Claims
- 1. An assembly for a thermal air flow meter, said assembly comprising:a sub-air passage member including a bent portion and constituting a wall for a sub-air passage in which a heating resistor is disposed, the sub-air passage being adapted to be installed in a main air passage; a metallic base for installing a circuit substrate; and a housing in which a terminal connector is accommodated, wherein each of the sub-air passage member, the metallic base and the housing includes a connecting surface for connection with the other two members.
- 2. The assembly according to claim 1, comprising more than one connecting surface which are disposed along different directions relative to each other.
- 3. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein the metallic base is provided with projections and/or grooves and the sub-air passage member and the housing are coupled to the metallic base through the projections and/or grooves.
- 4. The assembly according to claim 1, further comprises a cover member connected to the housing and covering a part of a space in the housing where the circuit substrate is disposed, wherein the sub-air passage member is sandwiched between the housing and the covering member.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/475,276, filed Dec. 30, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,182,639, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 09/105,050, filed Jun. 26, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,012,432.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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