough, pressure sensors configured to measure air pressures before and after the air passes through the opening member in the air duct, and an orifice provided on the opening member to change a size of the opening.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A measurement device for measuring an airflow volume of a wind-blowing apparatus, comprising:
a housing that includes an air duct with an air inlet and an air outlet, the air inlet being configured to take in air, the air outlet being configured to send out the taken air;
an opening member installed inside the air duct, the opening member including an orifice comprising a plurality of blades, edges of the blades defining an opening allowing the air taken from the air inlet to pass therethrough, a size of the opening being changeable by moving the blades; and
one or more pressure sensors configured to measure air pressures before and after the air passes through the opening member in the air duct.

2. The measurement device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the opening member further includes a variable lever projecting from the housing to move the blades of the orifice, and
the orifice changes the size of the opening according to an operation of the variable lever.

3. The measurement device according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a display; and
a control unit coupled to the one or more pressure sensors, the control unit being configured to calculate the airflow volume and a static pressure of the wind-blowing apparatus using measurement values of the air pressures before and after the air passes through the opening member, the control unit being configured to display the calculated airflow volume and static pressure on the display.

4. The measurement device according to claim 3 , further comprising
a straightening grid configured to straighten the air taken from the air inlet, wherein:
the one or more pressure sensors comprise a first pressure sensor configured to measure a differential pressure between a first pressure and an atmospheric pressure, and a second pressure sensor configured to measure a differential pressure between a second pressure and a third pressure, the first pressure being air pressure from the air inlet to the straightening grid in the air duct, the second pressure being air pressure from the straightening grid to the opening member, the third pressure being air pressure after the air has passed through the opening member, and
the control unit is configured to calculate the airflow volume on the basis of a differential pressure between the second pressure and the third pressure and to calculate a ventilation resistance of the wind-blowing apparatus on the basis of a value of the calculated airflow volume and a value of the first pressure.

5. The measurement device according to claim 3 , further comprising
a straightening grid configured to straighten the air taken from the air inlet, wherein:
the one or more pressure sensors comprise a first pressure sensor configured to measure a first pressure, a second pressure sensor configured to measure a second pressure, and a third pressure sensor configured to measure a third pressure, the first pressure being a static air pressure from the air inlet to the straightening grid in the air duct, the second pressure being a static air pressure from the straightening grid to the opening member, the third pressure being a static air pressure after the air has passed through the opening member, and
the control unit is configured to calculate the airflow volume on the basis of a differential pressure between the second pressure and the third pressure and to calculate a ventilation resistance of the wind-blowing apparatus on the basis of a value of the calculated airflow volume and a value of the first pressure.

6. The measurement device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a display; and
a control unit coupled to the one or more pressure sensors, the control unit being configured to calculate the airflow volume and a static pressure of the wind-blowing apparatus using measurement values of the air pressures before and after the air passes through the opening member, the control unit being configured to display the calculated airflow volume and static pressure on the display.

7. The measurement device according to claim 6 , further comprising
a straightening grid configured to straighten the air taken from the air inlet, wherein:
the one or more pressure sensors comprise a first pressure sensor configured to measure a differential pressure between a first pressure and an atmospheric pressure, and a second pressure sensor configured to measure a differential pressure between a second pressure and a third pressure, the first pressure being air pressure from the air inlet to the straightening grid in the air duct, the second pressure being air pressure from the straightening grid to the opening member, the third pressure being air pressure after the air has passed through the opening member, and
the control unit is configured to calculate the airflow volume on the basis of a differential pressure between the second pressure and the third pressure and to calculate a ventilation resistance of the wind-blowing apparatus on the basis of a value of the calculated airflow volume and a value of the first pressure.

8. The measurement device according to claim 6 , further comprising
a straightening grid configured to straighten the air taken from the air inlet, wherein:
the one or more pressure sensors comprise a first pressure sensor configured to measure a first pressure, a second pressure sensor configured to measure a second pressure, and a third pressure sensor configured to measure a third pressure, the first pressure being a static air pressure from the air inlet to the straightening grid in the air duct, the second pressure being a static air pressure from the straightening grid to the opening member, the third pressure being a static air pressure after the air has passed through the opening member, and
the control unit is configured to calculate the airflow volume on the basis of a differential pressure between the second pressure and the third pressure and to calculate a ventilation resistance of the wind-blowing apparatus on the basis of a value of the calculated airflow volume and a value of the first pressure.

9. The measurement device according to claim 1 , further comprising
an assistant fan disposed at the air outlet, the assistant fan being configured to send out air in the air duct to outside.

10. The measurement device according to claim 1 , wherein
the opening member is installed inside the air duct to be movable in a longitudinal direction of the air duct such that a position of the opening member is adjustable in the air duct in the longitudinal direction.

11. The measurement device according to claim 1 , wherein
the opening member further includes a differential pressure opening, the differential pressure opening narrowing down into a funnel shape from an air in-flow end of the opening member to a position at which the orifice is installed.

Assignees

• Sanyo Electric Co

Inventors

• Ishihara Katsumichi
• Toda Takahisa
• Muramatsu Yo
• Koike Masahiro
• Urushimoto Hikaru

Classifications

• G01F15/00

  Details of, or accessories for, apparatus of groups G01F1/00 - G01F13/00 insofar as such details or appliances are not adapted to particular types of such apparatus · CPC title

• F15D1/001

  Flow of fluid from conduits such as pipes, sleeves, tubes, with equal distribution of fluid flow over the evacuation surface · CPC title

• G01F1/36 Primary

  the pressure or differential pressure being created by the use of flow constriction · CPC title

• G01F15/06

  Indicating or recording devices · CPC title

• G01F1/363 Primary

  with electrical or electro-mechanical indication (G01F1/37 and G01F1/38 take precedence) · CPC title