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AssigneeSkf Lubrication Systems Germany GmbH
InventorsJuergen Kreutzkaemper, Dieter Hess, Markus Mandera, Andreas Schoenfeld, Stefan Schuermann, Dennis Zahn
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A lubrication system includes a progressive distributor and at least one pressure sensor. The progressive distributor includes a housing block having a lubricant inlet, a plurality of lubricant outlets, a plurality of piston bores fluidically connected to the lubricant inlet, each of the plurality of piston bores having a first outlet bore and a second outlet bore, and a metering piston in each of the plurality of piston bores. Each of the metering pistons is displaceable in a respective one of the plurality of outlet bores to uncover either the first outlet bore or the second outlet bore. The pressure sensor is disposed at an inlet of the progressive distributor upstream of the metering pistons with respect to a lubricant flow direction and configured to determine a lubricant pressure.
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The lubrication system according to claim 12, wherein the pressure sensor is integrated into the lubricant inlet bore.
The lubrication system according to claim 12, wherein the lubricant inlet bore is connectable to a lubricant source via an inlet line, and the pressure sensor is integrated into the inlet line.
The lubrication system according to claim 12, wherein the pressure sensor is a separate element that is connected to the lubricant inlet bore.
The lubrication system according to claim 12, wherein the lubricant inlet bore is connectable to a lubricant source via an inlet line, and wherein the pressure sensor is a separate element that is connected to the inlet line.
The lubrication system according to claim 12, wherein the pressure sensor is integrated into the housing block of the progressive distributor.
The lubrication system according to claim 12, wherein the pressure sensor is connected to a control device, and wherein the control device is configured to determine, based on the lubricant pressure determined by the pressure sensor, a pressure level at the first outlet bore and/or at a lubricant outlet associated with the first outlet bore.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.