摘要:
A flow rate detecting element measuring the flow rates of various fluids, particularly the intake air of an internal combustion engine. The flow rate detecting element has a thin film layer including a support film and a protective film on one surface of a flat substrate, a heating resistance section and a comparative resistance section thermosensitive resistor having patterns and located between the support film and the protective film. The flat substrate has a recess which penetrates the flat substrate in the thickness direction thereof and facing the heating resistance section and the comparative resistance section. A fluid flow passage communicates with the recess which faces the comparative resistance section for fluid flow into the recess. Flow rate or velocity of a fluid can be measured accurately using the heating resistance section according to the fluid temperature reported by the comparative resistance section.
摘要:
A thermo-sensitive flow rate sensor that comprises a plate-like substrate, a part of which is removed so that a space is provided therein, a diaphragm portion formed like a thin layer above the space in such a manner as to be integral with the plate-like substrate, and a heating element constituted by a thermo-sensitive electrically resistant film formed on the diaphragm. Plural holes penetrating the diaphragm portion are bored in an outer peripheral portion of the heating element. Each of the plurality of holes is shaped in such a way as to have obtuse corner portions or to have substantially no corner portions. The thermo-sensitive flow rate sensor measures the flow rate of a fluid, which is to be measured, according to an amount of heat transferred to the fluid from a part heated by energizing the heating element.
摘要:
A flow rate detecting element has a flat substrate 1 provided with a gap opening 18 on at least one side surface, a sensor section 15 including a heating resistance element 4 and a pair of temperature detecting resistance elements 5, 6 arranged on opposite sides of the heating resistance element and wrapped by an insulating supporting film 2 and an insulating protecting film 3 from above and below. The sensor section is arranged on a plane substantially parallel with a surface of the flat substrate and at least one end of the supporting film is held by the flat substrate to locate the sensor section over the gap, whereby the most part of the sensor section is disposed in a non-contact state with the flat substrate. A thin-film-shaped thermal conduction promoting member 11 is provided in a heat transmitting path of the sensor section between the heating resistance element and the pair of temperature detecting resistance elements, and has a higher thermal conductivity than the supporting film and the protecting film.
摘要:
A thermosensitive flow rate detecting element having a flat substrate is provided with a gap having an opening on at least one side thereof for the flow of a fluid, an insulating support film provided on the one side of the substrate, a sensor unit which has a heating element for heating the fluid and a thermosensitive element for detecting temperature of the fluid provided in the upper position of the opening on the insulating support film, and a fluid temperature measuring element, provided at a distance from the sensor unit on the one side of the flat substrate, for detecting temperature of the fluid. The thermosensitive flow rate detecting element measures flow rate or flow velocity of the fluid on the basis of a temperature detected by the thermosensitive element, by keeping heating temperature of the heating element at a level higher than a temperature detected by the fluid temperature measuring element by a prescribed difference in temperature. A first notch is provided on the flat substrate near the fluid temperature measuring element and is formed by removing a part of the flat substrate from either side thereof so as not to reach the remaining side thereof.
摘要:
A thermo-sensitive flow rate sensor having a flow rate detecting device comprising: a plate-like substrate; a heating element and a temperature compensating element constituted by thermo-sensitive resistance films and formed on a top surface of the substrate in such a way as to be spaced apart from each other; and a low heat capacity portion formed by removing partially an area, in which the heating element is formed, of the substrate from a back surface side thereof. This thermo-sensitive flow rate sensor is used for measuring the flow velocity or flow rate of a measurement fluid according to a heat transfer phenomenon where a heat is transferred from the heating element or from a portion heated by the heating element to the measurement fluid. In this thermo-sensitive flow rate sensor, a diaphragm is constructed by forming at least one cavity by removing partially a region other than the area, in which the heating element and the temperature compensating element are formed, of the substrate from the back surface side thereof.
摘要:
A flow rate detector has a detection pipe (26) disposed in a fluid channel (21), a supporting member (27) for supporting a thermosensitive flow rate sensor (28) being provided in the detection pipe (26). The supporting member (27) has a sensor holding portion (27a) which has a predetermined width and a broadening portion (27b) which is adjacent to one end of the sensor holding portion (27a) and the width of which gradually increases from the distal end thereof toward the sensor holding portion (27a). The flow rate sensor (28) is built in a side surface of the sensor holding portion (27a) such that it is exposed in the detection pipe (26).
摘要:
A semiconductor pressure sensor comprises a silicon support substrate (1), an insulating layer (2) formed on the silicon support substrate (1), and a silicon thin plate (3) formed on the insulating layer (2). A through-hole (1a) extending in the thickness direction of the silicon support substrate (1) is formed in the silicon support substrate (1). The silicon thin plate (3) located on an extension of the through-hole (1a) functions as a diaphragm (23) that is deformed by an external pressure. The insulating layer (2) remains over the entire lower surface of the diaphragm (23). The thickness of the insulating layer (2) decreases from the peripheral portion toward the central portion of the diaphragm (23). This provides the semiconductor pressure sensor capable of reducing both the offset voltage and the variation of output voltage caused by the variation of temperature and its fabrication method.
摘要:
A semiconductor pressure sensor comprises a silicon support substrate (1), an insulating layer (2) formed on the silicon support substrate (1), and a silicon thin plate (3) formed on the insulating layer (2). A through-hole (1a) extending in the thickness direction of the silicon support substrate (1) is formed in the silicon support substrate (1). The silicon thin plate (3) located on an extension of the through-hole (1a) functions as a diaphragm (23) that is deformed by an external pressure. The insulating layer (2) remains over the entire lower surface of the diaphragm (23). The thickness of the insulating layer (2) decreases from the peripheral portion toward the central portion of the diaphragm (23). This provides the semiconductor pressure sensor capable of reducing both the offset voltage and the variation of output voltage caused by the variation of temperature and its fabrication method.
摘要:
An engine system includes: an exhaust path through which an exhaust gas of an engine passes; an urea injection valve that injects urea into the exhaust path; a catalyst that is provided in the exhaust path on a downstream of the urea injection valve, and that selectively reduces NOx by using ammonia acting as a reducing agent, the ammonia being generated by hydrolyzing injected urea from the urea injection valve; a heating portion that is capable of heating the catalyst and the injected urea; and a control unit that performs first control, in which the urea injection valve injects urea, the heating portion heats the injected urea to generate ammonia, or second control, in which the heating portion increases a temperature of the catalyst to a temperature at which NOx can be reduced, on a basis of an amount of ammonia adsorbed on the catalyst.
摘要:
There is disclosed a valve assembly for a gas container capable of appropriately discharging a gas from the gas container, even if a valve of a discharge passage has a failure or the like. The valve assembly for the gas container disposed at the gas container has, as passages which allow the inside of the gas container to communicate with the outside, a filling passage which fills the gas container with the gas and a discharge passage which discharges the gas. Furthermore, the valve assembly has a filling-side valve disposed at the filling passage and configured to close this passage, a discharge-side valve disposed at the discharge passage and configured to close this passage, a communication path which connects a downstream side of the discharge-side valve to a downstream side of the filling-side valve, and a shut-off valve disposed at the communication path. When the discharge-side valve does not open due to the failure or the like, the shut-off valve is opened to allow the gas to flow through the filling passage, the communication path and the discharge passage in this order.