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US 12,372,203 B2Granted
Device, system and method for dispensing lubricant
AssigneeGb IP Holdings Pty Ltd
InventorsStephen Barnett, Timothy Hall, Peter Condoleon
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Abstract
Described herein is a modular device for dispensing a lubricant. A first coupling end is attachable to a source of lubrication. A second coupling end is attachable to a lubrication receiver. A control module is arranged between the first coupling end and the second coupling end. The control module includes a flow measuring device in fluid communication between the first end coupling and the second end coupling. The control module is configured to enable dispensing of the lubricant.
Claims20
A modular device for dispensing a lubricant, comprising:
- a first coupling end attachable to a source of lubrication;
- a second coupling end attachable to a lubrication receiver;
- a control module arranged between the first coupling end and the second coupling end, the control module including a flow measuring device in fluid communication between the first end coupling and the second end coupling, wherein the control module is configured to:
- determine from a received event schedule whether the lubrication receiver is scheduled for lubrication, and
- enable dispensing of the lubricant.
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A method for dispensing lubricant;
- comprising:
- attaching a first coupling end of a modular lubrication dispensing device to a source of lubrication, the device including a control module and a user interface;
- attaching a second coupling end of the device to at least one lubrication receiver;
- transmitting an event schedule to the device;
- identifying the at least one lubrication receiver by means of a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) reading device provided to the second coupling end that reads identification data from a RFID tag device provided to the at least one lubrication receiver;
- indicating to a user by means of the user interface whether the at least one lubrication receiver requires lubrication in accordance with the event schedule received by the device,
- wherein if the at least one lubrication receiver requires lubrication;
- dispensing lubricant to the at least one lubrication receiver;
- measuring a flow of lubrication to the at least one lubrication receiver using a flow measuring device arranged between the first coupling end and the second coupling end;
- alerting a user of the device that an appropriate amount of lubrication has been dispensed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.