US 11,940,094 B2
Central lubricating station
Thomas Lisby, Svendborg (DK); William Lisby, Svendborg (DK); and Ivan Madsen, Odense Sv (DK)
Assigned to Hove A/S, Glostrup (DK)
Appl. No. 16/606,978
Filed by Hove A/S, Glostrup (DK)
PCT Filed Apr. 25, 2018, PCT No. PCT/EP2018/060586
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 21, 2019,
PCT Pub. No. WO2018/197557, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 1, 2018.
Claims priority of application No. 17168456 (EP), filed on Apr. 27, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2020/0049310 A1, Feb. 13, 2020
Int. Cl. F16H 57/04 (2010.01); F01M 1/02 (2006.01); F01M 11/04 (2006.01); F03D 80/70 (2016.01); F16N 7/38 (2006.01); F16N 19/00 (2006.01); F16N 29/00 (2006.01); F16N 29/02 (2006.01); F16N 37/00 (2006.01)
CPC F16N 7/385 (2013.01) [F01M 1/02 (2013.01); F01M 11/04 (2013.01); F03D 80/70 (2016.05); F16H 57/0434 (2013.01); F16N 19/00 (2013.01); F16N 29/00 (2013.01); F16N 29/02 (2013.01); F16N 37/00 (2013.01); F01M 2011/0483 (2013.01); F05B 2240/50 (2013.01); F16N 2210/025 (2013.01); F16N 2210/12 (2013.01); F16N 2210/14 (2013.01); F16N 2270/60 (2013.01); F16N 2270/70 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A central lubrication station for lubricating at least one machine part, the central lubrication station comprising:
a housing comprising:
at least one pump;
at least one motor configured for driving the at least one pump;
a container base adapted for attaching a plurality of replaceable containers at the same time, the container base being selectively positionable relative to the at least one pump, wherein each of the replaceable containers holds at least one lubricant, wherein the container base comprises a rotatable disc adapted for attaching the plurality of replaceable containers and rotatable relative to the at least one pump;
at least one lubricant outlet attached to the container base;
at least one hose coupled to the lubricant outlet for fluidly connecting the lubricant outlet to the at least one machine part;
wherein the central lubrication station is configured for pumping, by means of the at least one pump, lubricant from any of the replaceable containers selected by the positionable container base, to the at least one machine part via the at least one hose.