Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Lubricant fitting unit with integrated lubricant flowmeter
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Application No.: US17099836Application Date: 2020-11-17
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Publication No.: US11619347B2Publication Date: 2023-04-04
- Inventor: Sebastien David , Paola Jimenez , Guus Willems
- Applicant: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
- Applicant Address: SE Gothenburg
- Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
- Current Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
- Current Assignee Address: SE Gothenburg
- Agency: J-TEK Law PLLC
- Agent Scott T. Wakeman; Mark A. Ussai
- Priority: DE102019219996.8 20191218
- Main IPC: F16N11/08
- IPC: F16N11/08

Abstract:
A lubricant fitting unit is for supplying lubricant to an item of equipment and includes a housing connectable with the item of equipment and providing a lubricant flow path fluidly coupleable with the item of equipment. A lubricant flowmeter is connected to the lubricant flow path and measures lubricant flow through the flow path. The fitting unit preferably includes an integrated condition monitoring system coupled to the housing, which preferably includes a temperature sensor and/or a vibration sensor. Further, the fitting unit also preferably includes a wireless data transmission device for transmitting signals received from the integrated condition monitoring system to a controller device. Also, the fitting unit may include an energy harvester mounted within the lubricant flow path for converting a portion of the kinematic energy of the lubricant flowing through the lubricant flow path into power for recharging a power unit of the monitoring device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210190265A1 LUBRICANT FITTING UNIT WITH INTEGRATED LUBRICANT FLOWMETER Public/Granted day:2021-06-24
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