An auxiliary power unit (APU) oil quantity indication system and method provides a stable and accurate oil quantity indication during startup, mission duration and shutdown. The system determines a gulp value at various stages of operation, which is combined with a raw oil quantity indication to provide an indicated oil quantity.

A method and a system for sensing engine oil deterioration are disclosed. The method includes measuring an engine RPM, load (Load), and an engine temperature (Temp), calculating the amount of change in a deterioration factor (f (RPM, Load, Temp) of engine oil per revolution of an engine using the measured engine RPM, load, and the engine oil temperature, and then calculating the engine oil deterioration degree at a current time point by accumulating a value obtained by multiplying the calculated amount in change of the deterioration factor (f (RPM, Load, Temp) by an engine revolutions during a predetermined sampling cycle (Δr) to a previous engine oil deterioration degree.

An oil guidance arrangement for a transmission housing (1) of a vehicle includes at least one annular oil slinger (2) for collecting radially outward flowing oil. A guide area (3) for generating a laminar oil flow is closed in sections and is provided on a circumferential area of the oil slinger (2). A transmission housing (1) includes the oil guidance arrangement. The oil slinger (2) of the oil guidance arrangement is attached to a transmission housing-side centering plate (10) and surrounds a clutch (6). By rotation of the clutch (6), oil is guidable radially outward to the guide area (3) of the oil slinger (2).

A drive unit for a hybrid vehicle that enables downsizing and cost reduction of an oil supply mechanism to be achieved. The drive unit includes: a first feeding line for supplying a first motor and a differential mechanism with oil discharged from a first oil pump; and a second feeding line for supplying a second motor with oil discharged from a second oil pump, the oil being supplied via an oil cooler that cools the oil. A passage between from the second oil pump to the second motor in the second feeding line and a passage between from the first oil pump to the first motor and the differential mechanism in the first feeding line, are independent of each other.

An auxiliary power unit (APU) oil quantity indication system and method provides a stable and accurate oil quantity indication during startup, mission duration and shutdown. The system determines a gulp value at various stages of operation, which is combined with a raw oil quantity indication to provide an indicated oil quantity.

A system for controlling a variable oil pump is provided. The system includes a variable oil pump that varies a discharge pressure of oil and an actuator that is operated to vary the discharge pressure of the oil of the variable oil pump. A controller turns the actuator on or off based a relationship between an outdoor temperature and a cooling water temperature of an engine.

Systems are provided for an axle arm including a lubricant reservoir and a driveshaft. In one example, system may include a lubricant reservoir of an axle arm comprising a fill line at an edge of a driveshaft, wherein a central axis of the lubricant reservoir is misaligned with a central axis of the driveshaft.

System and method for constantly monitoring the state of the oil of the wheels of heavy machinery, in particular mining trucks, while they are in motion. Comprising a server; a wireless sensor module attached to the rim of the wheel, obtaining oil measurements from an oil quality sensor, which sends the measurements to the server wirelessly; the sensor, located inside the sensor module; and a spoon-type mechanism which maintains the sensor in permanent contact with the oil inside the wheel, wherein said spoon-type mechanism rotates with the sensor module and the wheel. In addition, it may comprise a receiving antenna module which is located between the sensor module and the server. In addition, it may comprise a transmitter which is located between the receiving antenna module and the server.

In a construction machine where an arm, a working attachment, and a distal end portion of an extensible cylinder are coupled via a power link and an idler link, to achieve protection of a grease feeding piping when the grease feeding piping is arranged in the idler link, and to ensure that the structure of the idler link is not complicated. In an idler link, there is formed a protruding part which protrudes in a direction opposite to a bucket from a link body part of the idler link; there is provided a grease feeding piping arrangement space which extends in a link length direction, toward right and left inside of right and left outer side faces of the protruding part, with at least either one side of the side opposite to the bucket or right and left inward sides open; and a grease feeding piping is arranged in the grease feeding piping arrangement space, in a state of not protruding in a direction opposite to the bucket beyond a protruding distal end portion face of the protruding part and not protruding toward right and left inside beyond right and left inner side link faces of the link body part.

In some implementations, coupling system for rotatably coupling a moldboard of a snow wing assembly includes a hinge for rotatably coupling the moldboard to a linkage assembly to enable the moldboard to rotate in a first rotational direction, the hinge including a plate having a first face and a second face. The plate includes a first passageway extending between the first face and the second face to facilitate lubricant being supplied to a first interface between the plate and the moldboard. The coupling system may include a pin extending through the moldboard and the plate to rotatably couple the moldboard with the hinge. The pin enables the moldboard to rotate in a second rotational direction about a rotational axis defined by a body of the pin, and the body includes a second passageway extending from a bottom portion of the pin to an outer surface of the pin.