According to one aspect of the present invention, a sliding member includes: a sliding surface against which an outer surface of a cam abuts; and a groove having a spiral shape or a plurality of grooves having an annular shape, which are provided on the sliding surface. The sliding surface includes a central region having a circular shape and including a center of the sliding surface, and a first annular region located outside the central region. A ratio R.sub.C of a width L2 of the groove to a pitch L1 of the groove in the central region is larger than a ratio R.sub.O1 of the width L2 of the groove to the pitch L1 of the groove in the first annular region.

A controller for a vehicle that includes an internal combustion includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry obtains a predicted temperature outside the vehicle and estimates the viscosity of a lubricating oil based on the oil pressure and the oil temperature of the lubricating oil when the internal combustion engine satisfies a specific operation condition. When the processing circuitry determines that there is a likelihood of a cranking failure occurring in the internal combustion engine on condition that the predicted temperature is less than a threshold value that is based on the viscosity, the processing circuitry outputs a notification signal indicating that that there is a likelihood of a cranking failure occurring in the internal combustion engine.

According to one aspect of the present invention, a sliding member includes: a sliding surface against which an outer surface of a cam abuts; and a groove having a spiral shape or a plurality of grooves having an annular shape, which are provided on the sliding surface.

The sliding surface includes a central region having a circular shape and including a center of the sliding surface, and a first annular region located outside the central region. A ratio R.sub.C of a width L2 of the groove to a pitch L1 of the groove in the central region is larger than a ratio R.sub.O1 of the width L2 of the groove to the pitch L1 of the groove in the first annular region.

The invention relates to the field of aeronautical propulsion, and more particularly an on-board drainage reservoir of an aircraft engine, the on-board reservoir including a first compartment with a first intake passage for receiving fluid drained from the engine, a first closeable emptying passage, and a first quality sensor assembly for detecting at least one quality parameter of the fluid drained from the engine.

The invention relates to the field of aeronautical propulsion, and more specifically to an emptying and monitoring device and method for emptying and monitoring a fluid drained from an aircraft engine. The emptying and monitoring device comprises at least one first intake passage for receiving, directly from the aircraft, fluid drained from the engine, and a first quality sensor assembly for detecting at least one quality parameter of the fluid drained from the engine, having been admitted through the first intake passage.

A system for distributing semisolid lubricant, including a semisolid lubricant tank and a high pressure pumping system that intermittently feeds, during a lubrication cycle, at least one first duct, the at least one first duct feeding a plurality of distributors adapted to sort the semisolid lubricant to a plurality of users; a controlled suction/delivery device, fluidly associated with the first duct, for controlled suction/delivery of a part of the semisolid lubricant conveyed by the first duct. The controlled suction/delivery device configured to suck a volume of semisolid lubricant from the first duct during a step of inactivity of the pumping system on the first duct, and to introduce the previously suctioned semisolid lubricant in the first duct during a step of activity of the pumping system on the first duct.

The present invention relates to an electric grease barrel pump that has a single pumping structure and has an automatic shift function performed by a manual operation of a valve for switching a grease supply line. The electric grease barrel pump comprises: a pumping means; a driving means; a supply pipe through which the grease is discharged from the pumping means; a distribution valve installed at an end of the supply pipe in a direction in which the grease is discharged; a magnetic switch, installed at a movable portion of the distribution valve, for outputting a signal for supplying the grease to a selected grease supply target of the plurality of grease supply targets according to an operating position of the movable portion; and a control unit for controlling the driving means to adjust grease discharge capability of the pumping means according to the signal of the magnetic switch.

A container includes a pouch formed of a film material and in which a lubricant composition with a worked penetration of 300 to 450 is filled and sealed, and a spout fixed to the pouch.

A container includes a pouch formed of a film material and in which a lubricant composition with a worked penetration of 300 to 450 is filled and sealed, and a spout fixed to the pouch.

A lubricating system includes a machine configured to operate in a first operating state and a second operating state; and a heat activated polymer material applied to at least a part of the machine and to remain solid during the first operating state and to soften upon being heated in the second operating state to lubricate the machine. The heat activated polymer material may soften due to increased friction incurred by the machine in the second operating state. A heating element may be operatively connected to any of the machine and the heat activated polymer material. The heat activated polymer material may soften due to being heated by the heating element in the second operating state. An injector may apply the heat activated polymer material to the machine. A channel may direct a flow of the heat activated polymer material as it softens in the second operating state.