EP2694783A2 - Agencement destiné à recharger un système central de lubrification - Google Patents

Agencement destiné à recharger un système central de lubrification

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EP2694783A2
EP2694783A2 EP12708800.3A EP12708800A EP2694783A2 EP 2694783 A2 EP2694783 A2 EP 2694783A2 EP 12708800 A EP12708800 A EP 12708800A EP 2694783 A2 EP2694783 A2 EP 2694783A2
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Prior art keywords
lubricant
container
filling device
lubrication system
arrangement according
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Jürgen Brendel
Markus Kürzdörfer
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Baier and Koeppel GmbH and Co KG
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01M—LUBRICATING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; LUBRICATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; CRANKCASE VENTILATING
    • F01M11/00—Component parts, details or accessories, not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F01M1/00 - F01M9/00
    • F01M11/04—Filling or draining lubricant of or from machines or engines
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16N—LUBRICATING
    • F16N3/00—Devices for supplying lubricant by manual action
    • F16N3/10—Devices for supplying lubricant by manual action delivering grease
    • F16N3/12—Grease guns
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01M—LUBRICATING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; LUBRICATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; CRANKCASE VENTILATING
    • F01M11/00—Component parts, details or accessories, not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F01M1/00 - F01M9/00
    • F01M11/04—Filling or draining lubricant of or from machines or engines
    • F01M11/0458—Lubricant filling and draining
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16N—LUBRICATING
    • F16N29/00—Special means in lubricating arrangements or systems providing for the indication or detection of undesired conditions; Use of devices responsive to conditions in lubricating arrangements or systems
    • F16N29/04—Special means in lubricating arrangements or systems providing for the indication or detection of undesired conditions; Use of devices responsive to conditions in lubricating arrangements or systems enabling a warning to be given; enabling moving parts to be stopped
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16N—LUBRICATING
    • F16N3/00—Devices for supplying lubricant by manual action
    • F16N3/02—Devices for supplying lubricant by manual action delivering oil
    • F16N3/04—Oil cans; Oil syringes
    • F16N3/08—Oil cans; Oil syringes incorporating a piston-pump
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16N—LUBRICATING
    • F16N37/00—Equipment for transferring lubricant from one container to another
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16N—LUBRICATING
    • F16N7/00—Arrangements for supplying oil or unspecified lubricant from a stationary reservoir or the equivalent in or on the machine or member to be lubricated
    • F16N7/14—Arrangements for supplying oil or unspecified lubricant from a stationary reservoir or the equivalent in or on the machine or member to be lubricated the lubricant being conveyed from the reservoir by mechanical means

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to an arrangement for refilling a
  • Central lubrication system consisting of the central lubrication system and one
  • the central lubrication system comprises:
  • the filling device comprises:
  • a holder for receiving a lubricant container with lubricant
  • a movable pressure element to push the lubricant in the lubricant reservoir.
  • the invention relates to a filling device, designed and determined for a refillable lubricant reservoir of a centralized lubrication system, in particular as part of an arrangement according to one of the claims 1 to 15,
  • a holder for receiving a lubricant container with lubricant
  • the invention also relates to a lubricant container having a substantially cylindrical shape, in particular for use in an arrangement according to one of claims 1 to 15.
  • the invention relates to a central lubrication system comprising:
  • the invention also relates to a method for filling a
  • Lubricant reservoir is pressed.
  • Centralized lubrication systems are used to supply lubricant to several lubrication points within a technical system. As opposed to
  • Single lubrication of the lubricant supply hereby only needs to be centrally checked and refilled, central lubrication reduce the maintenance of the technical system.
  • the lubricant is consumed, i. H.
  • the lubricant in the lubricant reservoir of the centralized lubrication system must be refilled at regular intervals.
  • Lubricant reservoir is not properly filled. In turn, pumps with follower pistons require more power to fill.
  • the object of the present invention is thus to provide an arrangement for refilling a centralized lubrication system according to the preamble
  • This object is achieved by an arrangement for refilling a
  • the engine exerts a high pressure on the lubricant and thus can also press lubricant with high viscosity quickly into the lubricant reservoir.
  • the lubricant from a (preferably wide) opening from the filling device can be pushed or pushed into a lubricant reservoir.
  • the engine is an electric motor. Electric motors are characterized by the fact that they are available in small and lightweight designs. Electric motors also have a low volume and a very low maintenance. Since electrical power is available almost everywhere, or can be provided by batteries, thus a very simple handling of the filling device is possible. In particular, it is possible that the filling device is so small and lightweight that it can be conveniently held in one hand.
  • Lubricant container has an ID tag, preferably an RFID tag, and the central lubrication system has a read-out unit which is suitable to read the ID tag.
  • the ID tag contains information about the lubricant contained in the lubricant container
  • Lubricant in particular it can be provided that a type and / or a condition and / or a quantity and / or a production date and / or a best before date and / or a manufacturer of the lubricant contained in the lubricant container by the ID tag are identifiable.
  • the ID tag may thus have an ID, i. include a unique identifier for the given lubricant container. However, it may also contain further information about the lubricant container, this further information may include numbers, letters, words or other types of data.
  • a provided on the central lubrication control electronics receives information about what kind of lubricant the
  • Central lubrication system is filled. This information can be used for a variety of purposes, e.g. it is conceivable that the control electronics uses the information about the lubricant, e.g. adjusts the pumping behavior to the lubricant used. For example, a tough lubricant might require a higher pumping force than a less tough lubricant. Likewise, it can be monitored when the durability of the lubricant stored in the lubricant reservoir expires.
  • the central lubrication system comprises a logging unit for logging the lubricant used to fill the centralized lubrication system.
  • the protocol unit can So record when the central lubrication system was filled with which amount of which lubricant.
  • the central lubrication system has a first communication module and the
  • Filling device has a second communication module, wherein the first
  • Communications module to send and wherein the filling device is designed to move the pressure element only when the second motor
  • the first communication module sends an OK signal only if the level of the central lubrication system requires a filling at all.
  • the filling device In order to prevent damage through the use of unsuitable lubricant, it is thus possible that the filling device only makes a filling when it has received an OK signal.
  • the first communication module may send further information to the second communication module, in addition to or instead of the OK signal.
  • This additional information could include error codes or information about the maintenance status of the centralized lubrication system. This information could be displayed on a display of the filling device. According to a possible embodiment of the invention, it is provided that the communication between the first and second communication module takes place via an electrical contact.
  • this contact can advantageously also be used as an electrical contact for the transmission of data.
  • known methods may be used, in particular analog or digital coding.
  • encryption is also conceivable.
  • it can additionally be ensured that only lubricant supplied by the manufacturer and suitable for the centralized lubrication system is used for filling.
  • the communication between the first and second communication module takes place via a radio link.
  • a radio link has the advantage that no wear of a mechanical electrical contact occurs. Another advantage is that the filling device can already indicate that it has received an OK signal and that filling can take place before it has been brought into mechanical contact with the central lubrication system. As with the electrical contact, it is conceivable in the radio connection that the transmission of the OK signal is encrypted.
  • the filling device has a read-out unit which is suitable for reading out information from the ID tag of the lubricant container and the second one
  • Communication module is suitable, the information to the first
  • the reading of the ID tag is done on the
  • Lubricant available, but it is advantageously not necessary that the centralized lubrication system has its own readout unit for ID tags. It is understood that according to this embodiment, the information also on the
  • Filling device can be edited or modified before it is sent via first and second communication module to the centralized lubrication system.
  • the lubricant container is substantially cylindrical and the pressure element is preferably moved substantially along the axis of the cylindrical lubricant container.
  • the cylindrical lubricant container may, for. B. be a cartridge with a stable cylindrical frame.
  • the pressure element may be formed as a piston which is movable along the axis of the cylindrical lubricant container.
  • the cylindrical lubricant container has a flexible casing, in particular a film.
  • the cylindrical design has the advantage that in relation to the filling capacity of the lubricant container, only a comparatively small amount of material is required for the container wall, and such lubricant containers can nevertheless be transported and / or stored well.
  • it is particularly well possible in cylindrical embodiments to push the lubricant completely out of the container, since the piston presses uniformly on the lubricant wall. There remains only a small amount of residual agent in the container.
  • the lubricant is grease.
  • the proposed arrangement is particularly suitable for supplying grease to centralized lubrication systems. Because of the viscous flow properties of fat, it is particularly advantageous that the force is applied by a powerful motor and does not have to be tediously provided by the user's muscular power.
  • Filling device has a heater with which the lubricant is heated.
  • the heating can z. B. done by windings of heating wire to the
  • Lubricant container are wound.
  • the heating wire can be uniformly wound over the axial extent of the holder for receiving the lubricant container. But it is also an uneven distribution conceivable, for. B. can the heating wires be wound more closely with increasing proximity to the connecting element in order to heat the grease particularly strong, especially when it is about to be pressed by the connecting element in the lubricant reservoir. While the lubricant is being forced out of the charging device, only a portion of the heater encloses lubricant. In order to prevent overheating of the heater in the area in which the lubricant container has already been emptied and the heater no longer encloses lubricant, it can be advantageously provided that these parts of the heater are switched off.
  • the heater can z. B. be an electric heater. If the motor is an electric motor, it is thus possible that electric motor and heater are supplied from the same power source.
  • the lubricant container has a lubricant filling capacity between 400 g and 5 kg, preferably in particular between 0.5 kg and 3 kg. It has been shown that such lubricant filling capacities are in great demand, for. As for filling central lubrication systems in the automotive sector or in the field of wind turbines, especially in the field of offshore wind turbines. In addition, a Schmierstoffüllkapaztician in the aforementioned areas has the advantage that the entire filling device has a weight of at most a few kilograms and thus can be held in the hands.
  • the filling device is suitable, in particular motor and associated drive are designed such that the contents of the lubricant container can be transferred within less than a minute in the lubricant reservoir.
  • Embodiment enables a particularly efficient refilling of the centralized lubrication system.
  • the short refilling time is particularly advantageous if it is provided that the filling device is held in the hand during the refilling.
  • the refill time is so short that no fatigue of the hand or arm occurs.
  • the motor is particularly strong and the holder for the lubricant container and the connecting element for connection to the lubricant reservoir are designed to be particularly stable.
  • the filling device has at least one power source, preferably a rechargeable battery, which supplies the filling device with power.
  • the power source of the filling device is designed as a high-current battery, z. B. by using battery cells based on lead or lithium.
  • the pressure element is connected to a push rod, wherein the push rod has a toothing and the motor drives a last gear whose rotation leads to a longitudinal movement of the push rod.
  • This embodiment allows a particularly stable guidance of the push rod and thus offers a particularly good possibility to exert high pressure on the lubricant.
  • the pressure rod protrudes from the housing of the filling device at the proximal end of the filling device. In this case, it is possible for the user to manually apply additional force to the push rod manually in addition to the force applied by the motor.
  • a suitably suitable end piece can be provided at the proximal end of the push rod.
  • the push rod has an external thread and is movable in the direction of the axis of the push rod by a spindle nut engaging around the push rod and driven by the motor.
  • the motor drive thus rotates the threaded nut which engages around the push rod.
  • the push rod is mounted so that it can not rotate around its axis.
  • the threaded nut has an internal thread that leads to the external thread of the push rod
  • the threaded nut is fixedly mounted relative to the filling device and the push rod is rotated.
  • a device must be fitted to the piston to prevent the piston from rotating with the push rod.
  • the proximal part of the push rod is covered, so that no moving parts of the push rod are accessible from the outside.
  • the lubricant container has a substantially cylindrical shape and has a flexible shell, in particular a foil.
  • the lubricant container is stabilized by the lubricant and kept in the intended form. It is thus possible with a particularly low cost of materials to provide a stable lubricant container.
  • Lubricant container exerts pressure on the pressure element from one side, preferably from the proximal side of the lubricant container
  • the flexible sheath is a film. This makes a particularly favorable production of the lubricant container possible.
  • the flexible sheath be an at least partially transparent film. This can be recognized from the outside already the nature of the lubricant. Thus, it is possible that any air bubbles or foreign objects in the
  • Lubricant container can already be detected before they are pressed into the lubricant reservoir.
  • the flexible sheath has at least a first end portion which is closed with a closure means and can be provided to form a predetermined breaking point on the flexible sheath with a material weakening in the flexible sheath, wherein the Material weakening between the
  • Closure means and the area with the maximum extent of the cylindrical shell is located.
  • the maximum circumference is understood in this context as the envelope of the cross section of the lubricant container.
  • the middle part of the Lubricant container has a circular cross section with a constant circumference.
  • the lubricant container is inserted into the holder in this embodiment so that the material weakening in the vicinity of
  • Connecting element is located.
  • the distal end of the lubricant container rests close to the distal end of the holder during the entire filling process.
  • the material weakening is at least partially disposed radially encircling the closure means.
  • the flexible sheath along a curved line on a predetermined breaking point and it forms when opening under pressure, an advantageous opening.
  • the material weakening can z. B. particularly inexpensive and precise with a laser attached to the lubricant container.
  • an RFID tag is attached to the lubricant container.
  • the RFID tag can be glued to the outside of the lubricant container, for example with adhesive. Alternatively, it may be mounted on the inside of the flexible sheath of the lubricant container.
  • Fig. 1 is a schematic representation of an embodiment of a
  • Fig. 2a shows an arrangement according to the invention from a central lubrication system and a second embodiment of an inventive device
  • FIG. 2b shows an inventive arrangement of a centralized lubrication system and the second embodiment of a filling device according to the invention, wherein the filling device according to the invention is connected to the centralized lubrication system;
  • Fig. 3a is a 3D illustration of a first embodiment of a
  • Fig. 3b is a cross-sectional view of the invention
  • Fig. 4a is a 3D illustration of a second embodiment of a
  • Fig. 4b is a cross-sectional view of the invention
  • Fig. 5a is a 3D representation of a third embodiment of a
  • Fig. 5b is a cross-sectional view of the invention
  • Fig. 6a is a 3D illustration of a fourth embodiment of a
  • Fig. 6b is a cross-sectional view of the invention
  • Fig. 7 is a plan view of a fifth embodiment of a
  • Fig. 1 shows a
  • the change between outside and inside view is characterized by wavy lines.
  • the filling device 1 comprises the already mentioned holder 10 for receiving a lubricant container 20 with lubricant 21.
  • the holder 10 a first screw 11 is provided, with which the holder 10 can be attached to the main body 2 of the filling device 1.
  • a second screw cap 12 is provided at the distal end of the holder to remove the lubricant container or safely stowed.
  • the holder 10 has a cylindrical shape corresponding to the cylindrical shape of the lubricant container 20.
  • the lubricant container 20 is filled with lubricant 21.
  • the lubricant 21 is pressed out of the filling device 1 via a pressure element 22, designed as a piston 22 in the present embodiment.
  • the connecting element 30 has a
  • Diameter of 3 cm This ensures that the lubricant 21 can be pushed out of the filling device 1 in a short time. While that
  • Filling device 1 is not connected to a centralized lubrication system, there is a protective cap 31 on the connecting element 30.
  • the protective cap 31 is held by the retaining piece 32 on the filling device 1.
  • a push rod 35 On the proximal side of the lubricant container 20 is a push rod 35.
  • the push rod 35 presses the piston 22 in the distal direction against the
  • Lubricant 21 At the proximal end of the push rod 35 is an end piece 36 with a bearing surface 37, over which a user can press the push rod 35 in the distal direction.
  • a motor 40 designed here as an electric motor with an upstream drive 41, the in Fig. 1
  • the drive 41 includes gears 42, which convert the high number of revolutions of the motor 40 to a slower rotational speed with higher torque.
  • the drive 1 has elements 43 which rotate the axis of rotation about an angle of 90 °, so that a last gear 44 can engage in the teeth 38 of the push rod 35.
  • the motor 40 is driven by an electronic control unit 50, which can be controlled by the user by two buttons 51, 52.
  • an actuation of the lower button 51 to a movement in the distal direction an actuation of the upper button to a decoupling of the drive, after which the rod can be manually pulled back.
  • an actuation of the lower button 51 thus leads to a movement of the push rod 35 in the proximal direction.
  • a read-out unit 54 and a second communication module 50b are also connected to the electronic control unit 50. (In other embodiments, only the centralized lubrication system 3 has a readout unit).
  • the second communication module 50b is adapted to communicate with a first communication module 73b (shown in FIGS. 2a and 2b).
  • the communication modules 50b, 73b and the readout unit 54 in the embodiment shown communicate over the radio, but other communication paths such as e.g. an electrical contact or transmission by light, in particular infrared light possible. If the readout unit the am
  • the read-out unit can be used e.g. be attached to the piston 22.
  • the electronic control unit 50 After pressing the lower button 51, the electronic control unit 50 checks whether an OK signal has already been received by the first communication module 73b. In this case, a warning signal is preferably output in order to inform the user that no OK for filling the lubricant reservoir 71 has yet been received by the central lubrication system 3. After or during the output of the warning signal, the motor 40 can be activated. In other embodiments, however, it may also be provided that the electronic control unit only activates the motor 40 when an OK signal has been received from the central lubrication system 3. Thus, it can be ensured that the central lubrication system 3 is filled with lubricant 21 only if this previously suitable for the
  • Lines 53 which supply power to the motor 40, are designed so thick that even under full load there is only a slight drop in voltage on the lines 53 comes.
  • the housing has at various points ventilation slots 55, can be dissipated via the resulting heat.
  • a battery 60 is attached to the filling device 1 via a plug connection (not shown).
  • the housing of the battery 60 in this case has a release device 61, via which the user can remove the battery 60 from the main part 2 of the filling device 1.
  • Figures 2a and 2b show an inventive arrangement of a second embodiment of a filling device 1 according to the invention and a
  • Central lubrication system 3 It shows Fig. 2a the filling device 1, before it is connected to the central lubrication system 3 and Fig. 2b shows the filling device 1 in the connected state.
  • the central lubrication system 3 has a pump 70 with which lubricant (not shown) can be distributed from a lubricant reservoir 71 via a pump element 72 and from there via at least one lubricant line 78 to lubrication points in a technical device.
  • Lubricant line 78 is connected to the downwardly directed pipe connection 76 of the pump element 72.
  • a pressure relief valve 77 with micro switch On the upper side of the pump element 72 is a pressure relief valve 77 with micro switch. If e.g. By blocking a lubrication point such an overpressure arises, this can be detected by the pressure relief valve 77 and the pump 70 can be deactivated via the microswitch and possibly output a warning signal.
  • the level of the lubricant reservoir 71 is monitored by a level gauge 73.
  • the level gauge 73 (not shown in FIG. 2, shown in phantom in FIG. 3) is located within the lubricant reservoir 71
  • Level gauge 73 can be used to detect the level z. B. with a
  • a socket 73 a is provided, to which a cable can be connected, the level information z. B. to an external control electronics can forward. In addition, it is directly connected to the centralized lubrication control unit 73c. This is in turn connected to the first one
  • Communication modules are sent to the filling device 1.
  • the first communication module 73b sends an OK signal only when the level makes it necessary or even possible that lubricant 21 is filled.
  • the information is transmitted to the filling device 1, which amount of lubricant 21 in the
  • Lubricant reservoir 71 must be pressed.
  • the electronic control unit 50 can for this purpose control the motor 40 so that the push rod 35 is just moved so far that exactly the desired amount of lubricant 21 in the
  • Lubricant reservoir 71 is pressed.
  • the readout unit 73d can read out further information from the RFID tag.
  • This information may e.g. include which base oil and which thickener were used for the grease, which hardness it has and which company is the manufacturer. Based on this information, the
  • Centralized lubrication control unit 73c determine whether the lubricant 21 is suitable for use in the central lubrication system 3 or not. In addition, the information about the lubricant 21 used is archived in a logging unit (not shown). In particular, this is also logged when the
  • Lubricant reservoir was filled with a lubricant, where no ID tag was detected.
  • a filling of the lubricant reservoir 71 of the central lubrication system 3 takes place via a filling connection 75 provided on the lubricant reservoir 71.
  • a cover 74 provided on the filling connection 75 is unscrewed and the protective cap 31 is removed from the connection element 30. That's what it can do
  • Connecting element 30 as shown in Fig. 3 are introduced into the filling port 75.
  • this corresponds to the outer diameter of the
  • the lubricant seal can be done by a screw, for example. has that
  • Connecting element 30 has an external thread (not shown) and the filling connection to a corresponding internal thread (not shown).
  • a typical (multiple) screw connection is also conceivable that a Screw plug with interrupted thread is used. This makes it possible that a lubricious connection by a 90 ° rotation of the
  • Connecting element 30 takes place, for. B. by the entire filling device 1 is rotated by 90 °. It is also possible that only angles of rotation smaller than 90 ° are required. The pressure-tight docking of the filling device can thus be done in a time-saving manner with one hand.
  • the connecting element 30 has outer nubs, which are guided by guideways on the inside of the filling port 75. In this case, a hooking mechanism may possibly be provided so that the connecting element 30 bears against
  • a filter is provided at or in the filling connection 75, which prevents the penetration of foreign bodies into the lubricant reservoir 71.
  • the lubricant capacity of the filling device 1 is smaller than that of the lubricant reservoir 71 of the centralized lubrication system 3.
  • the storage capacity is approximately equal, so that a filling of the lubricant reservoir 71 can be done in one operation.
  • Lubricant container 80 with an outer wall 84 have a pressure element 81 designed as a piston 81, which is intended to be inserted with the lubricant container 80 into the holder 10 of the filling device.
  • the figures show the position of the piston 81 in the deflated state of the lubricant container 80. In the filled state, the piston 81 is located on the proximal side of the lubricant container 80, on which also a
  • Push rod bushing 83 is provided.
  • the piston 81 has a
  • Push rod engagement means 82 which can pass through the pressure rod passage 83 therethrough. After the lubricant container 80 has been inserted into the holder 10 of the filling device 1, the push rod 35 can thus engage the center of the piston 81 simply by performing the push rod 35.
  • the outer wall 84 is stably designed in the shown first and second embodiments of a lubricant container 80, so that the lubricant container maintains its shape even when empty.
  • a lubricant container 80 are also referred to as a cartridge.
  • Lubricant container 80 is provided on the cylindrical outer wall 84 an RFID tag 86. This is attached to the outer wall 84 with an adhesive (not shown).
  • Lubricant container 80 however, an ID tag 87 is provided, which can be read via electrical contacts 88a, 88b of the filling device.
  • the electrical contacts are mounted on the top surface 97.
  • the top surface 97 and thus also the electrical contacts 88a, 88b are in the assembled state of the lubricant container against a
  • a lubricant container 90 according to the invention shown in FIGS. 5 a and 5b is likewise a cartridge which has a stable outer wall 94.
  • the pressure element 22 is fixed with a seal on the push rod 35 and is passed through the pressure element feedthrough 95.
  • the lubricant container 90 may be closed on the pressure element feedthrough 95, for example with a foil (not shown in the figures). The film can be pierced in use by the printing element 22, or it can
  • the film is cut before use, manually withdrawn or otherwise removed.
  • the inner diameter of the pressure element feedthrough 95 is similar or equal to the inner diameter of the outer wall 94.
  • the pressure element 22 includes without gap on the inside of the outer wall 94 at. It is also conceivable that the pressure element 22 when passing through the
  • Lubricant container 90 radially expands.
  • the RFID tag 96 is attached to the outer wall 94.
  • this is essentially
  • cylindrical wall of the lubricant container 100 as a flexible shell 104 with two opposite end portions 102a, 102b; 103a, 103b formed.
  • the Fig. 6a and 6b show the lubricant container 100 in the filled state. Both the end region 102a, 102b on the one side of the lubricant container 100 and the end region 103a, 103b on the other side of the lubricant container 100 are closed by a closure means 101 which contracts the flexible envelope to the axis of the cylindrical lubricant container 100.
  • Connecting line 103c between surface 103a and surface 103b are referred to as
  • Predetermined breaking point trained In the embodiment shown this is
  • Lubricant container 100 symmetrically formed, which is a special
  • the lubricant container 100 is formed so that only on one side of a predetermined breaking point 102c is provided.
  • the RFID tag 106 is attached to the outer wall 104.
  • Fig. 7 shows a fifth embodiment of an inventive
  • Lubricant container 110 The lubricant container 110 is in this case formed from a tubular flexible sheath 114.
  • the tubular sheath 114 is held together at both ends by closure devices 111.
  • tubular casing is pulled together to the axis of the lubricant container 110, wherein wrinkles 113 form.
  • Lubricant container 110 from a tubular flexible sheath 114 is particularly inexpensive. For example, it is conceivable that during production a continuous tube is continuously filled with lubricant. This tube can now be cut into pieces by a downstream machine or be divided into segments by closing and then the individual pieces of hose are provided with closure devices 111.
  • a material weakening 112 is provided on the side of the lubricant container intended to be inserted on the distal side of the holder 10.
  • the pressure member 22 applies pressure to the lubricant container 110, the lubricant container 110 breaks at the location of Material weakening 112 and the lubricant 21 can be pressed through the connector 30 in the lubricant reservoir 71.
  • the lubricant container shown in Fig. 7 has no ID tag or RFID tag.
  • lubricant containers 20, 80, 90, 100, 110 are not only suitable for use in a filling device 1. It is also conceivable that such lubricant containers are used directly as a whole in a centralized lubrication system. Due to the
  • lubricant containers of the invention may be constructed in very small (e.g., less than 100g) or very large (e.g., greater than 5kg) embodiments.

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Agencement destiné à recharger un système central de lubrification, comprenant un système central de lubrification et un appareil de remplissage, le système central de lubrification présentant une pompe à lubrifiant, un réservoir de lubrifiant en communication fluidique avec la pompe à lubrifiant et au moins une conduite de lubrifiant menant à des points à lubrifier. L'appareil de remplissage présente un support servant à recevoir un contenant de lubrifiant, un élément de raccordement destiné à être raccordé de manière libérable au réservoir de lubrifiant et un élément de refoulement mobile servant à refouler le lubrifiant dans le réservoir de lubrifiant. L'agencement selon l'invention est caractérisé en ce que l'appareil de remplissage présente en outre un moteur, notamment un moteur électrique, servant à déplacer l'élément de refoulement de manière motorisée.
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