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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
David Alan Stephenson, Detroit, MI (US);
Ethan Timothy Hughey, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 11/10 (2006.01); F16N 7/32 (2006.01); B23Q 3/155 (2006.01); B23Q 17/00 (2006.01); G05B 19/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 11/1046 (2013.01); B23Q 3/15503 (2016.11); B23Q 17/007 (2013.01); F16N 7/32 (2013.01); G05B 19/0415 (2013.01); F16N 2270/20 (2013.01); G05B 2219/49043 (2013.01); Y10T 409/304032 (2015.01); Y10T 483/10 (2015.01); Y10T 483/12 (2015.01);
Abstract
A method of priming a minimum quantity lubrication (MQL) tool includes determining a category of the tool, supplying a short-prime MQL dosage if the tool is a first category or if both a second category and lubricated within a first predetermined timeframe, and supplying a long-prime MQL dosage if the tool is the second category and has not been lubricated within the predetermined timeframe. The category is based on internal passage complexity of the tool.