Oil console device and rotating machine lubrication system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10480713-B2
Application number	US-201515547152-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 18, 2015
Priority date	Feb 18, 2015
Publication date	Nov 19, 2019
Grant date	Nov 19, 2019

Abstract

This oil console device ( 24 ) is provided with: an oil tank ( 40 ) which recovers and stores lubricating oil which has lubricated a bearing portion supporting a rotating body; a pressure reducing fan ( 71 ) which is coupled to the oil tank ( 40 ) and which reduces the pressure inside the oil tank ( 40 ) such that the pressure becomes a negative pressure; an oil mist separator ( 50 ) which is provided on the oil tank ( 40 ) side of the pressure reducing fan ( 71 ) and which captures lubricating oil that has become a mist; and, on the downstream side of the pressure reducing fan ( 71 ), a exhaust unit ( 63 s ) which vents gas in the oil tank ( 40 ) to the outside.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An oil console device, comprising:
an oil tank which includes a receiving portion which receives lubricating oil which has lubricated a bearing portion supporting a rotating body and a separation gas supplied to the bearing portion, and stores the lubricating oil which is recovered through the receiving portion;
a pressure reducing fan which is connected to the oil tank and reduces a pressure inside the oil tank such that the pressure becomes a negative pressure;
an oil mist separator which is provided to be closer to the oil tank side than the pressure reducing fan and captures the misted lubricating oil;
an oil transfer pump which transfers the lubricating oil stored in the oil tank;
an exhaust unit which discharges gas inside the oil tank to the outside on a downstream side of the pressure reducing fan;
a plurality of the pressure reducing fans;
an exhaust switching portion which switches a discharge destination of the gas inside the oil tank to any one of the plurality of pressure reducing fans; and
a tank pressure detection section which detects a pressure inside the oil tank;
wherein in a case where a pressure inside the oil tank detected by the tank pressure detection section exceeds a predetermined threshold value, the exhaust switching portion switches the discharge destination of the gas coming from inside the oil tank.

2. The oil console device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an oil recovery portion which is provided in a gas phase portion of the oil tank,
wherein the oil mist separator is provided in the oil recovery portion.

3. The oil console device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the oil recovery portion is provided at a position protruding from an upper portion of the oil tank.

4. The oil console device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an oil recovery portion which is provided in a pipe which is connected to an upper portion of the oil tank,
wherein the oil mist separator is provided in the oil recovery portion.

5. A rotating machine lubrication system, comprising:
a rotating machine main body to which lubricating oil and a separation gas are supplied and which includes a bearing portion supporting a rotating body; and
the oil console device according to claim 1 which is connected to the rotating machine main body and recovers the lubricating oil discharged from the rotating machine main body,
wherein a discharge portion which discharges gas recovered from the inside of the rotating machine main body along with the lubricating oil to the outside is only the discharge portion which is provided in the oil console device.

Assignees

• Mitsubishi Heavy Ind Compressor Corp

Inventors

• Kato Yusuke
• Hayashi Masahiro

Classifications

• F16N99/00

  Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass · CPC title

• F16N19/00 Primary

  Lubricant containers for use in lubricators or lubrication systems · CPC title

• F16N7/32

  Mist lubrication (splash lubrication F16N7/26) · CPC title

• F04B39/02

  Lubrication (of machines or engines in general F01M) · CPC title

• F01D25/18

  Lubricating arrangements (of machines or engines in general F01M) · CPC title