A lubricant injector used for dispensing a preselected amount of grease when the grease is delivered to the injector in a pressurized condition, the lubricant injector includes a generally cylindrical body which includes an upper grease reservoir adapted to selectively receive grease from a lower grease reservoir, wherein both reservoirs are filled with grease, the body includes a lower grease inlet and an upper grease outlet, the body also includes an inlet and an outlet. It further includes a shuttling spool slid-ably housed axially within the body wherein the shuttling spool is adapted to move axially upwardly upon application of pressurized grease at the inlet, and axially downwardly when the grease is not pressurized at the inlet such that upon application of pressurized grease at the inlet the shuttling spool is urged axially upwardly toward the outlet and configured to close off grease communication between the upper and lower grease reservoirs and substantially simultaneously open the inlet for communication of a preselected amount of grease into the lower grease reservoir. The lubricant injector is configured such that upon the preselected amount of grease entering the lower grease reservoir, simultaneously an equivalent amount of grease is dispensed from the outlet of the upper grease reservoir, and during this operation the upper and lower grease reservoirs are isolated.

A transmission capable of being assembled as a coolerless transmission and a transmission having an oil cooler includes a housing and a lubrication system. The oil passage system includes an oil passage having an oil outlet opening extending out of the housing and an oil inlet opening extending into the housing. A bypass flow passage is disposed in the housing in communication with the oil outlet opening and the oil inlet opening. In a coolerless configuration a pair of plugs are inserted in the oil outlet opening and the oil inlet opening, respectively, to close off the oil outlet opening and the oil inlet opening so that oil flows from the oil outlet opening to the oil inlet opening through the bypass flow passage. In a transmission configuration having an oil cooler, an exterior oil cooler is connected to the oil outlet opening and the oil inlet opening.

A transmission capable of being assembled as a coolerless transmission and a transmission having an oil cooler includes a housing and a lubrication system. The oil passage system includes an oil passage having an oil outlet opening extending out of the housing and an oil inlet opening extending into the housing. A bypass flow passage is disposed in the housing in communication with the oil outlet opening and the oil inlet opening. In a coolerless configuration a pair of plugs are inserted in the oil outlet opening and the oil inlet opening, respectively, to close off the oil outlet opening and the oil inlet opening so that oil flows from the oil outlet opening to the oil inlet opening through the bypass flow passage. In a transmission configuration having an oil cooler, an exterior oil cooler is connected to the oil outlet opening and the oil inlet opening.

A lubricant metering device includes a cup-shaped body with a supply passage coupled to a valve element, a hollow tubular body with a free end facing the valve element, a piston slidingly sealed inside the cup-shaped body and along an external surface of the tubular body, an elastic element exerting a load on the piston towards the supply passage, delineating an accumulation chamber facing the valve element and a dispensing chamber in constant communication with the cavity of the tubular body, also in communication with a delivery passage, the valve element closing the free end of the tubular body, isolating the cavity from the accumulation chamber and allowing communication with the supply passage, or isolating the accumulation chamber from the supply passage and allowing communication with the cavity. A stop limits the piston stroke towards the elastic element to adjust the dispensing of lubricant.

A lubricant metering device includes a cup-shaped body with a supply passage coupled to a valve element, a hollow tubular body with a free end facing the valve element, a piston slidingly sealed inside the cup-shaped body and along an external surface of the tubular body, an elastic element exerting a load on the piston towards the supply passage, delineating an accumulation chamber facing the valve element and a dispensing chamber in constant communication with the cavity of the tubular body, also in communication with a delivery passage, the valve element closing the free end of the tubular body, isolating the cavity from the accumulation chamber and allowing communication with the supply passage, or isolating the accumulation chamber from the supply passage and allowing communication with the cavity. A stop limits the piston stroke towards the elastic element to adjust the dispensing of lubricant.

A progressive distributor for lubricant includes a housing block. The housing block includes a lubricant inlet bore, via which receives lubricant, and a plurality of lubricant outlets, via which a metered amount of lubricant is dispensable. A plurality of metering pistons are provided in the housing block for the dispensing of the metered amount of lubricant. The metering pistons are received in associated piston bores. Each piston bore is associated with two lubricant outlets. Each metering piston is displaceable in the piston bore and is configured to alternatingly dispense the metered amount of lubricant to the one or the other lubricant outlet. The piston bores are fluidically connected to the lubricant-inlet bore and to each other via connecting bores to transfer lubricant to the other piston bores. The piston bore includes a first region configured to receive the metering piston and a second region configured as the lubricant outlet.

A progressive distributor for lubricant includes a housing block. The housing block includes a lubricant inlet bore, via which receives lubricant, and a plurality of lubricant outlets, via which a metered amount of lubricant is dispensable. A plurality of metering pistons are provided in the housing block for the dispensing of the metered amount of lubricant. The metering pistons are received in associated piston bores. Each piston bore is associated with two lubricant outlets. Each metering piston is displaceable in the piston bore and is configured to alternatingly dispense the metered amount of lubricant to the one or the other lubricant outlet. The piston bores are fluidically connected to the lubricant-inlet bore and to each other via connecting bores to transfer lubricant to the other piston bores. The piston bore includes a first region configured to receive the metering piston and a second region configured as the lubricant outlet.

The invention is directed to a divider block assembly made from one piece of material. Traditional divider blocks require modular sections so that piston alignment can be calibrated precisely. The current invention uses replaceable pistons and sleeves that are suitable for use at high fluid pressures. The use of these pistons also allows for a single, bodied, one-piece, metal divider body, rather than the conventional multiple block divider blocks, which allows for a more efficient manufacturing method and stronger, more reliable, and more efficient lubricant dispensing system. The use of any of these aspects separately can improve performance, and not all are required in every embodiment.

The invention is directed to a divider block assembly made from one piece of material. Traditional divider blocks require modular sections so that piston alignment can be calibrated precisely. The current invention uses replaceable pistons and sleeves that are suitable for use at high fluid pressures. The use of these pistons also allows for a single, bodied, one-piece, metal divider body, rather than the conventional multiple block divider blocks, which allows for a more efficient manufacturing method and stronger, more reliable, and more efficient lubricant dispensing system. The use of any of these aspects separately can improve performance, and not all are required in every embodiment.

A housing for a device for metered dispensing of a medium, the housing including at least one inlet, preferably threadless, configured to allow the medium to enter the housing from a reservoir, a plurality of receptacles, preferably threadless, a metering device in each of the plurality of receptacles, an inlet line connected to the at least one inlet, and a plurality of distribution lines connected to the inlet line and to each of the plurality of receptacles, wherein the housing includes a plastic material.