Vehicle including a lubrication system

Abstract

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

Claims

(18) configured to generate a second level signal when it detects a low level of the lubricant (6) in the reservoir (4), and to transmit the second level signal to the controller (14).

7. A lubrication system (2) according to claim 6, wherein the controller (14) is configured to detect a leak from the lubrication system (2) or an overconsumption of the lubricant (6) when the controller (14) receives the second signal and when the consumption information indicates a quantity of lubricant (6) pumped by the pump (8) during the operational cycle below a predetermined threshold.

8. A lubrication system (2) according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the controller (14) is configured to detect a blockage of the conduit (10) when the consumption information indicates a quantity of lubricant (6) pumped by the pump (8) during the operational cycle greater than a predetermined threshold, in the absence of reception by the controller (14) of the second level signal.

9. A lubrication system (2) according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the evaluation means (12) is configured to detect a number of activations of the pump (8) and / or an operating time of the pump (8) during the operational cycle, and to provide the consumption information from the number of activations of the pump (8) and / or the operating time of the pump (8).

10. Vehicle comprising a lubrication system according to any one of claims 1 to 9, the component (9) being for example a wheel flange of the vehicle. [Fig. 1]

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