Flowmeter comprising an electronic magnetic sensor with buffered power supply

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 12013266
APP PUB NO 20210172772A1
SERIAL NO

17116075

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A flow meter for a home appliance, in particular a dishwasher or a washing machine, the flow meter comprising a control unit having a first power supply terminal, a second power supply terminal and a digital input terminal which is connected to the second power supply terminal via a limiting element; a movable element which is moved by a flow of a fluid and which comprises at least one movable magnetic element; and a two-lead magneto-sensitive unit which comprises a signal terminal connected to the digital input terminal of the control unit and a reference terminal connected to the first power supply terminal of the control unit; wherein the magneto-sensitive unit comprises a magnetic sensor element having two output terminals connected to the signal terminal and the reference terminal, and a power supply terminal; and a buffered power supply unit configured to generate a continuous auxiliary voltage from the signal terminal and the reference terminal of the magneto-sensitive unit and to provide the continuous auxiliary voltage at the power supply terminal of the magnetic sensor element.

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BLECKMANN GMBH & CO KG5112 LAMPRECHTSHAUSEN

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Lehner, Ernst Grödig, AT 3 3
Pleschinger, Andreas Schleedorf, AT 19 87

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