Patent ID: 8620479
Filing Date: 2013-12-31
Classification: F16N

Abstract:
1. A lubricator device for dispensing a lubricant to a lubrication point of a machine, the lubricator device including: a body for containing the lubricant; a connector removably connectable to the lubrication point and defining a dispensing outlet for dispensing lubricant from the body to the lubrication point; an electric dispensing mechanism operable to control dispensation of the lubricant from the body, the electric dispensing mechanism including an electronic control circuit controlling operation of the dispensing mechanism, the control circuit including: an energy cell for powering the dispensing mechanism, in which the control circuit is operable to receive control signals via the RF receiver and to transmit, via the RF transmitter, operational signals incorporating the ID code and at least one operational parameter including at least a charge level of the cell or a voltage across the cell.