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US 11,566,700 B2Granted
Measuring arrangement for lubricant
AssigneeZF Friedrichshafen AG
InventorsDaniel Wolf, Christian Riess, Umit Kutluay, Andreas Vath
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Abstract
A system includes a bearing, a lubricant line, a vessel and a sensor. The lubricant line is designed to introduce lubricant from a bearing gap of the bearing into the vessel. The sensor is designed to measure at least one physical variable of lubricant that is situated in the vessel. The vessel includes an outlet or overflow. The system includes a lubricant sump and a device for introducing lubricant from the sump into the bearing gap of the bearing.
Claims18
A system comprising:
- a bearing;
- a lubricant line configured to introduce lubricant from a bearing gap of the bearing into a vessel;
- a sensor arranged in the vessel and configured to measure at least one physical variable of lubricant that is situated within the vessel;
- a lubricant sump;
- and
- a device for introducing lubricant from the lubricant sump into the bearing gap of the bearing,
- wherein the vessel comprises an outlet or overflow.
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A system comprising:
- a bearing;
- a lubricant line configured to introduce lubricant from a bearing gap of the bearing into a vessel;
- a sensor configured to measure at least one physical variable of lubricant that is situated in the vessel;
- a planetary carrier, wherein the planetary carrier forms at least part of the lubricant line or at least part of the lubricant line is fixed to the planetary carrier;
- and
- a planetary gear, wherein the planetary gear is rotatably supported in the planetary carrier by means of the bearing.
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A system comprising:
- a bearing;
- a lubricant line configured to introduce lubricant from a bearing gap of the bearing into a vessel;
- and
- a sensor configured to measure at least one physical variable of lubricant that is situated in the vessel,
- wherein at least a part of the lubricant line comprises a thermally insulating material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.