EP3356721A1 - Lubricating device and method for lubricating machine parts - Google Patents
Lubricating device and method for lubricating machine partsInfo
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- EP3356721A1 EP3356721A1 EP16760712.6A EP16760712A EP3356721A1 EP 3356721 A1 EP3356721 A1 EP 3356721A1 EP 16760712 A EP16760712 A EP 16760712A EP 3356721 A1 EP3356721 A1 EP 3356721A1
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- 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
- F16N7/30—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 oil being fed or carried along by another fluid
- F16N7/32—Mist lubrication
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- 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
- F16N29/02—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 for influencing the supply of lubricant
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- 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
- F16N2270/00—Controlling
- F16N2270/20—Amount of lubricant
- F16N2270/30—Amount of lubricant intermittent
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- 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
- F16N2270/00—Controlling
- F16N2270/60—Pressure
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- the present invention relates to a lubrication device for lubricating machine parts.
- a lubrication device is, for example, a minimum quantity lubrication system, by means of which lubricant to be lubricated machine parts, such as gears of a transmission, are acted upon.
- Lubrication devices are for example from the
- the present invention has for its object to provide a lubrication device, which is simple in construction and allows efficient lubrication of machine parts.
- a lubrication device for the lubrication of machine parts which comprises:
- an aerosol generator for providing an aerosol comprising a carrier gas and a lubricant
- a supply device for supplying the aerosol to a machine interior, in which machine parts to be lubricated are arranged;
- a discharge device for discharging the aerosol from the machine interior;
- a control device for controlling the aerosol generator and / or the supply device and / or the discharge device such that a pressure in the machine interior is variable.
- the lubrication device preferably makes it possible to change a pressure in the interior of the machine, the aerosol provided by the aerosol generator can preferably be supplied to all areas of the machine interior in a simple and reliable manner in order to ultimately simply and reliably apply lubricant to all the machine parts to be lubricated.
- the control device of the lubrication device is preferably designed and set up so that a method for the lubrication of machine parts, which will be described later, can be carried out.
- the method is preferably automatic and / or controlled and / or regulated feasible.
- machine parts in this specification and the appended claims is preferably to be understood at least two relatively movable parts of any type of machine device.
- the machine parts are preferably moved along each other, so that, for example due to friction, mechanical loading of the machine parts can take place.
- To minimize this load is preferably provided that the machine parts, at least in the area of their
- Lubricant film is preferably produced by applying an aerosol of carrier gas and lubricant to the machine parts.
- Machine parts are, for example, transmission components of a transmission or engine components of an engine.
- the lubrication device can be displaced by means of the control device into a discharge operation, in which at least part of the aerosol is removed from the machine interior via the discharge device and the pressure in the interior of the machine is reduced.
- the machine interior is preferably prepared for receiving fresh aerosol and thus fresh lubricant.
- gas contained in the machine interior including any fluid droplets substantially uniformly discharged from the machine interior, preferably to a predetermined minimum pressure in
- the lubrication device can be displaced into a lubrication operation by means of the control device, in which the machine interior is supplied with aerosol by means of the supply device and the pressure in the interior of the machine is increased.
- the lubrication operation of the lubrication device is preferably causes due to the pressure increase that the supplied aerosol and thus the lubricant, which is part of the aerosol, substantially uniformly reaches all areas of the machine interior and thus all lubricated machine parts with lubricant
- the lubrication device can be displaced by means of the control device into a holding operation, in which the pressure in the interior of the machine is kept substantially constant.
- the pressure in the interior of the machine is preferably at the level which is present after completion of the lubrication operation or after completion of the discharge operation.
- a pressure in the interior of the machine which is higher than ambient pressure.
- a reliable wetting of the machine parts to be lubricated with lubricant is achieved, in particular due to the increased pressure relative to ambient pressure in the interior of the machine.
- the holding operation preferably serves to minimize the total amount of the supplied lubricant.
- the holding operation is preferably chosen in terms of its duration so that this holding operation is only terminated when insufficient for the safe operation of the machine device lubrication of the machine parts is calculated, calculated and / or feared.
- the lubrication device by means of the control device alternately successively in the discharge operation, then put into the lubrication operation and then into the holding operation, so preferably first consumed carrier gas, including still contained therein lubricant is at least partially removed from the machine interior to subsequently by fresh aerosol with higher Lubricant to be replaced.
- the lubrication device is then preferably operated until the amount of lubricant supplied is no longer sufficient for reliable operation of the machine device.
- the required lubrication of the machine parts to be lubricated can then be renewed and / or optimized.
- Lubricating device comprises a sealing system for sealing the machine interior against an environment thereof.
- the sealing system preferably comprises a sealing gas supply, by means of which at least one passage opening, which fluidly connects the machine interior with the environment, sealing gas can be fed.
- a passage opening is in particular a shaft passage for the passage of rotatable machine parts.
- the machine device is preferably designed such that a fluid overflow from the machine interior into the environment and vice versa is minimized as far as possible.
- the sealing system can be ensured preferably by sealing gas supply that no aerosol or only a small amount of aerosol emerges from the machine interior and enters the environment. In particular, this can be ensured by means of the sealing gas supply preferably also when the pressure in the interior of the machine is above the ambient pressure.
- the lubrication device preferably comprises a coupling device by means of which an aerosol pressure of the aerosol guided into the interior of the machine and a sealing gas pressure of the sealing gas supplied to the at least one passage opening can be coupled to one another.
- the coupling device is preferably adjustable, controllable and / or adjustable that the sealing gas pressure is above the aerosol pressure.
- the lubrication device comprises a coupling device by means of which a time profile of the aerosol pressure of the aerosol guided into the interior of the machine and a time profile of the sealing gas pressure of the barrier gas supplied to the at least one passage opening can be coupled to one another.
- the sealing gas pressure is above the aerosol pressure, in particular in the discharge operation, in the lubrication operation and / or in the holding operation.
- the lubrication device comprises a coupling device, by means of which, depending on the aerosol pressure and / or an aerosol supply to the machine interior, the sealing gas is supplied with particular variable sealing gas pressure to the at least one passage opening or can be fed.
- the supply of sealing gas to the at least one leadthrough opening is started by means of the coupling device offset in time after the start of an introduction of aerosol into the machine interior.
- aerosol is applied and thus supplied with lubricant, before the barrier gas displaces the aerosol from the lead-through opening and / or the surroundings of the leadthrough opening.
- the lubrication device comprises a compressed gas supply for the provision of carrier gas for the aerosol generator and / or for the provision of sealing gas for a sealing gas supply of a sealing system of the lubrication device.
- the compressed gas supply is in particular a common compressed gas supply for the provision of carrier gas and for the provision of sealing gas.
- the carrier gas and the sealing gas are preferably compressed air (compressed air).
- the lubrication device comprises a pressure reducing valve for providing carrier gas and / or aerosol with a predetermined aerosol pressure.
- the lubrication device comprises a pressure reducing valve for providing sealing gas with a predetermined sealing gas pressure.
- the two pressure reducing valves can be different from each other pressure reducing valves.
- the lubrication device comprises only a pressure reducing valve, by means of which on the one hand the carrier gas and on the other hand the sealing gas with a predetermined pressure (carrier gas pressure / sealing gas pressure) are generated.
- a pressure of the carrier gas is reduced when passing through the aerosol generator, this can result in an automatic coupling such that the sealing gas pressure ultimately preferably above the
- Aerosol pressure is.
- the lubrication device by means of different pressure reducing valves and / or mutually different shut-off valves and / or control valves allows a targeted adjustment of the aerosol pressure and / or the sealing gas pressure.
- this manometer and other sensors including associated control and / or control technology can be provided.
- the lubrication device is preferably suitable for any machine devices which have machine parts to be lubricated for friction, wear and / or temperature minimization.
- the machine device may be a transmission device.
- the present invention therefore also relates to a transmission device comprising a transmission having a plurality of relatively movable transmission components.
- the transmission device further comprises a lubrication device according to the invention.
- the transmission device or generally any conceivable machine device preferably also has one or more of the features and / or advantages described in connection with the lubrication device according to the invention.
- the present invention further relates to a method for lubricating machine parts.
- the invention is in this respect the task of providing a method which is easy to carry out and allows efficient lubrication of machine parts.
- the aerosol comprising a carrier gas and a lubricant
- the inventive method is particularly suitable for performing on a lubrication device according to the invention.
- the lubrication device according to the invention is designed and / or set up, in particular on the basis of the control device, that the method according to the invention can be carried out on the lubrication device according to the invention.
- the method according to the invention preferably also has one or more features and / or advantages which are described in connection with the lubrication device according to the invention and / or the gear device according to the invention. It may be favorable if the lubrication device is operated selectively and / or successively, in particular alternately, in a discharge operation and / or in a lubrication operation and / or in a holding operation.
- At least part of the aerosol is removed via the discharge device from the interior of the machine and the pressure in
- the machine interior is supplied with aerosol by means of the supply device and the pressure in the interior of the machine, in particular as a result thereof, is increased.
- the pressure in the interior of the machine is preferably kept substantially constant.
- the pressure in the interior of the machine during holding operation is preferably maintained at a pressure level which is higher than ambient pressure.
- the interior of the machine is preferably sealed off from an environment thereof by means of a sealing system, sealing gas preferably being supplied to at least one leadthrough opening which fluidly connects the machine interior to the surroundings, in particular such that the machine interior and its surroundings are fluidically separated from one another by means of the blocking gas.
- the pressure in the machine interior is preferably at least about 500 hPa, in particular at least approximately at the pressure increase 800 hPa, increased above ambient pressure.
- a pressure increase to about 1000 hPa above ambient pressure (1 atü) is provided for pressure increase.
- the pressure in the interior of the machine after the pressure increase over a predetermined period of time is kept substantially constant.
- the pressure in the interior of the machine is kept substantially constant after the pressure increase over a predetermined period of at least approximately 20 minutes.
- the pressure in the interior of the machine is reduced before an increase in pressure, in particular immediately before an increase in pressure, for example to at most approximately 200 hPa, in particular at most approximately 100 hPa, above ambient pressure.
- the pressure in the interior of the machine before an increase in pressure is reduced such that the pressure in the interior of the machine substantially corresponds to the ambient pressure.
- both the pressure increase and the pressure reduction can be controlled and / or regulated, in particular using sensors and / or in particular as a function of predetermined and / or measured pressure values, temperature values, etc.
- a control of the lubrication device for example, depending on characteristics and / or measured values and / or operating parameters of the machine device, which comprises the machine parts to be lubricated done.
- the frequency in particular the frequency with which the lubrication device is placed in the discharge operation and subsequently in the lubrication operation, is selected depending on loads applied to the machine device or depending on a rotational speed of the machine parts to be lubricated.
- the intensity of the pressure fluctuation during the pressure reduction (pressure reduction) and the subsequent pressure increase is varied.
- a maximum pressure difference between the pressure in the machine interior immediately after performing the Abdies ists one hand (minimum pressure) and immediately after performing the lubrication operation on the other hand (maximum pressure) at least about 500 hPa, for example at least about 800 hPa, preferably at least about 1000 hPa, is.
- the minimum pressure which prevails immediately after the discharge operation is carried out in the interior of the machine can, for example, correspond to the ambient pressure. However, it can also be provided that the minimum pressure is below the ambient pressure or above the ambient pressure.
- the maximum pressure which is present in the interior of the machine immediately after the lubrication operation has been carried out, corresponds to the ambient pressure or below or above it
- the discharge device preferably comprises a storage valve which can be shut off in order to be able to increase the pressure in the interior of the machine.
- the discharge device preferably comprises a filter and / or another separating device, in particular an oil separator, in order to be able to separate the aerosol discharged from the machine interior into its components.
- the lubrication device can be used for example in vehicles, in particular agricultural machines, motor vehicles and trucks, in particular for the lubrication of transmission devices of said vehicles.
- the lubrication device according to the invention can have one or more of the features and / or advantages described below.
- a first holding operation is preferably a holding operation in which the pressure in the interior of the machine is at least approximately maintained at maximum pressure after the lubrication operation has been carried out.
- Another holding operation is preferably a holding operation, in which the pressure in the interior of the machine is at least approximately kept at minimum pressure after the discharge operation has been carried out.
- the lubrication device comprises a recirculation device, by means of which via the discharge device discharged lubricant and / or by means of a separation device (Filter device) from the carrier gas separated lubricant for re-aerosol generation the aerosol generator can be fed.
- a recirculation device by means of which via the discharge device discharged lubricant and / or by means of a separation device (Filter device) from the carrier gas separated lubricant for re-aerosol generation the aerosol generator can be fed.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic representation of a conventional embodiment of a machine device including lubrication device for the lubrication of machine parts, wherein the lubrication device comprises feed channels, by means of which an aerosol can be selectively fed to individual areas within a machine interior of the machine device;
- FIG. 2 is a schematic illustration, corresponding to FIG. 1, of a further conventional embodiment of a machine device, in which a flow through the machine interior space with aerosol is provided;
- Fig. 3 is a schematic representation of a first embodiment of a machine device according to Fig. 1, wherein for the lubrication of machine parts a pressure-varying
- Lubrication device is provided, wherein the lubrication device is operated in a lubrication operation
- Fig. 4 is a corresponding to FIG. 1 schematic representation of
- FIG. 5 shows a schematic representation of a second embodiment of a machine device with a lubrication device, wherein an additional sealing gas supply is provided for sealing the machine interior;
- FIG. 6 is a schematic representation corresponding to FIG. 5 of a third embodiment of a machine device
- Fig. 7 is a corresponding to FIG. 5 schematic representation of a fourth embodiment of a machine device with
- Figures 1 and 2 show conventional variants of engine devices 100 as a whole.
- Such machine devices 100 are transmission devices 102, for example.
- a machine device 100 preferably comprises a plurality of machine parts 104, which are movable relative to one another and at friction points 106
- the machine device 100 preferably includes a lubrication device 110.
- the lubrication device 110 is, for example, a minimal quantity lubrication system. By means of the lubrication device 110 is preferably a lubricant to the friction points 106 and / or the bearings 108 fed.
- the lubrication device 110 comprises a plurality of feed channels 112, by means of which the lubricant can be fed directly to the friction points 106 and / or bearing points 108.
- Such a construction of a lubrication device 110 can be very complicated and cost-intensive, since the supply channels 112 in particular in a machine interior 114 of the machine device 100 must be installed to ultimately provide the friction points 106 and / or bearings 108 with lubricant.
- FIG. 2 illustrated alternative embodiment of a conventional machine device 100 provides that the machine device 100 comprises a supply device 116, by means of which lubricant, in particular aerosol of carrier gas and lubricant, in the machine interior 114 of the machine device 100 can be introduced.
- lubricant in particular aerosol of carrier gas and lubricant
- the lubricant in particular the aerosol, can be discharged from the machine interior 114 again.
- the feed device 116 and the discharge device 118 are preferably arranged on opposite sides of a housing 120 of the machine device 100, so that the machine interior 114, which forms the interior of the housing 120, as completely as possible with the
- Lubricant in particular the aerosol, can be flowed through.
- the illustrated in Fig. 2 embodiment of a machine device 100 may have the disadvantage that not all friction points 106 and / or bearings 108 are reliably supplied with lubricant, as the Lubricant flow, in particular the aerosol flow, according to experience, flows along a main flow path and areas outside this main flow path are only insufficiently flowed through or flowed through.
- a first embodiment of a more advantageous machine device 100 illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 4 differs from the previous embodiments essentially in that the lubrication device 110 is operable in various modes of operation to vary a pressure in the engine interior 114.
- the lubrication device 110 comprises in particular a feed device 116, by means of which aerosol from carrier gas and lubricant into the machine interior 114 can be introduced.
- the supply takes place in such a way that the pressure in the machine interior 114 increases, in particular by at least about 500 hPa, for example at least about 800 hPa.
- the discharge device 118 is thus preferably closed in a fluid-tight manner.
- the pressure increase in the machine interior 114 causes the aerosol to be distributed essentially uniformly throughout the entire machine interior 114 and thus also reaches all friction points 106 and / or bearing points 108 in order ultimately to apply lubricant to the machine parts 104 to be lubricated.
- This supply of aerosol shown in FIG. 3 takes place in a lubrication operation of the lubrication device 110.
- the pressure in the machine interior 114 is maintained substantially constant after the lubrication operation has been performed, in particular until a desired lubrication quality decreases and a renewed supply of lubricant is required.
- the lubrication device 110 is then placed in a discharge operation, in which the gas or aerosol disposed in the machine interior 114 is at least partially removed from the machine interior 114, whereby the pressure in the machine interior 114 is lowered.
- the pressure in the machine interior 114 is at least approximately reduced to ambient pressure in an environment of the machine device 100.
- the lubrication device 110 can be operated in a holding operation in which the pressure in the machine interior 114 corresponds to that pressure which prevails after the execution of the Abdies ceremoniess in the machine interior 114.
- a reliable lubrication of the lubricant to be lubricated can preferably be achieved
- Machine parts 104 done with the least possible use of lubricant.
- a second embodiment of a machine device 100 shown in FIG. 5 substantially corresponds to the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, but is shown in more detail for a more detailed explanation of the structure and the operation.
- the lubrication device 110 comprises an aerosol generator 122, to which compressed gas serving as a carrier gas from a compressed gas supply 126 can be supplied by means of a carrier gas line 124.
- lubricant is supplied to the carrier gas to produce an aerosol which is supplied to the carrier via an aerosol line 128
- Machine interior 114 of the machine device 100 can be fed.
- a control valve 130 and a pressure reducing valve 132 are provided in the carrier gas line 124.
- a carrier gas flow to be supplied to the aerosol generator 122 is preferably controllable.
- a supply pressure of the compressed gas serving as carrier gas, which is applied to the compressed gas supply 126, can preferably be reduced to a desired pressure at the inlet of the aerosol generator 122.
- the carrier gas line 124, the control valve 130, the pressure reducing valve 132, the aerosol generator 122 and the aerosol line 128 are preferably part of the feed device 116 or form the feed device 116.
- the aerosol line 128 of the delivery device 116 preferably terminates at the housing 120 of the machine device 100.
- the aerosol provided via the aerosol line 128 can then be introduced into the machine interior 114, in particular via an inlet opening 134 in the housing 120.
- the housing 120 preferably further comprises an outlet opening 136, via which gas and / or aerosol arranged in the machine interior 114 can be discharged from the machine interior 114.
- the discharge device 118 is connected to the outlet opening 136.
- the purge device 118 preferably includes a purge line 138, a surge valve 140, a filter 142, and a gas outlet 144.
- the outlet port 136 is preferably located at an opposite end of the inlet port 134 or an opposite side of the housing 120.
- the outlet port 136 is disposed in a bottom portion 146 of the housing 120.
- the outlet opening 136 can also serve for the removal of lubricant accumulated in the bottom area 146.
- the damper valve 140 serves to shut off the discharge line 138 to put the lubrication device 110 in the lubrication operation.
- the filter 142 is used for the separation of lubricant from the carrier gas stream, which after the cleaning of the same via the gas outlet 144 can be discharged, in particular to the environment be discharged.
- the filter 142 may, for example, be or include any separation device, in particular an oil separation device.
- the machine device 100 preferably comprises one or more shafts 148, on each of which a gear 150 is fixed.
- the gears 150 are engaged with each other to transmit rotational motion from one shaft 148 to the other shaft 148.
- the gears 150 come into contact with each other, so that at least one friction point 106 of the machine device 100 is formed, which must be supplied with lubricant.
- the shafts 148 are mounted on the housing 120 at one or more bearings 108.
- bearings 108 are also preferably to apply lubricant to ensure reliable operation of the machine device 100.
- a shaft 148 or even a plurality of shafts 148 are preferably led out of the housing 120 at a respective through opening 152 of the housing 120, in order to transmit the rotational movement to components lying outside the housing 120.
- the area of the passage opening 152 is a potentially leaky area of the machine device 100, at which aerosol can exit from the machine interior 114 and reach the surroundings of the machine device 100.
- the passage opening 152 is therefore preferably sealed by means of a sealing system 154.
- the sealing system 154 includes, for example, a sealing gas supply 156, by means of which the passage opening 152, optionally via a separate locking gas channel 158, sealing gas can be fed.
- the sealing gas is in particular in such a way in the passage opening 152 introduced that the sealing gas is a barrier to the inside of the machine 114 arranged aerosol forms.
- the aerosol can then preferably not pass through the passage opening 152 to the outside in the environment.
- a shaft 160 surrounding the gap 160 can be flushed and thereby sealed.
- the sealing gas supply 156 preferably further comprises a sealing gas line 162 which, for example, with a control valve 130 and / or a
- Pressure reducing valve 132 is provided.
- the sealing gas line 162 is preferably also fed from the pressurized gas supply 126.
- a manifold 164 is provided to guide compressed gas from the compressed gas supply 126 on the one hand into the carrier gas line 124 and on the other hand into the barrier gas line 162.
- the sealing gas is thus preferably also compressed gas from the compressed gas supply 126th
- the sealing gas supply to the passage opening 152 can preferably be influenced in a targeted manner.
- the pressure reducing valve 132 in the sealing gas line 162 may preferably be set and / or regulated a predetermined sealing gas pressure.
- the sealing gas pressure is preferably selected to be slightly higher than an aerosol pressure.
- the pressure reducing valve 132 in the sealing gas line 162 is preferably adjusted to a slightly elevated value in comparison to the pressure reducing valve 132 in the carrier gas line 124.
- the control valves 130 can also be specifically influenced, at which time aerosol and / or sealing gas to the machine interior 114 and the passage opening 152 is supplied.
- signal line 166 may preferably be carried out a control and / or regulation of the pressure reducing valve 132 in the sealing gas line 162.
- the pressure reducing valve 132 is controlled and / or regulated in the sealing gas line 162 depending on an actual aerosol pressure in the aerosol line 128, preferably such that the sealing gas pressure is always above the aerosol pressure.
- the lubrication device 110 preferably further includes a controller 168.
- control device 168 in particular the supply device 116, the sealing system 154 and / or the discharge device 118 can be controlled and / or regulated.
- the controller 168 preferably includes a port 170 for a machine controller (not shown) of the machine apparatus 100.
- the lubrication device 110 is preferably controllable and / or controllable depending on machine parameters, in particular operating parameters of the machine device 100, in order ultimately to ensure optimum operation of the machine device 100 with minimal lubricant consumption.
- the in Fig. 5 illustrated second embodiment of a machine device 100 operates as follows:
- a plurality of machine parts 104 such as the housing 120 and the shafts 148 and the gears, are used 150 moves on the shafts 148 relative to each other, which can lead to a friction between the components (either directly by direct contact or indirectly due to friction in special bearings between the components).
- Lubricating agent-containing aerosol can be generated for this purpose by means of the lubrication device 110 and introduced into the machine interior 114.
- the lubrication device 110 is preferably operable in different operating modes.
- the accumulation valve 140 of the evacuation device 118 is closed and aerosol containing lubricant is passed into the machine interior 114 via the supply device 116.
- the pressure in the machine interior 114 thereby increases, for example from approximately ambient pressure to at least approximately 500 hPa overpressure, for example at least approximately 800 hPa overpressure.
- the aerosol not only reaches the points in the machine interior 114, which due to the configuration of the inlet opening 134 are directly flown. Rather, it is achieved by the pressure increase that the aerosol propagates substantially uniformly throughout the machine interior 114.
- the pressure variation also leads to gas veils, which form on fast rotating components and impede a reliable supply of lubricant, to be broken. Also fast rotating Machine parts 104 are therefore preferably reliably acted upon by lubricant.
- the control valve 130 in the carrier gas line 124 is closed.
- the lubrication device 110 is then operated in a holding mode, in which the pressure in the machine interior 114 is preferably kept substantially constant.
- the pressure is then in particular greater than the ambient pressure in an environment of the machine device 100.
- sealing gas is preferably passed via the sealing gas supply 156 into the passage opening 152 in order to produce a barrier with lubricant-free sealing gas.
- sealing gas pressure is preferably higher than the aerosol pressure in the machine interior 114, a flow through the bearings 108 with sealing gas in the direction of the machine interior 114 may result, which could ultimately affect the lubrication of the bearings 108.
- the sealing gas supply 156 is therefore preferably activated only when a certain aerosol pressure in the Machine interior 114 is made and has led to a sufficient lubrication of the bearings 108.
- control valves 130 by means of the control device 168, optionally adapted to signals of the machine control of the machine device 100, this can be easily made possible.
- a third embodiment of a machine device 100 shown in FIG. 6 differs from that shown in FIG. 5 only in that additional components of the lubrication device 110 are provided in order to optimize a reliable operation of the lubrication device 110.
- a pressure switch 172 in the aerosol line 128 and a pressure switch 172 in the sealing gas line 162 are provided.
- pressure switch 172 can be achieved in particular an even more accurate setting, in particular control and / or regulation of the selected pressure levels.
- a pressure gauge 174 is arranged in the aerosol line 128 and / or a pressure gauge 174 is arranged in the seal gas line 162.
- Fig. 7 illustrated embodiment of a machine device 100 differs from the third embodiment shown in Fig. 6 essentially in that the lubrication device 110 in addition to the already mentioned components and components comprises a shut-off valve 176.
- This shut-off valve 176 is disposed in the aerosol conduit 128 and allows the aerosol conduit 128 to close downstream of the aerosol generator 122 and thus independently of the control valve 130 in the carrier gas conduit 124.
- the shut-off valve 176 is in particular pneumatically actuated, for example by suitable supply of compressed gas from the pressurized gas supply 126.
- a valve 178 is in particular selectable whether the check valve 176 opening or closing the pneumatic circuit 180 is flowed through in one or the other direction.
- the control of the valve 178 preferably takes place via the control device 168.
- FIG. 7 illustrated fourth embodiment of a machine device 100 with respect to structure and function with the third embodiment shown in FIG. 6, so that reference is made to the above description in this regard.
- the lubrication device 110 may preferably be used in all machine devices 100 with machine parts 104 to be lubricated.
- the lubrication device 110 is suitable for the lubrication of machine parts 104 of agricultural machines, motor vehicles, in particular trucks, as well as stationary machines. LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS
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