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    • 专利摘要:
    The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for removing or moving a viscous fluid such as grease from a first unit such as a bearing e.g. a ball bearing to a second unit via a hose or pipe. The invention relates to an apparatus for pumping a viscous fluid from an outlet (11) of a first unit (1) to an inlet (10) of a second unit (2) through a hose or pipe (7), a vacuum pump (3) is connected to the hose or pipe (7) and the viscous fluid is moved through the hose or pipe (7) by suction; wherein the hose or pipe (7) comprises an inlet (8) for gas such as air, and the flow of gas through the inlet (8) is controlled by a valve (9).
    公开号:DK201901474A1
    申请号:DKP201901474
    申请日:2019-12-13
    公开日:2021-07-28
    发明作者:Hove Thomas
    申请人:Danhydra As；
    IPC主号:
    专利说明:

    Apparatus and method for moving viscous fluid by suction The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for removing or moving a viscous fluid such as grease from a first unit such as a bearing e.g. a ball bearing to a second unit via a hose or pipe.
    Background Art: When removing surplus grease from a bearing or similar space where it is not possible to force the grease out be increased pressure, it has proven to be difficult to remove the grease by suction through a hose or pipe.
    The object of the present invention is to provide a pumping apparatus which does not stall when pumping the viscous fluid, but instead works effectively and constantly. — Summary of invention: The present invention relates to an apparatus able to pump grease or similar viscous fluids through a hose or pipe.
    The objective of the present invention is to provide an apparatus which is cheaper and more robust than previously known solutions.
    According to one aspect of the invention, the invention relates to an apparatus for pumping a viscous fluid from an outlet of a first unit to an inlet of a second unit through a hose or pipe, a vacuum pump is connected to the hose or pipe and the viscous fluid is moved through the hose or pipe by suction; wherein the hose or pipe comprises an inlet for gas such as air, and the flow of gas through the inlet is controlled by a valve.
    According to any embodiment of the invention, the inlet may be positioned close to the first unit, e.g. closer to the first unit than to the second unit and/or e.g. less than 0,2 m or less than 0.15 m from the outlet of the first unit, and/or e.g. more than 0.05 m from the outlet.
    According to any embodiment of the invention, the valve may be a needle valve or a similar valve capable of fine adjustment.
    According to any embodiment of the invention, the second unit may be a separation unit comprising an outlet for viscous fluid through which outlet the viscous fluid is removed by a pump and an outlet for gas.
    According to any embodiment of the invention, the first unit may be a bearing such as a ball bearing.
    According to any embodiment of the invention, the viscous fluid may be grease or a similar lubricating material. — According to any embodiment of the invention, the opening of the valve may be adjusted when the apparatus is set up, and then the opening of the valve may be constant until e.g. manual or automatic re-adjustment takes place.
    According to any embodiment of the invention, the hose may be made of a flexible material such as a polymer e.g. PVC, polyurethane, Nomex, polyethylene or thermoplastic, which polymer may be reinforced by fibers or similar. According to a second aspect of the invention, the invention relates to a method for pumping i.e. by suction a viscous fluids from a first unit to a second unit through a hose or pipe, the viscous fluid is provided at an outlet of the first unit and the second unit is subjected to a constant vacuum, consequently the viscous fluid is pulled or moved into the hose or pipe, wherein a flow of gas is allowed into the hose or pipe between the outlet of the first unit and the inlet of the second unit. According to any embodiment of the second aspect of the invention, the vacuum pump may provide a pressure p2 in the second unit of a vacuum of 1000 to 1 mbar / 760 to 0.75 Torr. List of figures: Figures 1 shows a schematic illustration of an apparatus according to the invention. Throughout the application identical or similar elements of different embodiments are given the same reference numbers.
    Definitions of words: In general — when this expression is used in respect of a feature, the feature may be employed with any embodiment of the invention, even though the specific mentioning appears in the detailed part of the description.
    A viscous fluid - Viscosity of a fluid determines to what degree fluids resists their shear deformation, and a viscous fluids provide resistance between the layers of the fluid which will prevent the viscous fluid from flowing fast towards an outlet thereby increasing the risk of mixing air into the fluid at the outlet during pumping.
    Vacuum pump - a pump for exhausting gas from an enclosed space. Detailed description of invention: In general, the invention relates to an apparatus for pumping a viscous fluid from an outlet of a first unit to an inlet of a second unit through a hose or pipe, a vacuum pump is connected to the hose or pipe e.g. via the second unit and the viscous fluid is moved through the hose or pipe by suction.
    Figure 1 illustrates an embodiment of an apparatus according to the invention comprising a first unit 1 comprising an outlet 11 and a second unit 2 comprising an inlet 10, an outlet 4 for gas and an outlet 6 for viscous fluid.
    The apparatus further comprises a hose or pipe 7 providing a connection for viscous fluid between the outlet 11 of the first unit and the inlet 10 of the second unit. The apparatus also comprises a vacuum pump 3 providing a vacuum in the hose or pipe 7 e.g. by providing a vacuum in the second unit 2. Due to the vacuum provided by the vacuum pump 3, viscous fluid is moved from the first unit 1 through the hose or pipe 7 and into second unit 2 by suction.
    The second unit 2 serves as a separation unit in which gas and viscous fluid are separated in order to allow the vacuum pump to function. Normally, the viscous fluid flows or falls to the bottom of the second unit 2, and the outlet for viscous fluid 6 may therefore be positioned at the bottom of the second unit. The outlet 4 for gas is normally positioned at the upper half of the second unit. The viscous fluid may be removed through the outlet 6 by positive displacement pump 5 such as a rotary pump or similar and the gas is removed from the second unit 2 by a vacuum pump 3, the inlet 10 to the second unit may be a simple permanent opening and the vacuum pump 3 may this way be directly connected to the hose or pipe 7. The outlet 6 for viscous fluid is normally positioned at the bottom of the second unit 2.
    — The pressure pl in the first unit is relatively constant and around atmospheric pressure, the pressure p2 in the second unit is also relatively constant and below atmospheric pressure, e.g. below 800 mbar, or below 500 mbar, or below 200 mbar.
    The hose or pipe 7 comprises an inlet 8 for gas and a valve 9 controls the flow of gas allowed through the inlet 8. The gas is normally air as air is cheap and available, but the gas may alternatively be a either a functional gas or a neutral gas such as nitrogen. The gas inlet 8 is normally positioned relatively close to outlet 11 of viscous fluid from the first unit 1, how close the gas inlet 8 is positioned to the outlet 11 may depend on the diameter of the hose or pipe 7 and of the viscosity of the viscous fluid. In general, the gas inlet 8 is positioned closer to outlet 11 of the first unit (1) than to inlet 10 of the second unit (2). For a hose or pipe 7 having an inner diameter of between 0,5-2 cm, the gas inlet 8 is positioned e.g. less than 0,2 m or less than 0.15 m from the outlet 11 of the first unit 1, and/or e.g. more than 0.05 m from the outlet 11. The valve 9 may e.g. be a needle valve or a similar valve which is capable of fine adjustment. The first unit 1 may be a bearing such as a ball bearing, and the viscous fluid may be grease or a similar lubricating material.
    Normally, the opening of the valve 9 is adjusted when the apparatus and the process is set up for operation, and then the opening of the valve is normally constant during operation or e.g. until a manual or automatic re-adjustment takes place due to optimization or adaptation in response to a change of the process or apparatus.
    The hose or pipe may be made of a flexible material such as a polymer e.g. PVC, polyurethane, Nomex, polyethylene or thermoplastic, which polymer may be reinforced by fibers or similar. The material of the hose or pipe is adapted to the process where it is to be used, e.g. if the temperature of the viscous fluid is increased the material constituting the hose or pipe should be able to withstand the increased temperature.
    The invention also relates to a method for pumping a viscous fluids from a first unit to a second unit via a hose or pipe, the viscous fluid is provided at an outlet of the first unit while the second unit is subjected to a constant vacuum, consequently the viscous fluid is pulled or moved by suction into the
    1 DK 2019 01474 A1 hose or pipe. A flow of gas is allowed into the hose or pipe through an inlet positioned between the outlet of the first unit and the inlet of the second unit.
    The vacuum pump may provide a pressure in the second unit between 1 and 900 mbar, e.g. between 1 and 800 mbar, e.g. between 1 and 500 mbar.
    6 — — Joutletforviscousfluid from second unit — 8 — + [mletfors — s lve +
    权利要求:
    Claims (10)
    [1] 1. An apparatus for pumping a viscous fluid from an outlet (11) of a first unit (1) to an inlet (10) of a second unit (2) through a hose or pipe (7), a vacuum pump (3) is connected to the hose or pipe (7) and the viscous fluid is moved through the hose or pipe (7) by suction; characterized in that the hose or pipe (7) comprises an inlet (8) for gas such as air, and the flow of gas through the inlet (8) is controlled by a valve (9).
    [2] 2. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the inlet (8) is positioned close to the first unit (1), e.g. closer to the first unit (1) than to the second unit (2) and/or e.g. less than 0,2 m or less than 0.15 m from the outlet (11) of the first unit (1), and/or e.g. more than 0.05 m from the outlet (11).
    [3] 3. An apparatus according to any previous claim, wherein the valve (9) is a needle valve or a similar valve capable of fine adjustment.
    [4] 4. An apparatus according to any previous claim, wherein the second unit (2) is a separation unit comprising an outlet (6) for viscous fluid through which outlet (6) the viscous fluid is removed by a pump (5) and an outlet (4) for gas.
    [5] 5. An apparatus according to any previous claim, wherein the first unit (1) is a bearing such as a ball bearing.
    [6] 6. An apparatus according to any previous claim, wherein the viscous fluid is grease or a similar lubricating material.
    [7] 7. An apparatus according to any previous claim, wherein the opening of the valve (9) is adjusted when the apparatus is set up, and then the opening of the valve is constant until e.g. manual or automatic re- adjustment takes place.
    [8] 8. An apparatus according to any previous claim, wherein the hose is made of a flexible material such as a polymer e.g. PVC, polyurethane, Nomex, polyethylene or thermoplastic, which polymer may be reinforced by fibers or similar.
    [9] 9. A method for pumping a viscous fluids from a first unit to a second unit through a hose or pipe, the viscous fluid is provided at an outlet of the first unit and the second unit is subjected to a constant vacuum, consequently the viscous fluid is pulled or moved into the hose or pipe, characterized in that a flow of gas is allowed into the hose or pipe between the outlet of the first unit and the inlet of the second unit.
    [10] 10. A method according to claim 9, wherein the vacuum pump provides a pressure p2 in the second unit of a vacuum of 1000 to 1 mbar / 760 to 0.75 Torr.
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    法律状态:
    2021-07-28| PAT| Application published|Effective date: 20210614 |
    2021-12-02| PME| Patent granted|Effective date: 20211202 |
    优先权:
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    US17/117,605| US20210180615A1|2019-12-13|2020-12-10|Apparatus and method for moving viscous fluid by suction|
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