1. A sensor assembly (200) for a vibrating meter (50), comprising:
one or more conduits (103A, 103B);
one or more sensor components including one or more of a driver (104), a first pick-off sensor (105), and a second pick-off sensor (105\u2032) coupled to the one or more conduits (103A, 103B); and
a flexible circuit (201) including:
a body (202); and
one or more sensor component flexures (210-212\u2032) extending from the body (202) and coupled to a sensor component (104, 105, 105\u2032) of the one or more sensor components.
2. The sensor assembly (200) of claim 1, wherein the flexible circuit (201) provides electrical communication between a meter electronics (20) and the one or more sensor components.
3. The sensor assembly (200) of claim 1, wherein each of the sensor component flexures includes at least one coupling aperture (330, 330\u2032) adapted to receive at least a portion of a sensor component pin (312, 312\u2032).
4. The sensor assembly (200) of claim 3, further comprising a strain relief (440) coupled to a sensor component flexure such that a portion of the flexure coupled to the stain relief and the coupling aperture (330, 330\u2032) remains substantially stationary with respect to one another.
5. The sensor assembly (200) of claim 4, wherein the strain relief (440) is coupled to a sensor component (104, 105, 105\u2032).
6. The sensor assembly (200) of claim 5, wherein the strain relief (440) comprises a plate coupled to a conduit bracket (405A) of a sensor component (104, 105, 105\u2032) with at least a portion of the sensor component flexure positioned between the plate and the conduit bracket (405A).
7. The sensor assembly (200) of claim 3, further comprising a tubular rivet (331, 331\u2032) received in each of the coupling apertures (330, 330\u2032) of the sensor component flexure.
8. The sensor assembly (200) of claim 7, wherein the tubular rivet (331, 331\u2032) received in the coupling apertures (330, 330\u2032) is further coupled to the sensor component pin (312, 312\u2032).
9. The sensor assembly (200) of claim 1, wherein each of the sensor component flexures comprises one or more electrical traces (512, 512\u2032).
10. The sensor assembly (200) of claim 1, further comprising a redundant flexure (350) coupled to the at least one sensor component flexure.
11. The sensor assembly (200) of claim 10, wherein each of the sensor component flexures comprises a primary electrical trace (512A, 512\u2032A) and a redundant electrical trace (512B, 512\u2032B).
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A bicycle sprocket comprising:
a sprocket main body having a rotational axis;
a plurality of teeth disposed along a circumferential direction on a radially outer side of the sprocket main body, the plurality of teeth including at least one first tooth and at least one second tooth; and
at least one projecting member attached to an axial surface of the at least one first tooth such that the at least one projecting member overlaps the at least one first tooth in an axial direction as viewed parallel to the rotational axis, the at least one projecting member being a different material from the plurality of teeth,
the at least one projecting member and the at least one first tooth defining a first chain engaging tooth width for engaging with an outer link of a chain and the at least one second tooth defining a second chain engaging tooth width for engaging with an inner link of the chain, the first chain engaging tooth width being greater than the second chain engaging tooth width, the at least one second tooth being free of the at least one projecting member.
2. The bicycle sprocket according to claim 1, wherein
the at least one first tooth includes a plurality of the first teeth with each of the first teeth including the at least one projecting member.
3. The bicycle sprocket according to claim 1, wherein
the at least one second tooth includes a plurality of the second teeth.
4. The bicycle sprocket according to claim 1, wherein
the at least one first tooth includes a plurality of the first teeth with each of the first teeth including the at least one projecting member, and
the at least one second tooth includes a plurality of the second teeth.
5. The bicycle sprocket according to claim 4, wherein
the first teeth and the second teeth are alternately disposed in a circumferential direction.
6. The bicycle sprocket according to claim 5, wherein
a total number of the plurality of teeth is even.
7. The bicycle sprocket according to claim 4, wherein
the at least one projecting member does not extend below a root tooth radius of the first teeth such that the at least one projecting member includes a plurality of separate individual sections.
8. The bicycle sprocket according to claim 4, wherein
the at least one projecting member extends below a root tooth radius of the first teeth such that the at least one projecting member extends continuously between at least two of the first teeth and along a portion of the sprocket main body.
9. The bicycle sprocket according to claim 1, wherein
the at least one projecting member is made of a resin material, and the plurality of teeth are made of a metallic material.
10. The bicycle sprocket according to claim 1, wherein
the at least one first tooth has a first axial surface and a second axial surface that is opposite to the first axial surface, and
the at least one projecting member includes a first projecting member that is attached to the first axial surface of the at least one first tooth, and a second projecting member that is attached to the second axial surface of the at least one first tooth.
11. The bicycle sprocket according to claim 10, wherein
the at least one first tooth includes a plurality of the first teeth with each of the first teeth including the first and second projecting members, and
the at least one second tooth includes a plurality of the second teeth.
12. The bicycle sprocket according to claim 11, wherein
the first teeth and the second teeth are alternately disposed in a circumferential direction.
13. The bicycle sprocket according to claim 12, wherein
a total number of the plurality of teeth is even.
14. The bicycle sprocket according to claim 11, wherein
the first and second projecting members do not extend below a root tooth radius of the first teeth such that each of the first and second projecting members includes a plurality of separate individual sections.
15. The bicycle sprocket according to claim 11, wherein
the first and second projecting members extend below a root tooth radius of the first teeth such that the first and second projecting members extend continuously between at least two of the first teeth and along a portion of the sprocket main body.
16. The bicycle sprocket according to claim 1, wherein
the at least one projecting member is attached to the at least one first tooth by an integral molding process.
17. The bicycle sprocket according to claim 10, wherein
the first and second projecting members are attached to the at least one first tooth by an integral molding process.
18. A bicycle crank assembly including the bicycle sprocket according to claim 1, the bicycle crank assembly further comprising:
a crank arm including only the single sprocket attached to the crank arm.