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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2018
Applicant:
Engel Austria Gmbh, Schwertberg, AT;
Inventors:
Werner Kappelmueller, Schwertberg, AT;
Martin Poecheim, St. Andrae, AT;
Johannes Bauer, St. Georgen im Walde, AT;
Assignee:
ENGEL AUSTRIA GMBH, Schwertberg, AT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16N 31/00 (2006.01); B23Q 11/12 (2006.01); F16N 7/38 (2006.01); F16C 33/66 (2006.01); F16N 29/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 11/123 (2013.01); F16C 33/6625 (2013.01); F16N 7/38 (2013.01); F16N 29/02 (2013.01); F16N 31/00 (2013.01); F16N 2210/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A machine element, in particular for a shaping machine, includes a lubricated bearing and/or a seal and a primary drainage conduit for catching a fluid medium issuing from the bearing and/or the seal, preferably substantially pressure-lessly. A collecting device is provided for collecting the fluid medium which is caught in the primary drainage conduit over a period of time, and a measuring device is adapted to directly and/or indirectly measure an amount of the fluid medium collected by the collecting device over the period of time.