Patent attributes
A fluid flow detecting apparatus is disclosed for detecting a characteristic of fluid flowing in a fluid passage. The fluid flow detecting apparatus includes a sensor body that defines a bypass passage for flow of a portion the fluid flowing in the fluid passage. The apparatus also includes a sensor provided in the bypass passage for detecting the characteristic of the fluid flowing in the bypass passage and a plurality of plates. The sensor body is provided between the plurality of plates. Each of the plates has a width dimension oriented approximately along the direction of flow of fluid flowing in the fluid passage. The width of the plates is greater than a corresponding width dimension of the sensor body such that the sensor body is inside a region defined between the plates.
