Lubricant reservoir system
AssigneeSkf Lubrication Systems Germany GmbH
InventorsMarkus Mandera, Dieter Hess, Tobias Mueller, Andreas Schoenfeld
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AssigneeSkf Lubrication Systems Germany GmbH
InventorsMarkus Mandera, Dieter Hess, Tobias Mueller, Andreas Schoenfeld
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A lubricant reservoir system includes a lubricant reservoir having an interior wall and an inlet for receiving lubricant from a supply. A follower device in the reservoir contacts the interior wall of the reservoir in a sliding and sealing manner, and the follower device is movable up and down in the reservoir from a first position to a second position in response to a changing lubricant level. A valve is in fluid communication with the inlet and is configured to selectively prevent a flow of the lubricant through the inlet. A connector operatively connects the follower device to the valve unit such that the flow of the lubricant through the inlet is prevented when the follower device is in the second position. The connector is configured such that the valve is positionable independently of the reservoir.
A fastener element extending in a longitudinal direction and in a transverse direction, the fastener element assembled to a machine part in an arrangement which transmits a load to the machine part, the fastener element being configured to be fixed at one axial end region of a longitudinal extension of the fastener element with the machine part and comprises a load area at a remote axial end region of the longitudinal extension of the fastener element in a load area, the remote axial end region being remote from the machine part, wherein the fastener element comprises a plurality of base parts extending in the longitudinal direction, the longitudinal extension is segmented into a first extension and a second extension,
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