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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2012
Applicant:
Moventas Gears Oy, Jyväskylä, FI;
Inventors:
Mikko Järvinen, Palokka, FI;
Sakari Hartikka, Tikkakoski, FI;
Jarno Huikko, Korpilahti, FI;
Mikko Koponen, Jämsä, FI;
Assignee:
MOVENTAS GEARS OY, Jyvaskyla, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/04 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/0413 (2013.01); F16H 57/0447 (2013.01); F16H 57/0456 (2013.01); F16H 57/0457 (2013.01); F16H 57/0486 (2013.01); Y10T 74/19991 (2015.01);
Abstract
A method for controlling lubrication of a gear unit, where the lubrication method of the gear unit is changed between circulating lubrication and splash lubrication during operation of the gear unit, wherein the temperature of the lubrication fluid is measured, and the change between circulation lubrication and splash lubrication is based on the measured temperature of the lubrication fluid. The invention also relates to such a gear unit.