发明名称 |
Method of measuring a pressure of a pressurized fluid fed through a diaphragm pump and accumulated in a vessel, and miniature pump system effecting the measurement |
摘要 |
A method and system for determination of a pressure of the pressurized fluid with the use of a diaphragm pump responsible for accumulating the pressurized fluid in the vessel. The pump has a pump cavity and a diaphragm with a piezoelectric element which is actuated by an application of a voltage to displace the diaphragm for pumping a fluid into the vessel. The method comprises the steps of: (a) deactivating the diaphragm by removal of the voltage to the piezoelectric element so as to stop pumping the fluid and accumulating the pressurized fluid into the vessel; (b) introducing the pressurized fluid only from the vessel back into the pump cavity so as to cause a displacement of the diaphragm by the pressurized fluid; (c) deriving an electrical signal indicative of the displacement of the diaphragm; and (d) translating the electrical signal into a corresponding pressure value indicative of the pressure of the pressurized fluid in the vessel.
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申请公布号 |
US6164933(A) |
申请公布日期 |
2000.12.26 |
申请号 |
US19990298856 |
申请日期 |
1999.04.26 |
申请人 |
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD. |
发明人 |
TANI, MICHIHIKO;MASAKI, YASUFUMI |
分类号 |
A61B5/0235;F04B17/00;F04B43/04;G01L9/00;(IPC1-7):F04B17/00 |
主分类号 |
A61B5/0235 |
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