Progressive Distributor Base Body for Lubricant Distribution
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing progressive distributors for lubricant distribution require complex troubleshooting and are not cost-effective in design and operation, often necessitating disconnection of individual units for maintenance and fault detection.
Innovation Solution
A progressive distributor base body with two lubricant inlet channels, one of which is manually accessible via a lubricant nipple, allowing for efficient and compact design, seamless construction, and mechanical operation without electronic components, enabling fluid communication and sequential lubricant distribution using kinetic energy.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a progressive distributor uses a single lubricant inlet channel, then the construction is simpler, but troubleshooting requires disconnection of individual units and maintenance becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The single inlet channel is segmented into multiple independent inlet channels (first lubricant inlet channel and second lubricant inlet channel), allowing independent access to different parts of the distributor. This enables troubleshooting of specific sections without disconnecting the entire unit, while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure.
Solution Approach 2:
A lubricant nipple is introduced as an intermediary component connected to the second lubricant inlet channel. This nipple provides external access to the internal channel system, enabling maintenance and troubleshooting operations without requiring disconnection of the distributor body itself.
2Ease of manufacture
If the progressive distributor base body is designed as one-piece, then manufacturing is more cost-effective and construction is stable, but accessibility for maintenance is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The lubricant nipple is pre-configured on the one-piece base body during manufacturing, providing built-in maintenance access points. This preliminary provision of access features eliminates the need for complex disassembly procedures while maintaining the cost-effective one-piece construction advantage.
3Ease of repair
If the second lubricant inlet channel is made accessible via a lubricant nipple, then troubleshooting is simplified, but the device structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The lubricant nipple serves multiple functions: it provides troubleshooting access, enables maintenance operations, and maintains fluid communication within the system. This multi-functionality justifies the additional structural element by eliminating the need for separate troubleshooting mechanisms.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Facilitates cost-effective and efficient lubricant distribution with simplified troubleshooting and maintenance, ensuring reliable operation and effective lubricant supply to multiple outlets without the need to disconnect individual units.
Implementation Method 1
the energy that the distributor uses to supply the lubricant to multiple outlets or output ports comes exclusively from the kinetic energy, which the lubricant possesses upon entering into the progressive distributor base body
Data Source
AI summary
A progressive distributor base body for distributing lubricant includes a first lubricant inlet channel, at least one second lubricant inlet channel, at least first and second cylinders each configured to slidably support a piston element, and a bore fluidly connecting at least one of the first and second lubricant inlet channels with a channel that is fluidly connected to the first and second cylinders. The progressive distributor base body is formed as one-piece without any seams and a longitudinal direction of the second lubricant inlet channel is parallel to a longitudinal direction of the bore.