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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2015
Applicant:
Lincoln Industrial Corporation, St. Louis, MO (US);
Inventors:
Paul G. Conley, St. Charles, MO (US);
Nathan David Donovan, Columbia, IL (US);
Assignee:
Lincoln Industrial Corporation, St. Louis, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16N 27/00 (2006.01); F16N 31/00 (2006.01); F16N 29/00 (2006.01); F16N 7/38 (2006.01); G01F 15/00 (2006.01); F16N 13/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16N 31/00 (2013.01); F16N 7/385 (2013.01); F16N 29/00 (2013.01); F16N 13/16 (2013.01); F16N 2250/06 (2013.01); G01F 15/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems for determining lubrication flow dispensed to lubrication points. Lubricant delivery is determined based upon the difference between volume measurements detected as the lubricant is delivered to the lubrication points, and volume measurements detected as the lubricant is vented after delivery. A flow sensor in the lubricant supply line measures lubricant delivered and lubricant vented and a controller determines the amount dispensed based upon the difference between the delivered and vented measurements.