Lubrication system including an energy-generating element
AssigneeSkf Lubrication Systems Germany GmbH
InventorsJuergen Kreutzkaemper, Holger Schmidt, Andreas Schoenfeld
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Abstract
A lubrication system for supplying a lubricant to at least one lubrication point includes at least one lubricant line and at least one lubricant system component that is connected to the lubricant line. The lubrication system component includes at least one movable element and/or the lubricant line includes at least one movable portion. The system also includes at least one energy-generating element, such as a piezo element or a magnet and coil, configured to interact with the at least one movable element and generate energy from a movement of the at least one moveable element.
Claims18
A lubrication system for supplying a lubricant to at least one lubrication point, the lubrication system comprising:
- at least one lubricant line, and
- at least one lubricant system component that is connected to the lubricant line,
- wherein the lubrication system component includes at least one movable element and/or the lubricant line includes at least one movable portion,
- further including at least one energy-generating element configured to interact with the at least one movable element and generate a current from a movement of the at least one moveable element.
A lubrication system for supplying a lubricant to at least one lubrication point, the lubrication system comprising:
- at least one lubricant line, and
- at least one lubricant system component that is connected to the lubricant line,
- wherein the lubrication system component includes a piston and/or the lubricant line includes a movable portion,
- further including a piezo element positioned relative to the piston such that a pressure generated by a movement of the piston generates a voltage across the piezo element or positioned relative to the moveable portion such that a movement of the movable portion generates the voltage across the piezo element.
A lubrication system for supplying a lubricant to at least one lubrication point, the lubrication system comprising:
- at least one lubricant line, and
- at least one lubricant system component that is connected to the lubricant line, the lubrication system component including a piston,
- further including a magnet connected to the piston for movement with the piston and a coil mounted adjacent the piston such that movement of the a piston induces a current in the coil.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.