Automatic lubricator for lubricating an object
US11408559B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 30, 2019 |
| Grant date | Aug 9, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 25, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16N2270/70
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An automatic lubricator for lubricating an object. The lubricator includes a housing with a coupling section configured to couple with a lubricant container containing a lubricant. The lubricant container includes a rotatable shaft with a piston to dispense the lubricant from an output of the lubricant container. An electric motor is configured to drive the rotatable shaft of the lubricant container during at least one lubrication action, such that at least a part of the lubricant is dispensable from the lubricant container during the at least one lubrication action. At least one sensor is arranged within the housing and configured to provide a sensor signal indicative of a distance between the at least one sensor and the piston of the lubricant container, and a control circuitry configured to determine, based on the sensor signal, at least one lubrication parameter indicative of the at least one lubrication action.
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