26results about "Engine levels" patented technology

A climate-control system may include first and second compressors and a suction manifold. The first compressor includes a first shell, a first compression mechanism, and a first suction inlet through which working fluid is drawn into the first compressor. The second compressor includes a second shell, a second compression mechanism, and a second suction inlet through which working fluid is drawn into the second compressor. The suction manifold includes first and second arms. The first arm provides working fluid to the first suction inlet. The second arm provides working fluid to the second suction inlet. The second arm includes a first suction pipe, a second suction pipe, and a suction valve. The suction valve is movable between a first position in which working fluid is allowed to flow through the first suction pipe and a second position in which working fluid is allowed to flow through the second suction pipe.

A lubricant recovery system for a heat exchange system, and a heat exchange system. The heat exchange system includes a compressor, a condenser, an expansion device and an evaporator connected in sequence to form a loop, and further includes a reservoir for storing lubricant and in communication with the compressor, and the lubricant recovery system includes: a first flow path disposed between a suction chamber of the compressor and the reservoir, and having a first pump and a first filter, wherein the first pump is configured to pump a part of the lubricant in the suction chamber to the reservoir, and the first filter is disposed upstream of the first pump for filtering the lubricant; and / or a second flow path disposed between the evaporator and the suction chamber, and having a second pump and a second filter.

The invention relates to the technical field of lubricating devices, in particular to a steel wire rope lubricating device which comprises a lubricating assembly, a frame and an oil supply assembly, the oil supply assembly is arranged at the top of the frame, one end of the lubricating assembly is connected with the oil supply assembly, and the lubricating assembly comprises a mounting plate, a plurality of rollers and an oil brushing component. The rollers are rotatably arranged on the end face of one side of the mounting plate, the multiple rollers are arranged in the extending direction of the frame at intervals in a staggered mode so as to clamp the steel wire rope, the oil brushing component is arranged among the multiple rollers, at least part of the oil brushing component makes contact with the steel wire rope, and the oil brushing component is connected with the oil supply assembly so as to output oil to the steel wire rope. According to the steel wire rope lubricating device, the steel wire rope can be conveniently lubricated, and labor intensity is reduced.

This method for calculating the evaporation amount of a lubricant within a mechanical device to the exterior includes: a calculation step in which the evaporation amount of the lubricant is calculated using a calculation formula defined so as to include a container shape parameter defined by modeling the configuration within the machine device as a container in which the lubricant is accommodated, a physical property parameter of the lubricant, an environmental parameter from the area around the lubricant, and a parameter regarding time; and an output step in which the evaporation amount calculated in the calculation step is output.

An oil condition estimation device includes a first acquisition unit that acquires a pressure of oil stored in an oil pan from a pressure sensor provided on a bottom surface of the oil pan of an internal combustion engine, a second acquisition unit that acquires a distance between the bottom surface and a liquid level of oil from a level sensor provided in the oil pan, and a calculation unit that calculates a density of oil on the basis of the pressure and the distance.

This method for calculating the evaporation amount of a lubricant within a mechanical device to the exterior includes: a calculation step in which the evaporation amount of the lubricant is calculated using a calculation formula defined so as to include a container shape parameter defined by modeling the configuration within the machine device as a container in which the lubricant is accommodated, a physical property parameter of the lubricant, an environmental parameter from the area around the lubricant, and a parameter regarding time; and an output step in which the evaporation amount calculated in the calculation step is output.

This invention relates to a method for determining the lubricating oil conditions of a stationary gas engine, the method comprising the following steps: retrieving lubricating oil temperature information and retrieving lubricating oil level information from a lubricating oil level sensor, wherein the lubricating oil level sensor is a capacitive sensor, and a step of normalizing the lubricating oil level information based on the lubricating oil temperature information.

Vehicle comprising a lubrication system The invention relates to a lubrication system (2) for at least one component (9) of a vehicle, the lubrication system (2) comprising: - a reservoir (4) capable of containing a lubricant (6); - at least one pump (8) configured to pump the lubricant (6) from the reservoir (4) to said component (9) via a conduit (10). The lubrication system (2) comprises a controller (14) comprising means (12) for evaluating the consumption of the lubricant (6) pumped by the pump (8) during an operational cycle, the controller (14) being configured to estimate the quantity of the lubricant (6) remaining in the reservoir (4) at least as a function of information on the consumption of the lubricant (6) generated by the evaluation means (12). Figure for abstract: 1

A method for calculating the amount of evaporation of a lubricant inside a mechanical device to the outside, the method comprising: a calculation step for calculating the amount of evaporation of the lubricant using a calculation formula defined by parameters including a container shape parameter, a physical property parameter of the lubricant, an environmental parameter around the lubricant, and a time parameter, the container shape parameter is specified by modeling a structure in the mechanical device into a container for accommodating the lubricant; and an output step for outputting the evaporation amount calculated in the calculation step.

The present invention relates to a method for monitoring the condition of lubricating oil of industrial equipment, a system for monitoring the condition of lubricating oil of industrial equipment, a panel for monitoring the condition of lubricating oil of industrial equipment for classified or non-classified area, and a computer-readable storage medium.

An oil level sensor cover according to an embodiment of the present invention may be mounted below an engine oil pan to protect an oil level sensor that measures an oil level. The oil level sensor cover may be formed with plates of predetermined sizes, including an upper surface and a lower surface opposite to the upper surface, wherein a plurality of seating portions and a plurality of hook are formed on the upper surface. An engine according to another embodiment of the present invention comprises the above-described oil level sensor cover according to an embodiment of the present invention, an engine oil fan, and an oil level sensor mounted below the engine oil fan to measure the oil level. The oil level sensor cover can be separated from or coupled to the oil level sensor without the use of a separate tool.

Disclosed is an actuator level detection system (150) of an aircraft. The system includes an actuator (100) containing fluid (102) that defines a resistivity and including a first contact point (104) and a second contact point (106). The system includes a first contactor (112) disposed about the actuator (100) cooperating with the first contact point (104) to define a first contact resistance (124) that includes the resistivity. The system includes radiofrequency identification circuitry (200) having an antenna (204) and including sensor circuitry including a conductive path defining a conductive path resistance between the first contact point (104) and the second contact point (106), the sensor circuitry having a total resistance that includes the first contact resistance and the conductive path resistance.

Systems and methods are provided for remotely monitoring liquid lubricant levels for pump equipment. A system includes a reservoir to store lubricant and a lubrication gland to expose a shaft seal of the pump equipment to the lubricant. A feed line and a return line circulate the lubricant between the reservoir and the lubrication gland. A level sensor is configured to measure a fluid level in the reservoir. The level sensor uses a communication interface to transmit fluid level data a monitoring device mounted to the pump equipment. The monitoring device is configured to compare the fluid level data against stored alert thresholds and send, to a provider network, an alert signal when the fluid level data is below an alert threshold. If the fluid level data is not below an alert threshold, the monitoring device stores the fluid level data for periodic reporting.

To easily and inexpensively estimate the density of oil.SOLUTION: The oil condition estimation device 30 includes the first acquisition section 321 that acquires the pressure P of the oil E stored in the oil pan 10 from the pressure sensor 12 provided on the bottom surface B of the oil pan 10 of the internal combustion engine, the second acquisition section 322 that acquires the distance H between the bottom surface B and the liquid surface T of the oil E from the level sensor 13 provided in the oil pan 10, and the calculation section 324 that calculates the density ρ of the oil E based on the pressure P and the distance H.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

A device includes an oil pump (1) with an electric engine (2), an input and output oil piping (9), an element (5) for separation of impurities and an independent, removable electric power source (3) for propulsion of the pump (1 ). The pump (1 ), the element (5) for the separation of the impurities and the independent electric power source (3) can be placed in a single body (4) that is designed for a connection to the construction of the machine or industrial robot. The electric power source (3) is a battery and / or accumulator, preferably rechargeable accumulator with DC voltage, which allows for flexible deployment of the device even on the moving parts and arms of the machines, manipulators and industrial robots. The element (5) for the separation of the impurities is a filtration element, preferably with removeable filtration insert. The advantage of the device is the decrease of the environmental burden, which decreases the overall consumption of the oil during industrial maintenance.

The invention discloses an oil field underground pipe column anti-falling device, and relates to the technical field of anti-falling tools, the oil field underground pipe column anti-falling device comprises an upper joint, and a self-lubricating assembly used for guaranteeing the smooth rolling effect of a centralizing ball is arranged in a counterweight steel block and a lower joint. According to the oil field underground pipe column anti-falling device, a weightlessness sensor on an outer cylinder is in linkage with an electromagnetic valve to be opened, lubricating oil in a liquid cavity in a balance weight steel block is guided into a telescopic liquid storage pipe, the self weight of the balance weight steel block is effectively reduced, the elastic potential energy of a balance weight spring is increased in a disguised mode, and the upward pushing force of the balance weight steel block is enhanced; through switching of the adjustable power pump between low power and medium power, the stirring piece sealing plate in the liquid passing channel is driven to stir in a reciprocating mode, the flowing speed of lubricating oil is increased on the premise that a main injection opening of an oil distribution branch is not closed, the lubricating operation on the centralizing ball is efficiently completed, the friction force between the centralizing ball and a counter weight steel block caulking groove is remarkably reduced, and the service life of the centralizing ball is prolonged. And the blockage of the counterweight steel block in the ascending process is avoided.

The present invention relates to a lubricant recovery system for a heat exchange system and a heat exchange system. The heat exchange system includes a compressor, a condenser, an expansion device, and an evaporator connected in sequence to form a loop, and further includes a reservoir for storing lubricant that communicates with the compressor. The lubricant recovery system includes: a first flow path provided between the suction chamber of the compressor and the reservoir, and having a first pump and a first filter, the first pump being configured to pump a part of the lubricant in the suction chamber to the reservoir, and the first filter being provided upstream of the first pump for filtering the lubricant; and / or a second flow path provided between the evaporator and the suction chamber, and having a second pump and a second filter, the second pump being configured to pump a mixture of lubricant and refrigerant from the evaporator to the suction chamber, and the second filter being provided upstream of the second pump for filtering the mixture.

The invention discloses a closed-loop circulating lubricating system for a rotating pair of a die-casting machine, which is characterized by comprising a lubricating pump, an oil storage tank, an oil supply pipeline, an oil return pipeline and sealing assemblies, and the sealing assemblies are arranged at two ends of a fit clearance between a large lock shaft and a large lock shaft steel sleeve of the die-casting machine; the large lock shaft and the large lock shaft steel sleeve jointly define a closed lubricating cavity, an oil inlet and an oil return opening which are communicated with the lubricating cavity are formed in the large lock shaft steel sleeve, an outlet of the lubricating pump is communicated with the oil inlet through an oil supply pipeline, and the oil return opening is communicated with the oil storage tank through an oil return pipeline. The oil storage tank is communicated with an inlet of the lubricating pump to form a closed-loop circulation loop; the device has the advantages that the forced circulation, recovery, purification and reutilization of the lubricating medium can be realized, so that the lubricating cost of an enterprise is greatly reduced, the flowing lubricating medium can be utilized to take away friction heat, the lubricating reliability of a key rotating pair is remarkably improved, and the service life of the key rotating pair is remarkably prolonged.

The invention relates to a lubrication system (2) for at least one component (9) of a vehicle, the lubrication system (2) comprising: - a reservoir (4) capable of containing a lubricant (6); - at least one pump (8) configured to pump the lubricant (6) from the reservoir (4) to said component (9) via a conduit (10). The lubrication system (2) comprises a controller (14) comprising means (12) for evaluating the consumption of the lubricant (6) pumped by the pump (8) during an operational cycle, the controller (14) being configured to estimate the quantity of the lubricant (6) remaining in the reservoir (4) at least as a function of information on consumption of the lubricant (6) generated by the evaluation means (12).

A system for detecting oil consumption includes an internal combustion engine (30), an oil container (14) configured to receive oil (16), oil in the oil container having an oil level, an oil level sensor (18) configured to output a signal indicative of the oil level, and a tilt sensor (24) configured to output a signal indicative of an inclination of the oil container. The system further includes a controller (22) configured to receive the signal indicative of the oil level from the oil level sensor (18), receive the signal indicative of the inclination of the oil container from the tilt sensor (24), determine an oil consumption rate of the internal combustion engine (30) based on the signal from the oil level sensor (18) and based on the signal from the tilt sensor (24), and determine a service interval for the internal combustion engine (30) according to the oil consumption rate.

The present invention pertains to a method of determining a lubrication oil condition of a stationary gas engine comprising the steps of retrieving (S10) a lubrication oil temperature information (10) and retrieving (S 20) a lubrication oil level information (20) from a lubrication oil level sensor (22), wherein the lubrication oil level sensor (22) is a capacitance sensor, and a step of normalizing (S30) a lubrication oil level information (20) over the lubrication oil temperature information (10).

The invention relates to an automatic crown block lubricating device for a petroleum drilling machine, comprising: a power unit comprising a plurality of independently controlled lubricating pumps; the oil way distribution system comprises a plurality of oil containing barrels communicating with oil inlets of the lubricating pumps in a one-to-one correspondence mode, a plurality of lubricating branches communicating with oil outlets of the lubricating pumps and leading to corresponding crown block lubricating points, pressure detection units arranged on the lubricating branches and oil level detection units arranged on the oil containing barrels. The electrical control system comprises a PLC control box and a man-machine interaction interface, and the PLC control box is electrically connected with the multiple lubricating pumps so as to control the lubricating pumps to be started and stopped; the PLC control box is electrically connected with the pressure detection unit and the oil level detection unit so as to receive detection signals of the pressure detection unit and the oil level detection unit. The man-machine interaction interface is in communication connection with the PLC control box and used for setting lubricating parameters and displaying the lubricating state. According to the automatic crown block lubricating device for the petroleum drilling machine, full automation of lubricating of the petroleum drilling crown block is achieved, and operation safety and lubricating reliability are greatly improved.

A climate-control system may include first and second compressors and a suction manifold. The first compressor includes a first shell, a first compression mechanism, and a first suction inlet through which working fluid is drawn into the first compressor. The second compressor includes a second shell, a second compression mechanism, and a second suction inlet through which working fluid is drawn into the second compressor. The suction manifold includes first and second arms. The first arm provides working fluid to the first suction inlet. The second arm provides working fluid to the second suction inlet. The second arm includes a first suction pipe, a second suction pipe, and a suction valve. The suction valve is movable between a first position in which working fluid is allowed to flow through the first suction pipe and a second position in which working fluid is allowed to flow through the second suction pipe.

A lubricant delivery apparatus for installation on a device that includes a moving component that is actuated by an actuating fluid from an actuating fluid source is disclosed. The apparatus includes a lubricant supply reservoir and a pump operably coupled to the reservoir for receiving a pre-determined amount of lubricant from the reservoir and for discharging the pre-determined amount of lubricant from the apparatus. The apparatus has a non-actuated state, wherein the predetermined amount of lubricant is disposed within the pump and an actuated state wherein the predetermined amount of lubricant is discharged from the pump. While the apparatus is installed on the device, the pump is operably coupled to the actuating fluid source such that actuation of the moving component is with effect that the apparatus transitions from the non-actuated state to the actuated state such that the predetermined amount of lubricant is delivered to the moving component.

An aircraft is described and includes an aircraft body, a gearbox housing containing a lubricant, and a remote gearbox lubricant level gauging (RGLLG) system including a light source that when activated illuminates an interior of the gearbox housing; at least one light tube for transmitting light from inside the gearbox housing to an observer end of the RGLLG system, and at least one indicator at the observer end of for indicating a level of the lubricant contained within the gearbox based on the light transmitted via the at least one light tube.

An oil condition estimation device (30) includes: a first acquisition unit (321) that acquires, from a pressure sensor (12) provided on a bottom surface (B) of an oil pan (10) of an internal combustion engine, a pressure (P) of oil (E) stored in the oil pan (10); a second acquisition unit (322) that acquires a distance (H) between the bottom surface (B) and the liquid level (T) of the oil (E) from a liquid level sensor (13) provided in the oil pan (10); and a calculation unit (324) that calculates the density (rho) of the oil (E) on the basis of the pressure (P) and the distance (H).