Gas sensor with indirect pass-through ventilation
View Patent ↗The objective of the present invention is to measure gas concentration with a high degree of accuracy. A gas sensor is provided with: a sensor enclosure: an ultrasonic transducer provided at one end of the sensor enclosure; an ultrasonic wave reflecting surface which is provided at the other end of the sensor enclosure and which intersects an axial direction of the sensor enclosure; and a plurality of ventilation holes provided in a side wall of the sensor enclosure. The plurality of ventilation holes are provided at positions such that one side of the sensor enclosure cannot be seen from the other side thereof when viewed from a side surface side of the sensor enclosure, and each ventilation hole has a shape extending in the axial direction of the sensor enclosure.
1. A gas sensor comprising:
a cylindrical body;
an ultrasonic transducer disposed at a first end of the cylindrical body;
an ultrasonic wave reflecting surface disposed at a second end of the cylindrical body, the ultrasonic wave reflecting surface intersecting an axial direction of the cylindrical body; and
a plurality of ventilation holes disposed in a peripheral wall of the cylindrical body, wherein:
the plurality of ventilation holes have corresponding through lines each extending in a direction perpendicular to an axial section of the cylindrical body, the through lines extending directly and in a straight line from the respective ventilation hole to an opposite side of the cylindrical body,
the plurality of ventilation holes have ventilation holes on a first side of the cylindrical body that are not visible when viewed along respective through lines from ventilation holes on an opposite second side of the cylindrical body,
the first side of the cylindrical body is visible when viewed along respective through lines from the ventilation holes on the opposite second side of the cylindrical body,
each of the ventilation holes has a shape extending in the axial direction of the cylindrical body, and
the plurality of ventilation holes includes three or more ventilation holes distributed on the cylindrical body.
2. A gas sensor comprising:
a cylindrical body;
an ultrasonic transducer disposed at a first end of the cylindrical body;
an ultrasonic wave reflecting surface disposed at a second end of the cylindrical body, the ultrasonic wave reflecting surface intersecting an axial direction of the cylindrical body;
a plurality of ventilation holes disposed in a peripheral wall of the cylindrical body; and
a rib structure disposed on a peripheral face of the cylindrical body, the rib structure protruding outward of the cylindrical body, wherein:
the ventilation holes each have an opening located in a region between a plurality of linear protrusions of the rib structure, and
the plurality of ventilation holes are disposed at locations where ventilation holes on a first side of the cylindrical body are invisible from ventilation holes on an opposite second side of the cylindrical body when viewed through the ventilation holes on the opposite second side of the cylindrical body from the peripheral face of the cylindrical body, and the first side of the cylindrical body is visible from the ventilation holes on the opposite second side of the cylindrical body when viewed through the ventilation holes on the opposite second side of the cylindrical body from the peripheral face of the cylindrical body.
3. The gas sensor according to claim 2 , wherein
the ventilation holes each have a shape extending in the axial direction of the cylindrical body, and
the rib structure includes a plurality of circumferential protrusions each surrounding a periphery of the cylindrical body, and the opening of each of the ventilation holes is located in a region between adjacent circumferential protrusions of the plurality of circumferential protrusions.
4. The gas sensor according to claim 2 , wherein
the rib structure has a lattice shape and is disposed on the peripheral face of the cylindrical body.
5. The gas sensor of claim 2 , wherein the cylindrical body is hollow.
6. The gas sensor of claim 2 , wherein the cylindrical body is hollow between the plurality of ventilation holes.
7. The gas sensor of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of ventilation holes are staggered in a horizontal and vertical position on the cylindrical body.
8. The gas sensor of claim 2 , wherein a ratio of an area of openings of all the plurality of ventilation holes with respect to an area of the peripheral face of the cylindrical body is between 6% and 20%.
9. The gas sensor of claim 2 , further comprising a gas-liquid separation membrane that prevents one or more of a liquid and dust within the cylindrical body.
10. A gas sensor comprising:
a cylindrical body;
an ultrasonic transducer disposed at a first end of the cylindrical body;
an ultrasonic wave reflecting surface disposed at a second end of the cylindrical body, the ultrasonic wave reflecting surface intersecting an axial direction of the cylindrical body;
a plurality of ventilation holes disposed in a peripheral wall of the cylindrical body; and
a rib structure disposed on a peripheral face of the cylindrical body, the rib structure protruding outward of the cylindrical body, wherein:
the ventilation holes each have an opening located in a valley region between a plurality of linear protrusions of the rib structure,
the plurality of ventilation holes have corresponding through lines each extending in a direction perpendicular to an axial section of the cylindrical body, the through lines extending directly and in a straight line from the respective ventilation hole to an opposite side of the cylindrical body,
the plurality of ventilation holes have ventilation holes on a first side of the cylindrical body that are not visible when viewed along respective through lines from ventilation holes on an opposite second side of the cylindrical body, and
the first side of the cylindrical body is visible when viewed along respective through lines from the ventilation holes on the opposite second side of the cylindrical body.
11. The gas sensor according to claim 10 , wherein
the ventilation holes each have a shape extending in the axial direction of the cylindrical body, and
the rib structure includes a plurality of circumferential protrusions each surrounding a periphery of the cylindrical body, and the opening of each of the ventilation holes is located in a region between adjacent circumferential protrusions of the plurality of circumferential protrusions.
12. The gas sensor according to claim 10 , wherein
the rib structure has a lattice shape and is disposed on the peripheral face of the cylindrical body.