A pump supplies the lubricant to the lubricant distributors via the main feed line. The lubricant is then metered and fed to the lubrication points. This takes place during or after the pump operation time, depending on the type of distributor used.
- Prelubrication distributors:
The pressure produced by the running pump causes the prelubrication distributors to dispense a prestored quantity onto the lubrication points. Once the pump is turned off, the main line is relieved of pressure and the distributors' storage chambers refill themselves for the next lubrication cycle.
- Relubrication distributor:
During the lubrication cycle, the lubricant is pumped into the feeders' storage chambers, where it is then stored. Only after the pressure is relieved in the main line is this quantity dispensed under spring tension to the lubrication points (relubrication effect).
Both types of distributor dispense their supply of lubricant to the lubrication points at virtually the same time.
Their metering rates are easily changed by exchanging the metering nipples.
Applications:
for the numerous lubrication points on small and medium-sized machines, machine groups and systems operated on an intermittent basis. Also perfectly suitable for the commercial vehicle sector. (where relubrication distributors are used).
