Patent ID: 8936135
Filing Date: 2015-01-20
Classification: F16N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A lubricant reservoir pumping system, comprising: a pump assembly including a housing having a top of heat conductive material including an upper face, a heater attached to and in thermal contact with the top of the housing for heating said upper face, and a lubricant pump in the housing for pumping lubricant to a lubrication site, said pump having an inlet for receiving lubricant and an outlet for discharging lubricant at a pressure higher than that of lubricant at the inlet; and a reservoir including a tank for holding lubricant, the tank having a bottom of heat conductive material including a lower face contoured, sized, and shaped for face-to-face contact with the upper face of the top of the housing of the pump assembly over a predetermined area of the lower face to promote thermal conduction across an interface between said upper and lower faces, the reservoir including an outlet positioned to fluidly communicate with the pump inlet.