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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2012
Applicant:
Lincoln Industrial Corporation, St. Louis, MO (US);
Inventors:
Nathan David Donovan, Columbia, IL (US);
Paul G. Conley, St. Charles, MO (US);
Assignee:
Lincoln Industrial Corporation, St. Louis, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16N 13/00 (2006.01); F16N 7/14 (2006.01); F16N 7/38 (2006.01); F16N 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16N 13/00 (2013.01); F16N 7/14 (2013.01); F16N 7/38 (2013.01); F16N 13/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus and method for supplying lubricant to a plurality of lubrication points via divider valves. A pump driven by a stepper motor to supplies lubricant at a varying rate which provides lubricant substantially uninterrupted at the lubrication point(s), and/or provides lubricant at a continuous non-constant flow rate which provides lubricant without interruption at the lubrication point(s), and/or provides lubricant at a constant flow rate which provides lubricant without interruption at the lubrication point(s).