Brake device lubrication device and method for controlling same

A brake device lubrication device adapted to supply a lubricant to a brake device for cooling the brake device, the brake device lubrication device comprising:

• a lubricant supply unit configured and arranged to supply the lubricant to the brake device;
• and
• a control unit including
• a braking timer configured to count a braking time which is time elapsed from start of braking by the brake device,
• a release timer configured to count a release time which is time elapsed from start of releasing by the brake device, and
• a storage unit configured to store a relationship of correspondence between the braking time and a delay time,
• the control unit being configured to control the lubricant supply unit so as to supply a predetermined first supply amount of the lubricant to the brake device when the brake device is in a braking state, the control unit being configured to acquire the delay time corresponding to the braking time counted by the braking timer from the relationship of correspondence stored by the storage unit when the brake device is switched from the braking state to a released state, and the control unit being configured to switch a supply amount of lubricant from the first supply amount to a second supply amount which is smaller than the first supply amount when the release time counted by the release timer reaches the acquired delay time.