Patent ID: 11965502
Assignee: SKF LUBRICATION SYSTEMS GERMANY GMBH
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 3:
4. A housing for a lubricant supply device for supplying a consumer with a lubricant, the housing comprising:
a storage space for the lubricant and,
a pump space configured to contain a conveying pump for pumping the lubricant from the storage space to a medium outlet,
wherein the storage space is at least partially defined by a side wall, a base wall and a cover wall,
wherein the housing includes an outer wall overlying a portion of the storage space side wall and defining with the storage space side wall a first intermediate space,
wherein the storage space side wall includes a first opening providing fluid communication between the storage space and the first intermediate space,
wherein the pump space is at least partially defined by a side wall, a base wall and a cover wall,
including an outer wall overlying a portion of the pump space side wall and defining with the pump space side wall a second intermediate space, and
wherein the pump space and the storage space are disposed with respect to each other such that the first intermediate space and the second intermediate space are in fluid communication with one another.