A method for controlling a DC pump motor, preferably a brushed DC motor for pumping lubricant, which motor is controlled by a pulse-width modulated (PWM) control signal, wherein current parameters are acquired in an acquisition step and a duty cycle (D) of the PWM control signal (S.sub.PWM) is adapted and/or changed on the basis of the detected parameters in an adaptation step, wherein the acquisition of current parameters comprises at least the acquisition of a current input voltage (U.sub.B).

This application relates to a battery operated grease gun comprising a body able to be connected to a container configured to store grease, the body defining first and second elongate chambers therein, the first chamber extending along a first axis and the second chamber extending along a second axis, the first axis being spaced from the second axis, and the second chamber having a smaller cross-sectional area than the first chamber; first and second pistons, the first piston configured to reciprocate within the first chamber along the first axis and the second piston configured to reciprocate within the second chamber along the second axis, the second piston having a smaller cross-sectional area than the first piston; a common grease channel, the common grease channel being disposed between the container and the first and second chambers such that the grease is able to flow from the container into the first and second chambers; an actuator connected to the body and moveable between a retracted position, whereby grease is able to flow through the common grease channel, and an engaged position, whereby grease is restricted from flowing through the common grease channel, the actuator being configured to cause reciprocation of the first piston and the second piston when moved between the engaged and retracted positions; and a grease outlet fluidically connected to the first and second chambers that allows for grease to be discharged from the grease gun. The battery operated grease gun may further comprise a high pressure/high flow switch in the form of a pressure-sensitive spool, bypass valve or gap-based bypass.

A fluid delivery system includes a reservoir for storing fluid, a rotary pump having a first pump port and a second pump port, a first fluid conduit connecting the first pump port to the reservoir, and a second fluid conduit connecting the second pump port to the reservoir. The rotary pump rotates in a first delivery direction in a normal mode and in a second delivery direction in an alternative mode. A first valve separates the first pump port from the reservoir when the rotary pump is in its alternative mode, and a second valve separates the second pump port from the reservoir when the rotary pump is in its normal mode.

The invention relates to a lubricant dispenser comprising a storage container (1) filled with lubricant and a pump (2) which is connected to or can be connected to the storage container (1) and by means of which the lubricant can be pumped out of the storage container (1). The pump has a pump housing (3) with an inlet opening (4) and an outlet opening (5), a piston (6) which is movably guided in the pump housing (3) in a linear manner, and a drive (7) which acts on the piston (6). The pump housing (3) of the pump (2) is connected to or can be connected to the storage container (1), and the piston (6) can be raised or lowered cyclically by the drive (7) in order to pump a lubricant from the inlet opening (4) to the outlet opening (5). The lubricant dispenser is characterized in that the piston (6) is designed in a stepped manner with an upper piston surface (10) which delimits an upper displacement chamber (8) and a lower piston surface (11) which delimits a lower displacement chamber (9) and is reduced compared to the upper piston surface (10). The upper displacement chamber (8) adjoins the inlet opening (4) via a first valve (13), and the first valve (13) is loaded or can be loaded into a closed base position. A through-opening (12a, 12b) which connects the upper displacement chamber (8) to the lower displacement chamber (9) with the interposition of a second valve (14) is arranged in or on the piston (6), and the lower displacement chamber (9) transitions into the outlet opening (5) via an outlet channel (16). When the piston (6) is lowered as the result of a negative pressure in the upper displacement chamber (8), the first valve opens (for example against a spring force), and lubricant is suctioned out of the storage container into the upper displacement chamber (8), but the second valve (14) closes and lubricant is pushed out of the lower displacement chamber (9) into the outlet channel (16). When the piston (6) is raised, the first valve (13) closes, but the second valve (14) opens in the piston (6), and lubricant both flows from the upper displacement chamber (8) into the lower displacement chamber (9) and is pushed from the lower displacement chamber (9) into the outlet channel (16).

A pump system for supplying lubricant to components of a wind turbine comprises: a pump for pumping lubricant through a fluid circuit of the wind turbine; a drive means for driving the pump; and, a gearbox arrangement arranged to couple the drive means to the pump. The gearbox arrangement comprises a rotatable input shaft configured to be driven by the drive means and a rotatable output shaft configured to drive the pump. The input shaft is rotatable in a first direction of rotation and a second direction of rotation when driven by the drive means. The output shaft is rotatable in the first direction of rotation, and the speed of rotation of the output shaft is determined by an operational mode of the gearbox arrangement. In a first mode of operation, when the input shaft rotates in the first direction of rotation at a first speed of rotation, the gearbox arrangement is configured to drive the output shaft to rotate also in the first direction of rotation at the first speed of rotation. In a second mode of operation, when the input shaft rotates in the second direction of rotation at the first speed of rotation, the gearbox arrangement is configured to drive the output shaft to rotate in the first direction of rotation at a second speed of rotation.

A lubricating oil station having a pump that pumps oil into a bearing shell, wherein the quantity of oil is controlled by designing the pump with control of the rotational speed, the rotational speed being controlled by a control unit.

A lubricant pump (14) and a method thereof are disclosed. The lubricant pump (14) includes a pump base (32) and a reservoir housing (30). The pump base (32) and the reservoir housing (30) define a lubricant reservoir for storing lubricant. One or more pump elements (34) extend at least partially into the lubricant reservoir. Heaters (36) are disposed on the pump base (32) proximate the pump elements (34). The heaters (36) are configured to heat the local area surrounding the pump elements (34), to thereby reduce the viscosity of the lubricant at the pump elements (34). The heaters (36) are electrically connected to a thermal switch (38) to control activation and deactivation of the heaters (36). With the lubricant pump (14) and the method thereof, the thermal switch (38) can control the heater (36) based on air temperature rather than the temperature of the lubricant, so the viscosity of lubricant is well controlled.

An electric oil pump includes a motor part having a shaft; a pump part that is driven by the motor part via the shaft and discharges oil; and a control part configured to control an operation of the motor part. The motor part includes a rotor, a stator, and a motor housing in which the rotor and the stator are accommodated. The pump part includes a pump rotor attached to the shaft and a pump housing having a housing part in which the pump rotor is accommodated. The control part includes an electronic component and a board having a surface on which the electronic component is mounted. The board is disposed outside the stator in a radial direction and within a range of the motor part in the axial direction, and the surface of the board is disposed to face the stator and extends in the axial direction.

A lubricant pump includes a housing mountable to the upper end of a lubricant container and having a vertical central bore, an outlet passage extending between the central bore and an outlet port fluidly connectable with the lubricant distributor and a vent chamber having an inlet and an outlet. A vent inlet passage extends between the central bore and the vent chamber inlet and a vent outlet passage extends between the vent chamber outlet and a vent outlet port fluidly connectable with a container cavity. A movable valve element is disposed within the vent chamber and displaceable along an axis between a position in which the valve element obstructs the chamber inlet and/or the chamber outlet and a second position in which the chamber inlet is fluidly connected with the chamber outlet to provide an internal flow path from the central bore to the vent outlet port.

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.