Lubrication apparatus
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsBenjamin B. Macarthur, Matthew Gowthorpe, Carrie-Anne Nolan, Zachary Elman
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Abstract
A lubrication apparatus for a component is provided. The lubrication apparatus includes a base positioned on a support. The lubrication apparatus further includes a chamber disposed on a first portion of the base. The chamber includes a lubrication section and a first storage section coupled to the lubrication section. The lubrication apparatus further includes a first sensor unit disposed on a second portion of the base. The lubrication apparatus further includes a fluid actuation mechanism coupled to the first sensor unit. The fluid actuation mechanism includes an actuation member disposed in the first storage section.
Claims20
A lubrication apparatus, comprising:
- a base positioned on a support;
- a chamber disposed on a first portion of the base, the chamber comprising:
- a lubrication section;
- and
- a first storage section coupled to the lubrication section;
- a first sensor unit disposed on a second portion of the base;
- and
- a fluid actuation mechanism coupled to the first sensor unit, the fluid actuation mechanism comprising a first actuation member disposed in the first storage section,
- wherein when a component is placed in the lubrication section, the component applies a downward force on the base against the support, and
- wherein the downward force causes the first sensor unit to actuate the first actuation member for a first period to transfer a first portion of a lubricant fluid stored in the first storage section to the lubrication section, and
- a first part of the component is lubricated by the transferred first portion of the lubricant fluid.
A lubrication apparatus, comprising:
- a base positioned on a support;
- a chamber disposed on a first portion of the base, the chamber comprising:
- a lubrication section;
- and
- a first storage section coupled to the lubrication section;
- a first sensor unit disposed on a second portion of the base;
- and
- a fluid actuation mechanism coupled to the first sensor unit, the fluid actuation mechanism comprising an actuation member disposed in the first storage section.
A method of lubricating a part of a component, comprising:
- disposing a lubrication apparatus, the lubrication apparatus comprising:
- a base positioned on a support;
- a chamber disposed on a first portion of the base, the chamber comprising:
- a lubrication section;
- and
- a first storage section coupled to the lubrication section;
- a first sensor unit disposed on a second portion of the base;
- and
- a fluid actuation mechanism coupled to the first sensor unit, the fluid actuation mechanism comprising a first actuation member disposed in the first storage section;
- placing the component in the lubrication section such that the component applies a downward force on the base against the support, wherein
- the downward force causes the first sensor unit to actuate the first actuation member for a first period to transfer a first portion of a lubricant fluid stored in the first storage section to the lubrication section, and
- the first part of the component is lubricated by the transferred first portion of the lubricant fluid;
- and
- removing the component from the lubrication section after the first part is lubricated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.