Lubrication device with flowmeter

A lubrication device comprising:

• a tank of fluid lubricant to be dispensed to a user position,
• means for raising the pressure of said lubricant,
• a device for regulating the flow rate of said lubricant under pressure, and
• distribution means enabling the lubricant flow to be conveyed to said user position with regulated flow rate,
• the lubricant flow rate regulator device being provided with a lubricant flowmeter which reads the flow rate regulated by said regulator device,
• said meter being of volumetric type and presenting a satellite which, urged by the lubricant flow, describes an orbit each time a predetermined quantity of lubricant flows through the regulator, and
• a sensor which generates a pulse each time said satellite describes an orbit,
• wherein said satellite is movable within a seat defined by at least one transparent part, said transparent part presenting a first zone through which the satellite movement can be seen from the outside and a second zone in which an optical sensor is located arranged to sense passage of the satellite below the optical sensor.