Process and arrangement for supplying lubricant to a reciprocating piston engine
US5588504A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 1, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16N7/32
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A process and an assembly for supplying a liquid lubricant to points of a reciprocating piston engine which are to be lubricated and which include at least running surfaces of a piston-cylinder tube unit of the reciprocating piston engine. The reciprocating piston engine has a piston and a cylinder. According to the process, the lubricant in at least one conditioning device is united with a gaseous transport medium. In the conditioning device, a lubricating mixture is formed including small liquid particles of lubricant carried by the gaseous transport medium. At least one of the lubricating mixture and the lubricant is passed with the gaseous transport medium through a plurality of supply ducts corresponding to the points to be lubricated. The gaseous transport medium and excess lubricant are drawn away through at least one drain disposed in a region of the points to be lubricated.
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