Patent ID: 6145626
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: F16N

Abstract:
An air/oil lubrication system for controllably delivering an air/oil mixture to a plurality of bearing points, the system comprising:a mixing module comprising an air inlet, an oil inlet and a plurality of air/oil mixture outlets, the air inlet and oil outlet being connected to each of the air/oil mixture outlets,each air/oil mixture outlet being connected to one of the plurality of bearing points by one of a plurality of lubrication lines, each air/oil mixture outlet being connected to one of a plurality of solenoids, each solenoid being connected to a common pressure transducer, the common pressure transducer being connected to controller,the controller sequentially opening the solenoids one at a time thereby establishing communication between one of the air/oil mixture outlets and the common transducer at a time, the common transducer receiving pressure signals from each of the air/oil mixture outlets and converting the pressure signals to analog signals before transmitting the analog signals to the controller.