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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2002
Rolf Luther, Speyer, DE;
Christian Seyfert, Mannheim, DE;
Rolf Luther, Speyer, DE;
Christian Seyfert, Mannheim, DE;
Fuchs Petrolub AG, Mannheim, DE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for lubricating at least two units of a vehicle having an internal combustion engine, each unit comprising one or more assemblies, and to a corresponding vehicle. In order to be able to dispense with an oil change of the individual units, and at the same time ensure the necessary quality and quantity of lubricant, it is proposed according to the invention to conduct the lubricant in series through the at least two units in that fresh lubricant is fed to the first unit from a container, at least some of the used lubricant is removed from the oil trough of the individual units and is fed to the unit which is respectively arranged afterwards in the series, and the lubricant which is removed from the oil trough of the last unit is fed to the internal combustion engine for combustion.