Patent ID: 8464837

Claim:
A device for controlling the lubrication of a work vehicle, which device includes: a tank ( 1 ) for storing a lubricant ( 12 ); a number of delivery points ( 8 a - g ), at which lubricant is supplied to tools of the work vehicle or other parts that need to be lubricated; a distribution block ( 5 ) including a number of branching points ( 6 a - g ) that are connected to said delivery points ( 8 a - g ), respectively; a pump ( 2 ) for pumping lubricant from the tank ( 1 ) to the distribution block ( 5 ), said distribution block ( 5 ) transferring said lubricant to the delivery points ( 8 a - g ); a control system ( 3 ), for controlling the supply of lubricant, wherein the device also includes: a detector ( 4 ) that detects or measures when a predetermined volume of lubricant that corresponds to a pump cycle is delivered from the pump and sends a signal with this information to the control system ( 3 ), a timer ( 11 ) that measures time intervals that correspond to a certain duration of time and is adjusted to, for each time interval, send a signal to the control system ( 3 ) that indicates that a time interval has elapsed, wherein the control system, based on the signals from the detector ( 4 ) and the timer ( 11 ), regulates the pump to deliver a certain number of pump cycles per time interval to the delivery points ( 8 a - g ).