EP3455471A4 - Apparatus and method - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP3455471A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

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EP16901319.0A

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German (de)

French (fr)

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EP3455471A1 (en

Inventor

Gordon Lamb

Rana Ali

Peter Brett

Michael Baker

Marc Payne

John Williams

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Castrol Ltd

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Castrol Ltd

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2016-05-13

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2016-05-13

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2020-01-08

2016-05-13 Application filed by Castrol Ltd filed Critical Castrol Ltd

2019-03-20 Publication of EP3455471A1 publication Critical patent/EP3455471A1/en

2020-01-08 Publication of EP3455471A4 publication Critical patent/EP3455471A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01M—LUBRICATING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; LUBRICATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; CRANKCASE VENTILATING
- F01M11/00—Component parts, details or accessories, not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F01M1/00 - F01M9/00
- F01M11/04—Filling or draining lubricant of or from machines or engines
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01M—LUBRICATING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; LUBRICATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; CRANKCASE VENTILATING
- F01M11/00—Component parts, details or accessories, not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F01M1/00 - F01M9/00
- F01M11/04—Filling or draining lubricant of or from machines or engines
- F01M11/0458—Lubricant filling and draining
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16H—GEARING
- F16H57/00—General details of gearing
- F16H57/04—Features relating to lubrication or cooling or heating
- F16H57/0408—Exchange, draining or filling of transmission lubricant
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16H—GEARING
- F16H57/00—General details of gearing
- F16H57/04—Features relating to lubrication or cooling or heating
- F16H57/045—Lubricant storage reservoirs, e.g. reservoirs in addition to a gear sump for collecting lubricant in the upper part of a gear case
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16N—LUBRICATING
- F16N19/00—Lubricant containers for use in lubricators or lubrication systems
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16N—LUBRICATING
- F16N37/00—Equipment for transferring lubricant from one container to another
- G—PHYSICS
- G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
- G05D—SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
- G05D11/00—Control of flow ratio
- G05D11/02—Controlling ratio of two or more flows of fluid or fluent material
- G05D11/13—Controlling ratio of two or more flows of fluid or fluent material characterised by the use of electric means
- G05D11/131—Controlling ratio of two or more flows of fluid or fluent material characterised by the use of electric means by measuring the values related to the quantity of the individual components
- G05D11/132—Controlling ratio of two or more flows of fluid or fluent material characterised by the use of electric means by measuring the values related to the quantity of the individual components by controlling the flow of the individual components
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01M—LUBRICATING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; LUBRICATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; CRANKCASE VENTILATING
- F01M11/00—Component parts, details or accessories, not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F01M1/00 - F01M9/00
- F01M11/04—Filling or draining lubricant of or from machines or engines
- F01M2011/0483—Filling or draining lubricant of or from machines or engines with a lubricant cartridge for facilitating the change
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F03D—WIND MOTORS
- F03D15/00—Transmission of mechanical power
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F03D—WIND MOTORS
- F03D80/00—Details, components or accessories not provided for in groups F03D1/00 - F03D17/00
- F03D80/70—Bearing or lubricating arrangements

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Automation & Control Theory (AREA)
Loading And Unloading Of Fuel Tanks Or Ships (AREA)
Pyridine Compounds (AREA)
Lubrication Details And Ventilation Of Internal Combustion Engines (AREA)
Lubrication Of Internal Combustion Engines (AREA)
Devices For Dispensing Beverages (AREA)
General Details Of Gearings (AREA)

EP16901319.0A 2016-05-13 2016-05-13 Apparatus and method Withdrawn EP3455471A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
PCT/CN2016/082000 WO2017193364A1 (en)	2016-05-13	2016-05-13	Apparatus and method

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP3455471A1 EP3455471A1 (en)	2019-03-20
EP3455471A4 true EP3455471A4 (en)	2020-01-08

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Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP16901319.0A Withdrawn EP3455471A4 (en)	2016-05-13	2016-05-13	Apparatus and method

Country Status (12)

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US (1)	US20190136727A1 (en)
EP (1)	EP3455471A4 (en)
JP (1)	JP2019519709A (en)
CN (1)	CN109563749A (en)
AU (1)	AU2016406284A1 (en)
BR (1)	BR112018073223A2 (en)
CA (1)	CA3023779A1 (en)
MX (1)	MX2018013927A (en)
RU (1)	RU2018143233A (en)
SG (1)	SG11201809758SA (en)
WO (1)	WO2017193364A1 (en)
ZA (1)	ZA201807400B (en)

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- 2016-05-13 CA CA3023779A patent/CA3023779A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2016-05-13 EP EP16901319.0A patent/EP3455471A4/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2016-05-13 US US16/300,948 patent/US20190136727A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2016-05-13 WO PCT/CN2016/082000 patent/WO2017193364A1/en unknown
- 2016-05-13 RU RU2018143233A patent/RU2018143233A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
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SG11201809758SA (en)	2018-12-28
CN109563749A (en)	2019-04-02
JP2019519709A (en)	2019-07-11
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