WO2014110637A1

WO2014110637A1 - Method for distributing lubricant fluids for the intelligent replacement of bulk lubricant fluids

Info

Publication number: WO2014110637A1
Application number: PCT/BR2013/000285
Authority: WO
Inventors: Renato NOGUEIRA
Original assignee: Cosan Lubrificantes E Especialidades S.A.
Priority date: 2013-01-21
Filing date: 2013-08-02
Publication date: 2014-07-24
Also published as: CO7461126A2; GB2524691B; BR102013001503A2; GB201512440D0; GB2524691A

Abstract

The present invention regards to a system for distributing fluids and a method for distributing bulk lubricant fluids, integrated to the system. More particularly, it refers to a system and method for distributing and controlling bulk lubricant oil or other automotive fluids, such as, for instance, engine oil, transmission oil, etc.

Description

System for distributing and controlling bulk lubricant fluid and a method for distributing lubricant fluids for the intelligent replacement of bulk lubricant fluids .

This patent of invention refers to fluid distribution systems and related distribution methods of bulk lubricant fluids integrated to such system, as well as permanent real time control of such distribution.

More particularly __it is related to a system and method for distributing and controlling bulk lubricant oil or other automotive fluids, such as, for instance, motor oil, transmission oil, etc.

In such system and method, a fluid selected from one or more fluid sources may be dispensed and transported from this distribution source to a receiving source in vehicles specifically suitable for the transportation of this type of fluid, and providing it, for its controlled supply, in bulk, at a local supplier, in an environmentally friendly manner .

Consequently, an important benefit from the system and method of this invention, consists of its favorable impact to environmental protection.

With the system and method of this invention, the necessity of the use of containers with final fluid to be provided to the user ceases to occur, and, consequently, the disposal of such containers or the need of their storage for reuse also become unnecessary.

The state of the art mentions several attempts of solutions of supply, distribution and control of this distribution of special, fluids especially, lubricant fluids, and more specifically automotive lubricant fluids.

The usual solutions, commonly employ a large volume of small individual packages, for providing the end user with the fluid in pre-determined volumes, according to the capacity of the package. Thus, the user will only acquire that quantity stored in the small container provided for acquisition at the resale points of the lubricant liquid.

Therefore, in the solutions of the state of the art, the final packages are offered with volumes determined and fixed to the end user, regardless of the quantity of lubricant fuel that the user intends to acquire. Thus, in case the end user only intends to complement its need of lubricant fluid, it shall have to acquire a greater quantity of the liquid, depending on the volume of the container available for sale, and discard any surplus, or store the package already used and containing the residual liquid, for future use.

These conditions, in addition to presenting the inconvenience of unnecessary acquisition by the user of quantities of lubricant liquids, which raises the final cost of the product, also imposes environmental risk, for it allows more frequently the occurrence of accidents that may cause environmental damages, as a result, for instance, of the incorrect storage of used containers or its inappropriate sealing.

Previous systems attempted at solving this problem, searching for the automation of the distribution of the product to the end user, especially the distribution of industrial fluids, bot not specifically lubricant oils. In such solutions, however, transportable, smaller containers, ready for use and returnable to the distributor, are not yet used. Thus, the fluid itself is not the end product to be delivered to the end receiving customer, but the small containers, carried already filled with the fluid of interest of the customer, which receives such containers and is responsible for storage containers.

An example of such solution is verified in document US2005/0184084, published on 08/25/2005. As it may be noticed, every automation previously proposed aims only at controlling the data of loading of the small containers at the distributor (fluid distribution station) , and the insertion and supply of data to the center of operation and control of the system in relation to the operations of filling and emptying of containers, whether at the distributor or at the supplier of the end user.

However, such previous proposals do not anticipate nor suggest that the input and output of data may be provided both at the control center based on the distributor and in the specific cargo vehicle operator for the conduction and distribution to the supplier or end user, of the lubricant fluid.

While in the previous proposals the end product to be delivered was the small container, with control aiming at such containers to be delivered to the supplier, in the system of this invention the lubricant fluid itself consists of the product, delivered in bulk, to the supplier or end user, whose establishment will be providing the in house storage of the containers or small containers, also referred to as mini-tanks, which will receive the fluid being delivered by the special vehicle for the transportation of such fluids.

Another benefit from the system of this invention lies in the fact that the lubricant liquid is already being used by the end user (industry, freight carrier, or individual) , and is being replaced by a new liquid, which may be properly and ecologically removed, stored, and recycled.

Furthermore, all the equipment composing the system, both fixed and movable equipment, are provided with devices or constructions of contention for the collection of oil eventually and/or unduly released. Similarly, locations in which the lubricant fluid is handled are provided with suitable constructive layout for the collection of such undesired discharges of fluid being suppressed.

Thus, the installation of large tanks for the storage of large volumes of the liquid to be provided in bulk by the distributor is provided with construction consisting of a contention basin for the due contention and collection of eventual fluid that may have spilled inadvertently. Similarly, at the station supplier of the user the small sized or mini-tanks also count on a contention basin built from the same material and color of the mini-tank, provided in such container with the same objective of retaining eventual fluid that may escape upon the supply of the fluid to the end user.

The system of the present invention reduces substantially the volume of containers currently employed in the supply of lubricant liquids.

In addition to the total elimination of containers, such as cans and plastic containers with the lubricant fluid, used against the retail acquisition by the end customer, the system of supply in bulk and the total control of distribution and supply, in the various stages of this invention, allows for the complete elimination of the use of disposable containers.

Another inconvenient caused by the conventional systems of supply of lubricant liquids resides in the fact that the control in the distribution and supply of such liquid is constantly random, impeding that all components of the supply chain of the product are constantly interconnected for supply in measured quantities, but in bulk, of the lubricant liquid.

In the system and method of supply of the present invention, control is provided in a simple, efficient manner, by the operators of the equipment of supply. The routering of the whole system is an essential part of this invention, being exclusively and primordially provided by the distributor. Similarly, against the automated operation of control of the flow of product and data of the entire system management, eventual audits will be carried out in order to correct deviations eventually occurred in the execution of the routering.

Thus, the system of the present invention offers many benefits compared to the distribution system for the supply of bulk fluids commonly known, especially lubricant fluids, with further highlight to, in addition to the capacity to recording and counting fluids properly dispensed, the logistic functionality of an additional advanced distribution .

In addition to the management of the routering of the system and its control by electronic means and media- related systems of communication at distance, such as a computer center with network connection to the supply vehicles (similarly to the Internet) , the distributor further optimizes manpower resources, especially the operator of the urban cargo vehicle, and the equipment integrating the system of the present invention.

For such, all the data related to the routering of the system of the present invention are allocated and available for electronic access via "cloud computing for data storage and access", according to the concept of grid computing, achievable by means of access via network (such as the Internet) , by all parties of the system, including the producer of the end product, distributor, and supplier.

The effectiveness, of this interrelationship between the peers composing the system and their communication occurs against the operation of specific equipment that ensures from the collection and inputting of data into the system to data control, related to the distribution of the product and its supply to the end user. A highlight among such equipment is the data collector, integrated to the light vehicle that promotes the distribution of the product to the supplier of the product to the end user. It regards to equipment connected via network with the data center, through a modem, which consists of a terminal of storage, supply, and control of data, allocated in the distributor. It consists of equipment allocated to the light vehicle, operated by the operator of such vehicle, and that collects all the data of the conduction or change of the routering of the delivery of the product from the distributor to the supplier. Similarly, such equipment also sends information directly to the "data cloud", updating and providing with new data those already indexed upon the routering activities.

In relation to the other and main equipment composing the method and that allow the operation of the system of storage, distribution, and supply of bulk lubricant fluids integrating the system of the present invention, such elements are commented below, being informed that each one, individually, is subject to separate protection by this patent .

systems for storing and supplying bulk lubricant oils employ large containers designed mainly based on inventory rotation, physical layout of the location, density, viscosity, and fluidity of each type of oil being stored.

These types of containers are available in the producer of various types of oil or at the distributors that provide suppliers with the end product and the public in general. An example of this type of large container may be seen in our Utility Model co-pending deposit number MU/protocol number INPI/2012 - 027496-0, incorporated herein by reference.

The system of the present invention allows, for instance, that users of automotive fuel stations have smaller tanks (or mini tanks) of bulk storage for motor oil, further allowing the contracting of a distributor for the delivery of bulk oil periodically or according to its basic needs. An example of such smaller storage tanks may be seen in our application for Utility Model, co-pending protocol number INPI/2012 - 028127-4.

Thus, at the distributor, the lubricant is stored in tanks suitable with the standards of quality and safety established by the producer of the lubricant liquid, which permits that such standards are strictly observed by the distributor, carrier, and supplier to the end user.

The liquid stored in such large sized containers, and from the producer, is transported by the distributor of the lubricant fluid, by a tanker truck with several compartments, dedicated to each type of lubricant.

This avoids contamination, which is usual in cases of absence of special care^' regarding the cleaning of containers used to other products, as well as the handling by the operator of the vehicle of transport of the lubricant liquid of the state of the art, without the characteristic of being a vehicle dedicated for the type of supply of the present system. Example of such vehicles of dedicated distribution of lubricant liquid may be seen in our copending Utility Model INPI/2012 - 030217-4.

Furthermore, in the system of the present invention, the unloading of the lubricant liquid, from the producer to the distributor, and, at the distributor, from the large tanks to the light truck, and from this truck to smaller tanks at the supplier, and from these to the end user, is provided in a manner that only a certain amount acquired by the customer is unloaded. Therefore, there is no shortage nor surplus of product. Thus, the unloading and provision of the bulk liquid is always made directly from a larger container or tank to a smaller tank.

Therefore, such smaller tanks for the storage of the lubricant liquid to be provided in quantities measured in bulk to the end user, are available at the client supplier and acquirer of the bulk lubricant liquid.

Such smaller tanks of supply (or mini-tanks) are relevant elements, composing the system of the present invention, being sealed and certified, thus avoiding violation and eventual adulteration of its content of lubricant liquid.

The Method and system proposed allow for the obtainment of substantial economic benefits that will reflect into lower costs, as follows:

• supply in the exact quantity of the oil necessary for consumption;

• Reduced operational cost and a more efficient inventory control;

· Space optimization;

• Less time for unloading and transporting the lubricant;

• Reduced risk of contamination and spillage of open packages;

· Eco-friendly system, with the elimination of disposal of empty packages.

Benefits and characteristics o the invention may be understood with greater depth when accompanied by the figures and respective detailed descriptions, as follows.

The system of the present invention begins at the

"Producer" of the lubricant fluid (producer) , which provides it in large tanker trucks to the distributor, which on its turn will operate the routering and control of the entire system, electronically, via network (Internet) and data communication system via Modem.

The monitoring of the flow of products supplied between the producer and distributor with the routering system of this invention allows not only the calculation of the volume supplied and commercialized, but also the to have a real time picture, exempting complex and extensive inventory management audits that could otherwise slow down the development of the ordinary tasks of the distributor/suppliers.

The management of the system of the present invention in the provision of the bulk product, using the routering of this invention, consists of a effective INTELLIGENT REPLACEMENT, i.e., what has been supplied to the distributor (sell in) and what has been redistributed from the distributor to the customer (sell out). Or, also, an effective intelligent exchange of hands - from the producer to the distributor, from the distributor to the supplier, and from the supplier to the end user, made in a quick, safe manner, free from losses and ecologically correct of the lubricant fluid. In certain cases, the supplier is the end user.

The inventive principle of the ROUTERING is exactly this route - DISTRIBUTOR/ CUSTOMER / DISTRIBUTOR, in the conditions listed above.

These operations are fully controlled by the Distributor, and consist of the main element of the system of the present invention, which grants to it the characteristic of INTELLIGENT REPLACEMENT.

The distributor optimizes all the resources involved in the operation of the system, from the control of the equipment and manpower available for the operation of such equipment, also through the routering of the procedures necessary for the conduction of the distribution, transport, filling of mini-tanks, and supply to the end user of the product, object of the invention.

The execution and control of the routering are promoted exclusively by the distributor. However, if any inefficiency is identified in the operation of the procedures, an audit is carried out by the control as to evaluate and, eventually, correct distortions.

The main equipment under control and routering of the distributor are the large stationary tanks, where the lubricant fluids of various types are stored, coming from the producer and to be supplied in the light trucks (urban cargo vehicles), destined to promote the physical interconnection between the distributor and the supplier and/or end user, supplying the latter with the product from the distributor.

The product provided in the light trucks, following the routering whose data have been indexed in the system by the distributor, is then unloaded onto the supplier, fully controlled by the equipment of control and provision of information to the system routering via network, using a modem connected to the control panel of the vehicle.

The supply of the product from the truck at the supplier is transferred to smaller tanks (or mini-tanks), provided with an injection pump of the product into the container (or oil tank) of the end user.

The operation of the equipment composing the system of the present invention is presented below, in greater detail .

The operation of the system of the present invention in relation to the TRUCK has as one of its main objectives the issuance of the invoice at the end customer of each stage of conduction of the method and system of distribution and control of this invention. It should be understood that in the stage of operation of the truck, the "client" is not the end customer (or end user) , but the resale spot of the product. However, it shall also be the end user, in case the client is a freight carrier or industry acquiring the product for own consumption.

Still regarding the light truck, another objective of the system of the present invention is to have a real time; automated, online status of the location of the delivery truck, of locations visited, products and quantities delivered, and quantities being processed upon verification, as well as the flow (liters per minute) being operated at the truck upon the filling of the mini-tanks at the supplier.

For such, the components employed in this system consist of:

i ) "modem" ;

ii) Pump that will process the product transfer; iii) Air eliminator;

iv) Filter;

v) Volume meter;

vi) Blocking valve;

vii) Solenoid valve;

viii) Control panel;

ix) Data collector;

x) Portable printer for the invoice issuance;

The data collector is an equipment of the type, for instance, of mobile data communication, against wireless system with modem, for receiving and collecting data that will be treated and defined for its integration and/or update at the system data center, through the distributor, using the routering procedure.

It is interconnected with the light truck and operated by the truck operator, allowing for data outputting and inputting in real time, using the systematic updating of all system data. The data visualized in the control panel may, therefore, be updated at every indexation of new data from the data collector, which, among others, may be represented by an equipment of type IPAD®, IPHONE®, BLACKBERRY® or any other device that allow data communication. The control panel is fed with the routered information (operational planning of deliveries to be made on specific date) by the distributor.

Such information, in principle, consist of: i) data of the customer to be visited; ii) route to be followed by the truck; and iii) type of product and quantity to be delivered.

Other data may be by the distributor, as a result of the operations and type of client in which the system is being processed, such as, for instance, when the client is a industry or freight carrier.

Additional information may be included, such as: - viscosity of the product to be supplied; data regarding the conditions of handling and maintenance of sealing capacity of the truck tanks; estimated time for filling the containers or mini-tanks at the supplier, data on alternative rotes due to the operation of other routes of the vehicle, GPS controlled, of such route, etc.

With such data being inputted to the main frame computer of storage, supply, and control of the routering data at the distributor, such data are available for remote access by the truck from the control panel, against interconnection with modem via network (including Internet), for the control and communication of the distributor with the truck .

Similarly, on a two-way basis, the control and communication system between the truck and the distributor is interconnected by a "modem", that receives the information from the data collector.

The delivery truck usually has quantity of product greater than the necessary and expected for the routered delivery, aiming at covering an eventual need of the client not included in the routering. This may occur considering the eventual time gap between the order or scheduling of the supply of the product to the supplier and the moment of delivery to the supplier, or also due to an unexpected raise of consumption by the end user, demanding from the supplier a greater volume of the product, not initially foreseen upon the inputting of the data for processing, upon the routering at the distributor.

The entire operation involving the communication and data collection by the light truck, during the transportation and supply of the product to the supplier, is promoted by the light truck operator.

The truck operator, when beginning the transportation of the product, receives a spreadsheet with the information contained in the control panel, to be accessed by him/her upon each delivery. The control panel is incorporated to the frame of the truck, therefore, it regards to a device of the system that integrates the truck.

This operator releases the functionality of the control panel and activates the pump that will process the product transfer.

The functionality of the control panel may also eventually be released by the distributor, via online system, but the truck operator remains responsible for activating the pump .

Once the product is being transferred from the tank of the truck into the mini-tank (of client/supplier) , the control panel receives the information on the quantity of product of the volume meter and calculates it, comparing with the vole previously established for delivery.

Once the amount previously established in the routering is achieved, the panel blocks the transfer of the product with the solenoid valve, which, on its turn, actuates in compressed air that opens/closes the product blocking valve .

After the conclusion of the transfer, the following records are verified and confirmed: i) of client; ii) of product, and iii) of quantity. This information is transmitted online to the modem, which retransmits it to the distributor .

In case of meeting any need of the client that has not been planned nor previously included in the routering, the operator will also send the information on such sale to the distributor, through the data collector. Such information may eventually by inputted by the truck operator, allowing the printer to issue the invoice, and maintaining the online communication with the distributor, thus updating in real time the information on the new, unplanned occurrence.

In relation to the operation of the system of the present invention in relation to the MINI-TANK, it has as one of its main objectives to identify, in real time, and via online remote access, the inventory of the client.

It should be stressed that, similarly to the operation do light truck, in this phase of operation of the system, the "client" is not the end user, but the resale point or supplier to the end user. However, there is an except for the consideration of a "client" in case of freight carrier or industry acquiring the product for own consumption, as to allow the efficient routering of the delivery truck.

The routering will only be efficient with the correct information of client inventory, from the "end" of the system, i.e., the point of access to the product by the end user, in case the user of the MINI-TANKS, such information of particular relevance both for the producer and the management of the distributor. Consequently, regarding the basis of this invention in relation to the system control, such data are constantly updated by the distributor.

Similarly, the maintenance of the data of the supplier (or client) duly updated allow the achievement of one of the objectives of the proper operation of the system of the present invention, allowing the control and guarantee of origin, integrity, and quality of the product traded by the client to the end user, through the mini-tank.

For the operation of the loading of the mini-tank and subsequent proper supply of the product to the end user, the following components are used:

i. Level sensor;

ii. transcoder - responsible for transcoding the voice channel code used by the mobile telephony network;

iii. modem,

iv. transceiver - responsible for the transmission and receipt of the radiofrequency signals of the mobile equipment to the mobile station through an aerial interface.

The level sensor or meter installed in the mini- tank identifies the height of the level of the liquid, determining what is the remaining volume.

Identification of the amount of the volume of remaining liquid, compared with the history of inventory of the mini-tank on a daily basis.

The information obtained by the level sensor is transferred, through a transcoder, to the modem, which retransmits such data both to the distributor and the client.

The physical components of the system of the present invention include, in addition to the management software, via Internet, also a transceiver and a Tank Level Meter (TLM - Tank Level Meter) . Combined, such components and equipment communicate with each other via wireless communication, such as, for instance, through a Radiofrequency (RF) signal, or other forms of wireless communication at distance, for the collection of data from the level of the bulk oil at the Mini-tank, and transfer to the other players of the system, in real time, as to provide the routering for the steps related to the new distribution and/or complementation of the volumes of the product at the supplier.

With such tank level meter coupled to the modem, and with the use of data management and communication software, housed in the client or supplier, both the distributor and producer, as well as the supplier, may monitor the volume of the Mini-tanks via Internet access.

There is also the possibility of communication of multiple level sensors to the same transcoder and, respectively, the same modem.

An eventual incompatibility (such as, for instance, increase in the volume not calculated by the distributor) may be identified and maybe an indication of a possible adulteration, and the containers and operation of the system in such supplier must be submitted to auditing.

The figures below illustrate one or more realizations of the invention:

FIGURE 01 - shows a diagram of the method of operation of the system of the present invention, with the indication of all operational units of supply/exchange of the bulk lubricant fluid and interchangeability of operations between them;

FIGURE 02 - shows a flowchart of the method of the present invention when operated in compliance with the routering system and control of the present invention; FIGURE 03 - shows the method of operation of the system of the present invention in relation to the actuation of the physical components of this invention, promoting the intercommunication of data and operations of control of the entire system of distribution of bulk fluids;

FIGURE 04 - shows the intercommunication and interchangeability of data of the operational units of the system of the present invention, against the use of a same data communication platform, with cloud computing application for the storage and access to dedicated data of the system;

Figure 05 - shows in detail the specific units composing the operational units composing the system of the present invention, interconnected via Network (such as the Internet) , which produce, update, and access the essential data for the operation of the distribution and control system of this invention;

FIGURES 6 to 10 - show the flowcharts 1 to 6 that illustrate the bulk fluid distribution system and respective operation, as well as control of the operations of certification of inviolability and integrity of the product supplied pursuant to the invention, from its operation at the producer of the lubricant fluid as a product to its supply at the supplier of the product to the end user.

More specifically, figure 6, related to flowchart 1 of the System, refers to the loading of the lubricant fluid as a product at the producer in the large truck to be parked and unloaded at the distributor.

Figure 7, related to the flowchart 2 of the System, refers to operations of discharge of the large truck at the Distributor, as well as the verification and control of the integrity and specifications of quality of the product from the producer, and its loading at the distributor.

Figure 8, related to flowchart 3 of the System, presents the loading of the light truck at the distributor. This urban cargo vehicle will deliver and unload the product received at the Distributor to the Supplier and/or end user. This vehicle also has the option of maintaining the intercommunication of the distribution of the product between the Distributor and the Supplier, supplying the control system with the loading and unloading data of the product in the vehicle and its delivery and unloading in conditions of inviolability and safety, at the supplier and/or end user.

Figure 9, related to flowchart 4 of the system of the present invention, shows the control and communication system between the truck and the Distributor, and the operations of transfer of the product from the tanks of the light truck to the small tanks of the Supplier (or mini- tanks) .

These operations carried out by the truck operator evidence the visible simplification of the operation of the system, as well as the optimization of manpower resources, which, in addition to simplifying and reducing the final costs of the product to be provided in bulk, also guarantees the reduction in the probability of occurrences of violation and adulteration of the product to be provided to the end user, which up until then represented a problem without solution to systems of supply of bulk combustible fluids.

FIGURE 10, corresponding to flowchart 5 of the system of the present invention, consists of the detailing of the operations carried out by the light truck operator, at the facilities of the Supplier, for unloading the lubricant fluid as a product in bulk, to be loaded to the small tanks, or mini-tanks, such operation being exclusively controlled by the truck operator.

FIGURE 11 refers to flowchart 6, equivalent to the controlling operations of the entire system of the present invention, carried out by the components of the System, and more specifically in relation to those controlling operations carried out by the Distributor and eventually at the Supplier. It further refers to the control of transfer of the product and data on the operations carried out, and the communication between the Distributor and the Supplier.

More specifically, in relation to the several stages of the operating method of the system of the present invention, figure 1 shows a flowchart with the representation of the stages of distribution of the lubricant fluid as a product, from the Producer (1), the large truck (2) for transporting the fluids from the producer to the Distributor

(3) , through the fleet of light trucks (4), more suitable for circulation in urban centers.

The interchangeability between the operators or components of the System is also diagrammatically represented in such figure 1, where it is possible to observe that the Producer (1) , supplies the fluid as a product in bulk to the Distributor (3), by loading the product into large trucks (2), that load it at the producer (1) under aseptic, controlled conditions, for its unloading also under monitored and controlled conditions regarding the integrality and integrity of the product provided and carried by the trucks (2), at the Distributor (3) .

The Distributor (3) promotes the distribution and supply of the product to the Supplier (5) , and from the Supplier to the end user (6) , which, eventually, when regarding to freight carrier or industry, may be both the client and end user (6) .

Similarly, both the loading of the light trucks

(4) , at the Distributor (3), that will provide the delivery of the product received at the producer (1), at the Supplier

(5) and from the supplier to the end user (6), regarding the unloading of this product and filling of the mini-tanks of the Supplier (5), occurs under the same conditions of safety and control so that the inviolability of the system is guaranteed.

The method of this invention is also represented by the diagram of figure 2, which demonstrates the stages of routering and control of the system of the present invention.

The Distributor (3) is the plain player of the system of the present invention, since the entire control, planning, and logistics, through the ongoing elaboration and execution of media routering activities (7) and operation of the System, is provided by the distributor (3) , also responsible for controlling the activities of invoicing of the services carried out with the proper distribution and supply of the end product.

One of the main benefits of the system of the present invention resides in overcoming the systems known by the state of the art, when may players, stages of procedure and a high number of equipment for controlling and automating the system are demanded. In this invention, the system proposed in related to similar systems already known, such as stages and procedures were clearly simplified and reduced, in part, due to the adoption of a strict plan of quality control of the product and conduction of the services, from the producer to the supply to the end user.

Allied to that, the present invention further includes the communication and interchangeability of data, against the use of a single and dedicated communication platform to the members of the system of the present invention. Furthermore, there is also the employment of technologies of communication via modem and wireless equipment, via Internet, and constant updating and accessibility of the data stored by cloud computing, in real time .

Thus, as it may be observed in the flowchart of figure 2 exemplary of the method of this invention, that the Routering ( 7 ) , consists of an essential part of this invention, allied to an effective system control (8), processed against the employment of automated equipment (9, 10, 11), with the general data of enrollment, supply, loading of vehicles (4), distribution to the suppliers (5), quantities supplied, amount invoiced, future and met orders, among others, stored in a data supply and control center (9), headquartered at the distributor (3).

This storage center or terminal (9) is interconnected with the vehicles (4) of distribution of the product to the supplier (5), via modem (11) and remote access with Network (including Internet) (10) .

One of the main advantages of the routering, acting permanently during the operation of the method of operation of the system of the present invention, resides, including, but not limited to, to the fact that it is possible to sell directly to the client, under the form of prompt delivery and issuance of invoices in loco, with the use of the Bluetooth printer, connected online with the data collector, also online with the data processing center (9) at the distributor, (3) . Thus, the payment slip is delivered upon the sale operation.

Furthermore, other benefits are also achieved, to wit :

- Control and monitoring of the light trucks fleet and respective deliveries;

- Optimization of the fleet by not using excessive or insufficient number of vehicles, in addition to a proper distribution of the vehicles, by the areas with greater saturation of clients/suppliers to be serviced;

- Reduction of freight cost and manpower cost for the execution of the stages of manufacture, pumping, and loading of tanks of vehicles; - Possibility of complete inventory consultation at any time;

- Tracking of information;

- Reduction of errors and time of service; - Damage control;

- Space rationalization;

Reduction of orders outside the schedule or emergency scale;

- Identification of priorities.

It is also important to stress the benefit of permanence of inventory control at the distributor (3) , the "player" of such system, which permeates all other components of the operation of the system of the present invention.

The following stage of conduction of the method of operation of the system of the present invention also occurs at the distributor (3), and consists of the loading (12) of the distribution vehicle (4) or urban cargo vehicle (VUC) .

The loading of the light truck (4) at the Distributor (3) will be described in more detail by flowchart 3, consisting of figure 8, which indicates the procedures of control and systematization of such operation of the system of the present invention.

The entire control of the operation of the system for supplying the lubricant fluid of this invention occurs from the control panel, which displays remotely the routered data of the system (7), also integrated to the light vehicle (4) released by the distributor (3) to supply fluid as a product at the supplier (5) .

The control panel integrated to the light truck (4) shows to the truck operator the routering dados provided online by the distributor (3) , and correspond to the data of the spreadsheet received by the operator while at the Distributor (3), upon the loading of the light truck (4) . The supply of the product (14) contained in the tanks of the light vehicles (4), to promote the filling of the mini-tanks (15), occurs at the supplier (5) .

Similarly, the supply of the products contained in the mini-tanks (15) to the end user (6) , whether an individual or an industry or freight carrier, also occurs at the supplier (5) .

The entire system of the present invention, from the producer to the end user, occurs in conditions that promote the supply of the product in the various phases of its operation, duly sealed, as to avoid the occurrence of violations or unauthorized access to the content of the vehicles or such tanks of each stage of the method of this invention .

Similarly, the method of this invention aims at discouraging and impeding the occurrence and tracking is not possible for adulteration of the product in bulk to be provided to the end user.

In relation to figure 3, it is observed that the method of this invention has as one of its key points of the unexpected technical effect achieved by its use, the fact that all operators of the system of such method "speak" electronically with each other, via Network, such as the Internet, considering that the main suppliers of data input into the system are those generated by the Distributor (3) and the Supplier (5) .

Thus, the data related to the control of the volume of the bulk liquid in the mini-tanks for supply of the product (15) to the end user, allocated in the Supplier (5), are obtained by a volume meter (18) that calculates the product being transferred from the tank of the truck (4) to the mini-tank (15) . This device (18), in addition to measuring and calculating the residual volume in the mini- tank, is also connected via modem, by a transcoder (19) . The information related to the volume of the mini- tank, obtained from the level sensor, is transferred to the modem by a transcoder, which retransmits such data both to the Distributor (3) and the Supplier (5), via Network (10) (such as the Internet) .

Thus, the data supplied by the Producer (1) to the Distributor (3) are allocated in a data storage, supply, and control terminal (9) at the Distributor (3), similarly to the data generated by the supplier (5) , through the supply of its mini-tanks (15), also provided via Internet to the System, for provision to the Supplier (5), Distributor (3), and Producer (1) .

As observed in figure 4, the description of the method suggested above presents the allocation of the data compiled at the Supplier (5), through the transcoder (19) visible in figure 3, which sends such codified data via modem (11), as of the flowchart of figure 2, to a "cloud" (90) (data cloud computing system) , accessible by the producer (1), distributor (3), and Supplier (5), including by the user (6), when the Supplier is the end user, such as in the case of freight carrier and industries.

The providers of information and data may be visualized in figure 5, with the light truck (4), the distributor (3) and mini-tank of the supplier (5) , through the data collected by the volume meter (18), interconnected via modem (11), contained in the flowchart of figure 2, through the transcoder (19), visible in figure 3, to the Internet (10) .

The flowcharts below, of figures 6 to 11, demonstrate how such control occurs with the permanent auditing of each procedure of the system of the present invention .

It should be observed in such figures that equal or similar elements described in the method of operation of this invention, or in the system, bear the same numbering. Thus, in different drawings, for the same elements, numbers are repeated. This demonstrates the interconnection of the elements of the system, with the specific stages (of the method) of the intelligent replacement operation.

Similarly, when the operation is the same occurring in a different stage, but carried out in another "locus" or operator of the system, the operation occurring in this "locus" or operator will begin with the number equivalent to the number of this stage of this establishment, but under the indicative form of "hundreds", related to that "locus in quo". For instance, the operations occurred at the distributor, start with numeral (3), equivalent to the indication of the distributor, and are indicated by hundred "300".

Figure 6 consists of the flowchart that demonstrates the loading of the product into the large trucks (2), from the producer (1) .

The loading conditions of the large truck (1) are verified (100) at the terminal and/or station of the producer (2) , in relation to the scheduling and documentation of such truck, by the logistics sector of the Producer (1), which releases the truck and forwards it for loading of the bulk product. Following that, the verification and validation of the integrity of the vehicle and its cleaning condition (101) are conducted, especially in relation to the tanks of the vehicles destined to the loading of the product.

In case of negative result, i.e., in case the tanks of the large truck (2) do not have proper aseptic conditions established by the Producer (1) for the receipt of the product in bulk, the vehicle is forwarded for cleaning or decontamination (102) of its tank.

In case of positive result, i.e., the tanks are compliant with the standards of cleaning and decontamination established by the Producer (1), the vehicle returns for the verification of scheduling and documentation (100) and forwarded to the sector of bulk product loading.

The loading operation (103) of the truck (2) at the Producer (1) follows standard procedures of vehicles with such type of product. Initially, the tank is filled with 300 liters of the lubricant liquid. Following that, a sample of liquid contained in the discharge pipeline is collected for analysis at the laboratory of the producer (1) and subsequent release for the beginning of loading.

If the sample of liquid collected is approved by the laboratory (104), the loading can initiate (105).

In case the sample is reproved, the procedure above (103) shall be repeated, with the filling of the tank with a small amount, approximately 300 liters of the product, and new sampling from the discharge pipeline for a new evaluation .

The beginning of the loading occurs with the filling of the compartment of the truck released by the laboratory, with the programmed volume (105) .

At the end of the loading (106) , it is possible to verify from the indicative arrow of tank volume, inside the truck, if the loaded volume as the same previously established in the procedure (100) established by the logistics sector of the producer (1) . Following that, another retention sample of the product is collected from both the top and bottom of the tank already loaded of the large vehicle (2 ) .

After loaded (107), valves and the truck manhole are sealed, for its release for weighing and issuance of the invoice of release of the vehicle and delivery of the product at the destination.

The truck is then released from the plant (108), with the conductor of the vehicle being provided with the certificate of safe discharge, with the indication of products, respective tanks in which they are located, and sheet of emergency steps of the product and sealing information .

Once loaded, the truck (2) will then transport the bulk product from the storage tank of the supplier/produce (1), until unloaded and loading the tanks of the client, which, in this case, will be the distributor (3) .

The discharge operation of the large truck (2) with the bulk product at the Distributor (3) is indicated in flowchart 2 of the figure 7, occurring in the following manner:

- The large truck (2) is positioned (300) at the Distributor (3), in the discharge location of the fluid from the tanks of the producer/supplier (1) to the truck (2);

- Verification if the information of the Invoice are correct and if the number of seals of the stationary tanks of the Distributor (3) are equivalent to the data of the invoice (301);

- Verification of the level of fluid in the arrow, through the hatch located above the stationary tank (302);

Following that, in order to ensure to sealing capacity of the system and the quality of the product with which the stationary tanks of the distributor are being supplied, a sample will be collected (303) from all stationary tanks with fluid, similarly to fluid of the tank that will supply with tanks for analysis and comparison with the counter-sample.

After such samples (303) are collected, they are forwarded to the laboratory (304), and will wait for the result of this analysis (305) .

Once the results of the analysis are received, the analyst inputs such results of the tests in form "bulk analysis control" (306) . These data are the indexed in the data control center (9), and hosted in the distributor (3) .

With the OK of the laboratory, form "Record of receipt of lubricant in bulk" (307) is filled, so that the filling of the stationary tanks is processed.

For such, the operations of control of the quality of the system of the present invention include the evaluation of the stationary tanks for the purposes of verification if these have space available for receiving the products (308) . Otherwise, the availability of the stationary tank for unlading of the large truck (2) into the stationary tank of the distributor (3) shall be waited.

As soon as the stationary tank is available for loading into the truck (2) , the silica gel filter shall be removed from the stationary tank selected (309) , before the discharge. Following that, occurs the connection (310) of the hose with the nozzle of the truck (2) and the command bench of the operations and pump of the stationary tank of the Distributor (3) . Beginning of the discharge of the lubricant fluid in bulk into the stationary tanks (311) .

After the discharge, the silica gel filter of the stationary tanks must be reinserted (312) .

Following on, there are the usual procedures of control and registration of the procedure, with the signature of the party responsible for the bill of landing and receipt of the Invoice (313), which shall be transferred to the responsible party at the Distributor (3) so that it can be inputted into the system, in relation to the product of the large truck, unloaded into the stationary tanks of the distributor (314).

In case the drained product for sampling (303) is originated from the stationary tank, from the operational lines and pumps of the system, from the same family of the product being unloaded from the truck (2) into the stationary tanks, the filling of such tanks shall continue. Since the tanks are dedicated, there is no possibility of exchanging the products between the tanks.

As seen, all the procedures of this phase are inherent and occur in the distributor (3), and, consequently, the numbers indicating the procedure of this phase are being mentioned with the hundred of class "300", as already explained above.

Similarly, the procedures described in Figure 8, related to flowchart 3, indicative of the "loading of the light truck at the Distributor (3)", are also numbered with indicative numbers related to the hundreds of class 300.

In this procedure at the Distributor (3), the first step is the selection of the stationary tank (315) and the compartment of the light truck (4) for the product to be transferred and supplied into this light truck (4) .

Verification if it regards to the first discharge after the flushing period. If affirmative, a volume of 15 liters of the end product must be purged, using pumps from the bench of the stationary tank or truck.

In negative case, the fluid is discharged directly from the stationary tank to the truck (4) . For such, the space available (316) in the compartment of the truck (4) is verified, and the volume of such compartment of the light truck (4) is completed (317) with the volume previously determined in the routering (7) .

The entire loading of the light truck shall be monitored (318) in order to ensure that the compartments of the truck (4) are not excessively filled and there is no overflow of the product and consequent waste and contamination of the environment.

Likewise, the monitoring and control of pressure changes (319) shall occur, consisting of one of the most delicate operations in this stage of loading (317) of the light truck (4) of the system of the present invention.

In case of identification that the pressure is changed (320) , what type of change occurred must be observed.

In case of low pressure (321) in relation to what is expected and routered for the type of fluid being supplied, it should be verified what may be causing such change to the fluid pressure. In general, low pressure is associated with the suction pump closed or the regulation of the relief valve, or also in the functionality of the motor- pump set (321), which shall be monitored with the correction of the irregularity.

In case of high pressure (322), in relation to the expected, routered pressured, there are strong indications that the discharge valve is closed (322), which would cause the obstruction of the loading line raising the pressure. In this case, the clogged filter must be cleaned and/or the relief valve must be regulated.

Upon the resolution of the pressure-related problem or in case of no change to the pressure, the loading of the truck must be concluded to proceed to the collection of product retention sample (323), purging any remaining product in the hose to the compartment of the tank of the truck (324) . The loading of the truck is concluded (325) with the loading of all products into the compartments of the tank of the light truck 4) .

All the general data of the loading operation of the light truck (4) shall be registered in the system (7), based on the objectives listed above, among others.

Flowchart 4, representative of figure 9, shows how the control and release operations of product transfer occur, as well as the release of data and communication between the light truck (4) and the distributor. Once the truck (4) is loaded, the functionality of the control panel integrated to the truck (4) shall be released (13). This release is done by the truck operator (16). The product transfer pump is then released (42), for the complete operation of the loading of mini-tanks (14) of the Supplier (5) with the product contained in the light truck (4) .

The release of the cargo of the truck (4) at the supplier (5) occurs with the entire control from the display of the data routered by the Distributor (3) in the control panel (13) integrated in the light truck (4) for visualization by the truck operator (16) .

Such release and control of the filling procedures of the mini-tanks are operated by the truck operator (16), also responsible for the release of the transfer pump (42) of the product, from the truck (4) to the filling of the mini- tanks (14).

The distributor (3) is the only party responsible for the routered information (7) available in the display (control panel integrated to the truck frame) , via remote access against modem operation (11) .

The release of the transfer pump (42) will always be activated by the operator, who also receives a spreadsheet (41) with the same routering information contained in the data collector, provided by the distributor (3) .

With the release of the transfer pump (42) by the operator (16), the mini-tanks are then loaded (14) with the bulk product of the light truck (4) . The volume level meter present in the mini-tank calculates and provides the data for the system, regarding the product transferred from the tank of the light truck (4) to the mini-tank (43) .

After the supply of the product, the invoice (44) is issued and printed to the supplier (5), followed by the inputting of data (45) of the product supplied in the central system allocated in the distributor (3), for future supply of the bulk product to the end user (15) .

Figure 10 refers to flowchart 5, and consists of the detailing of the filling of the mini-tank in the Supplier (5) with the bulk product of the light truck (4) . The mini- tanks are allocated at the supplier (5) and have as objective the measured supply, of the bulk product, to the end user (6) .

As already informed, the display of Routered data (13) in the control panel of the light truck (4), supplies the managerial, routered data for the beginning of the transfer of the bulk product to the mini-tank of the supplier (5) . The control of this transfer occurs with the actuation of the volume meter (18) that calculates the product being transferred from the tank of the truck to the mini-tank.

Such data from the meter are compared with the data registered in the system by the distributor (3) and provided in the control panel (13) integrated to the light truck (4) . In case the amount contracted by the supplier (5) to the distributor (3) is not achieved, the operator will continue with the supply of the product, until achieving the values registered and indicated in the display of the control panel (13) and spreadsheet of the operator (41) .

However, if such registered amount has already been achieved, the solenoid valve will be activated (42A), and the supply of the product (42D) will cease. This operation occurs automatically with the blockage operated from the panel, thus blocking the transfer of the product with the solenoid valve.

On its turn, the solenoid valve acts with compressed air (42B), which opens and closes the blocking valve of the (42C), closing the transfer of the product (42D) from the light truck (4) to the mini-tank of the supplier (5) . After this operation is concluded, the online record of the data of the served client is provided, in relation, for instance, to the data of product supplied, quantity, etc. Such data are sent by the data collector (45) to the distributor center (3) .

The data collector sends the data for the printer so that the invoice can be printed, followed by the issuance and printing of the invoice to be provided to the supplier (5) .

Figure 11 refers to a flowchart representative of the system of control, release of transfer of product and data related to the several operations of the system of this invention, characterized by promoting the communication between the Distributor (3) and the Supplier (5) . The basis of this control of the system of the present invention is the group of operations carried out by the main components of such system, which are the distributor (3) and the Supplier (5) , in many cases consisting of the very own end user. The optimization of the system of the present invention, in relation to the usual systems of the state of the art, of supply of lubricant fluid as a product in bulk, resides in the fact that the permanent control of inviolability and sealing capacity of the several stages of the operation remove any possibility of adulteration of the quality of the end product.

For such, the operations of control shown in figure 11 evidence that the distributor (3) manages most part of the controlling operations, with highlight to the maintenance of control from the sampling of the stationary tank at every 30 days or each receipt (31) .

Also in relation to the stationary tanks, these are subject to periodical control and assessment (32), as well as the meter at the bench of each stationary tank and the tank of the light trucks, as to ensure that there is no possibility of violation and adulteration of the content of such tanks.

The maintenance of samples collected from the loading of the light vehicles (4) and receipt of the product in bulk from the Producer (1), also requires the control of such samples (33), for an obligatory period of 3 months, considered as feasible for guaranteeing both the quality of the product and the complete exhaustion of the filling and emptying capacity of the content of such tanks.

Similarly, the gauging of the flow meters (34) of the bench of stationary tanks and of the truck (4) must occur on an annually basis. Also in relation to the gauging, the control and maintenance of capillaries, thermometers, and chronometers of the laboratory must be processed on an annually basis (35) .

In relation to the seals of loading and discharge of the mini-tank (36), such control shall occur more often, at each loading of the mini-tank.

With the same regularity, there should occur the control of inventory of the stationary tank (37), as to prevent any shortage of supply of the product for the distribution to the suppliers, nor unexpected delays in the supply of the stationary tanks for the proper maintenance of the operation and supply to the other members of the distribution system, the lubricant fluid as a product in bulk.

Still in relation to the controls of operation of the system, also on a constantly basis, the bulk delivery (38) of the lubricant fluid as a product at the Supplier (5), client or end user (6) is controlled.

Similarly, the maintenance in operational conditions of the equipment employed for the operation of the system of the present invention requires an annual control with the conduction of simple and complete inspections in all mini-tanks (39) allocated in the suppliers (5) , since such equipment must remain not only gauged, but also operational, since such equipment provide the end user with product object of the system of the present invention, in measured quantities, and free from adulteration, as to ensure the integrity of the system.

With all operations composing the system of the present invention being compliant and duly assessed, a seal of quality of the product is provided after the conduction of the inspections, and a certificate (40) after the results of the analyses carried out by the laboratory of the Producer (1) .

Similarly, the supplier (5) , in relation to quality control and operation of the system of the present invention, the maintenance of the control of the inviolability of the mini-tank (51), destined to the supply of the product to the end user, further promoting the follow-up of any and all inspection to the mini-tank (52) . In case of compliance with the specifications for the operation of the system of the present invention, the Supplier (5) shall also obtain the seal of quality and certificate (40) .

Claims

SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTING AND CONTROLLING BULK LUBRICANT FLUID; A METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING LUBRICANT FLUIDS FOR THE INTELLIGENT REPLACEMENT OF BULK LUBRICANT FLUIDS, in which the distribution and storage of the lubricant fluid is provided in bulk, with the product being dispensed and transported (2,4), respectively, from a producing source (1) or distributing source (3) of the lubricant fluids to a receiving or supplying source (5) of the bulk product to the end user (6) , characterized by the inclusion, on a integrated manner, of:

a. The storage, at the distributor (3), of bulk lubricant fluids in large stationary tanks provided with a dashboard for the loading and unloading of tanks;

b. The loading (312) of such stationary tanks, at the distributor (3), occurs with the bulk lubricant liquid from the producer (1), and transported in large trucks

(2) from the producer (1) to the distributor (3), with asepsis and control, as to avoid contaminations, adulterations, and/or unauthorized access to the lubricant fluid;

c. The unloading (315) of the bulk lubricant liquid contained in such stationary tanks of the distributor

(3) occurs in specific compartments of light trucks

(4) , where the bulk lubricant liquid is transported to the supplier (5), for unloading and filling (14) in small-sized tanks, or mini-tanks, for the supply of the bulk product to the end user (6);

d. The control (8) is provided by the distributor (3) via online, through a modem (11) and Network (such as Internet) (10), for all procedures of distribution, loading, transport, and communication among the various units composing the system (1, 3, 4, 5, 6), related to the bulk lubricant liquid, promoted by the control center (9), and data routering (7), allocated at the distributor (3) ;

e. The loading (12) with the pre-determined volume in the routering (317), into the available space (316) of the compartment of the light vehicle (4), occurs at the distributor (3), with the lubricant liquid of the stationary tank selected (315) in aseptic (318), controlled (319) conditions;

f. The unloading (14) of the light truck (4) at the small tanks of the supplier (5) , according to the routered data (7) and displayed, via remote access, by the distributor (3), at the control panel (13) of the light truck (4) for visualization by the truck operator (16); g. The release and control of the transfer pump (42) for filling the mini-tanks of the supplier (5) with the bulk product (14) of the light truck (4) are provided by the truck operator (16);

h. The routering data (7), as well as data of control, distribution, and filling of the stationary tanks of the distributor (3), of the light truck (4), and the mini-tank of the supplier (5) , are generated and managed by the distributor (3) and stored in cloud computing;

i. The data generated by the filling operation of the mini-tanks (42) are indexed in the system through a data collector (45), allocated in the light truck (4), interconnected via network, using a modem, to the data center (9) at the distributor (3), and that collects all data related to the execution or alteration of the routering (7) of the delivery of the product to the supplier (5) ;

j. The data indexed by the data collector (45), which also sends information directly to the "data cloud" (90), suppressing with new data those already indexed by the routering (7), are processed by mobile data communication equipment, using a transcoder (19), using a wireless modem system (11), with the data center or terminal of data storage, supply, and control (9) at the distributor (3) ;

k.The operation of control and communication between the truck and the distributor is interconnected by a modem (11), that operates bi-directionally, receiving information from the data collector (45), and sending data (44) for using the Bluetooth printer, connected online with the data collector, to print the invoice to be issued for the supplier (5) ;

l.The release of the transfer pump (42) of the lubricant fluid of the light truck tank (4) for filling the mini- tank of the supplier (14), activated by the truck operator (16), who also received a spreadsheet (41) with the same routering information contained in the data collector, provided by the distributor (3) ;

m. The online record of data from the client supplier (5) serviced, data of the product supplied, quantities of the product, etc., occurs immediately after the conclusion of the loading operation of the mini-tank (14), by the truck operator (16), with the data being submitted by the data collector (45) to the central (9) of the distributor (3);

n. The control of the transfer (43) of the lubricant fluid of the light truck tank (4) to the mini-tank of the supplier (14) occurs against the activation of the volume meter (18) that calculates the amount of product being transferred;

o. The data related to the control of the volume of the bulk liquid (43) contained in the mini-tanks of the supplier (5) are obtained by the volume meter (18) of the mini-tank, which calculates, in addition to the product being transferred by the truck (4) also the residual volume in the mini-tank, and sent via modem (11), by a transcoder (19), to the distributor (3) and the supplier (5), via Network (10);

p. The lubricant fluid product is provided (15) to the end user (6) by the mini-tanks allocated in the supplier (5) ;

System, according to claim 1, characterized by, the filling of the large truck (2) at producer (1) is operated based on the conference of the data of scheduling and arrangement of the vehicle for loading the bulk product .(100), from the verification and validation of the integrity and cleaning of the vehicle (101); which, if reproved, will imply in return for cleaning or decontamination of the vehicle (102), and, if approved, the vehicle is destined for loading of the tank with approximately 300 liters of the liquid, for the sampling of the lubricant fluid and laboratorial analysis and release for the beginning of the loading (103) ;

System, according to claim 2, characterized by the fact that the sample for analysis of the lubricant fluid (103) is collected from the liquid in the discharge pipeline; System, according to claim 2 or 3, characterized by the fact that if the sample (103) is reproved by the laboratory, the operation is repeated for a new sampling, and in case this sampling is approved by the laboratory (104), there should be the loading of the large truck (2) at the producer (1) ;

System, according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by the fact that, the loading occurs with the filling of the compartment released by the laboratory with the scheduled volume (105), verifying at the end the volume that was loaded to the indication arrow of the truck, and collecting a sample from the bottom and top, for retention (106) ;

System, according to claim 5, characterized by the fact that after loaded, the large truck (2), the valves and manholes are sealed for release of the vehicle for weighting and issuance of the invoice (107), and the release of the truck from the plant, with the provision of the certificate of safe discharge, products, and tanks, as well as the emergency and sealing sheet (108);

System, according to claim 1, characterized by the fact that operations "a" and "b", related to, respectively, the discharge of the large truck (2) and subsequent loading of the large stationary tanks of the distributor (3) , for the storage of bulk lubricant fluids, occur by parking the tanker truck in the proper area of the distributor (300), beginning only after the verification of the information contained in the invoice and the conference of the seal numbers of the stationary tanks (301), of the oil level at the arrow, through the hatch above the stationary tank (302) and the forwarding of samples for laboratory (304), of all stationary tanks and the truck, for comparison with the counter-sample (303);

System, according to claim 7, characterized by the fact that, after the result of the analysis of the samples (305), and the analyst records such results in the specific form (306) , and with the approval by the laboratory, the registration of receipt of bulk lubricant (307) at the distributor (3) the occurs;

System, according to claim 8, characterized by the fact that in case of availability of space in the stationary tank of the (308), the silica gel filter is removed from the stationary tank before the discharge of the lubricant fluid (309) , and then the hose is connected to the nozzle of the truck and in the bench of the stationary tank (310) of the distributor (3) , beginning the discharge of the bulk lubricant fluid (311);

10. System, according to claim 9, characterized by the fact that, upon the conclusion of the discharge of the bulk lubricant fluid in the stationary tank (312) of the distributor (3) , the silica gel filter is reinserted, the bill of landing is signed (313), the invoice is delivered at the distributor (314) and the data of loading of the stationary tank are indexed in the terminal of data storage, control, and supply (9), allocated in the distributor (3);

11. System, according to claim 1, characterized by the fact that, the unloading (315) of the bulk lubricant liquid described in operations "c" and "e" of claim 1, of the stationary tanks of the distributor (3), for the loading

(12) of the tanks of the light truck (4), occurs in monitored, controlled conditions of pressure changes (320) that may occur due to such loading (12);

12. System, according to claim 11, characterized by, if the changed pressure (320), is low (321), steps should be taken, such as unblocking of the suction valves of the pump and/or adjustment in the relief valve, or verification of the functionality of the motor-pump set (321')/ of the control desk of discharge of the stationary tanks of the distributor (3) ;

13. System, according to claim 11, characterized by, if the changed pressure (320) is high (322) , steps should be taken, such as, unblocking of the valves at the pump discharge, and/or cleaning of clogged filter or adjustment the relief valve (322');

14. System, pursuant to claims 11 to 13, characterized by the fact that, in case there is no change of pressure after the monitoring (320), the loading shall continue, with the retention sampling of the product (323), thus avoiding waste or contamination of the area, purging the remaining product from the hose, to the compartment of the tank of the truck (324), followed by the verification if all products have been loaded for the release of the light truck (4) ;

15. System, according to claim 1, characterized by operations "g", "i" and "1", related to the stage of release and control of the transfer pump (42) for filling the small tanks of the supplier (5), is operated by the operator (16) of the light truck (4) to activate the solenoid valve (42A) , which promoted the actuation compressed air (42B) that opens and closes the product blocking valve, for the conclusion of the transfer (42D) of the lubricant fluid (14) of the light truck (4) to the mini-tank of the supplier (5);

16. System, according to claim 1, characterized by the fact that, the data collector related to operations "i", "j", "k", "1", "m" and "n", for the operation of the system, consists of equipment allocated in the light truck (4), operated by the operator (16) of such vehicle, allowing the output and input of data in real time (45), maintaining the systematic updating of the data of the system;

17. System, according to claim 16, characterized by, the data collector consists of a mobile data communication equipment, selected among devices such as IPAD®, IPHONE®, BLACKBERRY®, or any other equipment that allows remote data communication, via Network (10);

18. System, according to claim 1, characterized by the equipment employed in the conduction of the operations inherent to the light truck (4) for delivery, loading, and control of the loading of lubricant fluid in the mini- tanks of the supplier (14), consist of "modem" (11); Pump that will process the product transfer (42); Air eliminator; Filter; Volume meter (18); Blocking valve (42C); Solenoid valve (42A) ; Control panel (13); Data collector (19) ; Portable printer for issuance of invoice (44) ;

19. System, according to claim 1, characterized by the control of several operations occurs in real time, allowing the acknowledgement, online, through the routered data ( 7 ) , of the location of the light truck (4), location of supply, products, and quantities delivered and those being processed at the time of the verification, flow being operated by the truck during the filling of the mini-tank (14) ;

20. System, according to claim 1, characterized by the control of all operations, occurring in all stages of production, registration of data, and distribution of the bulk lubricant fluid, from the producer (1), to the distributor (3) and the supplier (5), and to the end user, with the distribution vehicles including large vehicles (2) and light trucks (4), as to ensure the inviolability of all operations carried out and the maintenance from the production to the supply to the end user, of the quality of the product and sealing capacity of the bulk supply system, without the occurrence of violations or adulterations of the end product;

21. System, according to claim 1 or 20, characterized by, the control is mainly operated at the distributor, against the conduction of periodical sampling operations of the stationary tank at every 30 days or at each receipt of product (31) , periodical verifications of the stationary tanks and bench and truck meters (32), retention of samples related to the receipt, loading, and stationary tank for a period of three months (33), annual gauging of the flow meters of the bench of stationary tanks and truck (34), annual gauging of capillaries, thermometers, and chronometers of the laboratory (35) , seals of loading and discharge in the mini-tank (36) , inventory of the stationary tank (37) and delivery in bulk in the supplier and/or end user (38) ;

22. System according to claim 21, characterized by, the control may be processed on an annually basis against simple and complete inspections of the mini-tanks (39) of the supplier (5), by the distributor (3);

23. System, according to claim 21, characterized by all elements monitored and inspected, after inspection, receive a seal of quality and certification after the laboratorial analysis (40) of the producer (1) ;

24. System, according to claim 20, characterized by, the control exercised at the Supplier (5), consists of the maintenance of the inviolability of the mini-tank (51) , of supply of the lubricant fluid product to the end user (6) in bulk;

25. System, according to claim 24, characterized by, the participation of the supplier (5) in operations of control consists of any and all inspection carried out to the mini-tank (52), ensuring the attribution of the seal of quality and certificate of inspection (40) , attributed by the producer of the lubricant fluid for the supply of the bulk product;

26. A METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING LUBRICANT FLUIDS FOR THE INTELLIGENT REPLACEMENT OF BULK LUBRICANT FLUIDS, for the operation of the system of claim 1, characterized by, such method consists of the following stages of procedure:

i. Supply via transport in large trucks (2) from a producing plant (1) of bulk lubricant fluid, to a point of distribution (3) ;

ii. Distribution of the product from the distributor (3) to a supplier (5) using the. fleet of light trucks (4), properly designed for circulation in urban centers;

iii. Supply of mini-tanks allocated in the supplier (5) with the lubricant fluid, for supply of the product in bulk to the end user (6) ;

iv. Production and availability of the routered data (7) by the distributor (3), for remote access to the other components of the method, as to be inputted into or accessed through a modem (11) via online, by means of network (Internet) (10),

v. Preparation and allocation at the distributor (3) in terminal of storage, supply, and control (9) of all rqutered data (7), as well as the registration and management (8) of the operations of supply and assessment of the equipment for the supply of bulk lubricant fluid;

vi. Provision of the routered data (7), by the distributor (3), in a control panel (13) in the light truck (4), in the operations of distribution and supply of the product to the supplier (5) ;

vii. Physical interchangeability and online control of operations between the operators of the method, under safe conditions, for the maintenance of the interactivity between them, where the Producer (1), supplies the product of bulk fluid produced to the

Distributor (3) , through the loading of the product into large trucks (2), that load it at the producer (1) in aseptic and controlled conditions, for the respective unloading, also under monitored and controlled conditions, regarding the integrality and integrity of the product supplied and transported by the trucks (2), at the Distributor (3), and from the Distributor to the supplier (5), in light trucks (4), for the filling of mini-tanks (14) with the lubricant fluid, to be provided in bulk to the end user (6), in the same conditions of inviolability and control;

viii. Submission of data in real time by the operator

(16) of the light truck (4), to the center of the distributor (9), via modem (11), through the data collector (19), for the frequent updating of the filling operation of the mini-tanks (14) with the product, at the supplier (5);

ix. Control and supply of the information related to the volume of the mini-tank by means of a sensor of level or "Tank level meter" - TLM (18), transmitted via transcoder (19), which codifies such information and sends via modem (11), by means of Network, such as the Internet (10), to a "cloud" (90) ;

x. Retransmission of the data obtained from the level meter (18) both for the Distributor (3) and the Supplier (5), by means of a Network (10) (such as the Internet) .

xi. Allocation of all routered data (7) generated, in a cloud computing system (90), to allow accessibility by all members and components of the operations of the method;

Method, according to claim 26, characterized by, the control of the distribution and supply of the product is carried out by the operators of the equipment of supply, the light truck (4) and the operator of the mini-tank at the procedures of loading (14) and supply to the end user (15);

Method, according to claim 27, characterized by, the supply of the bulk product to the end user (6) is provided by the Supplier (5), who, when regarding to freight carrier or industry, will be the very client and end user (6) .

Method, according to claim 26 or 28, characterized by the supply (15) to the end user (6), occurs in the exact quantity of the bulk lubricant fluid, necessary for the consumption of the end user (6) ;

Method, according to claim 26, characterized by the distribution (14) and supply of the lubricant fluid (15), occurs in a shorter period of discharge and transport of the product between two components, with reduced risk of contamination of the product and environment, eliminating the disposal of empty packages or spillage of open packages .