Automatic Greasing System Twin-3 - GKB Equipment

1 General ManualAutomatic Greasing SystemTwin-3EG1703P04 Your efficiency is our Challenge!TwinAll rights reserved. No part of this manual may be copied and/or published by means of printing, photocopying,microfilm or by any other means without prior written permission from Groeneveld. This applies also to thedrawings and diagrams reserves the right to change parts at any time, without prior or direct notice to the customer. Thecontents of this manual may also be changed without prior manual applies to the standard version of the product. Groeneveld cannot accept liability for any damagearising from the use of specifications other than that are requested to contact Groeneveld technical service for information concerning adjustment, maintenancework or repairs that is not described in this this manual has been prepared with the greatest possible care Groeneveld cannot accept responsibility forany errors of the concequences of such informationType of manualGeneral ManualSystemAutomatic Greasing System Twin-3 Document numberEG1703P04 Date of issueSeptember 2011 Revision043 Table of ContentsEG1703P04 Automatic Greasing System Twin-3 Date of issue.

2 September 2011 Table of ContentsPreface - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - information - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - twin Automatic Greasing System - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - of operation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - cycle - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - cycle A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - cycle B - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - pump unit - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - unit - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - way valve - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - valve- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - push button - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - reservoir and its follower plate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - level switch- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - block and metering units- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - of

3 Operation- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - switch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - of operation- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - lamp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - mode push-button - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - display - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - dot of the 3-digit display - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - test - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Greasing cycle test - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Greasing cycle test - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Automatic cycle session - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - the System - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - checks - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - the pump.

4 - - the System - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - the grease reservoir - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - recommendations - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - the reservoir- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - malfunctions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - malfunctions- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - finding table- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - a fault code message by signal lamp- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - finding procedures - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - data - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - pump unit - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - lamp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - display - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 46 Table of Contents4EG1703P04 Automatic Greasing System Twin-3 Date of issue : September 2011 Automatic Greasing System Twin-3 Preface5 Date of issue : September 2011 EG1703P04 PrefaceThis general manual gives a description of the twin Automatic Greasing System .

5 It aims at givinginsight in the System s operation and possibilities. Furthermore, in this manual you will find thetechnical data on several components of the twin Automatic Greasing this manual the following icons are used to inform or warn the user:Use of symbolsATTENTIOND raws the user's attention to important additional information meant to avoid the user for physical injuries or serious damage to the Equipment caused by improper SwitchPUPurpleRDRedWHWhiteYEYellowGenera l information6 Date of issue : September 2011 Automatic Greasing System Twin-3 EG1703P041 General an Automatic Greasing System of Groeneveld all grease points of a vehicle or machine arelubricated automatically at the correct moment and with the correct amount of grease. Becausegreasing takes places while the vehicle or machine is in operation, the applied grease is spreadoptimally over the whole surface to be greased.

6 The Greasing System requires no user interventionto operate, apart from periodically replacing the grease in its s Automatic Greasing systems are designed with the utmost care and tested guarantees an extended operational life and error-free operation, even under the mostextreme operating installation, using the correct type of grease, and periodic checks are prerequisites for thecontinual hassle-free operation of the System . The periodic checks, which take little time and effort,can be performed during the normal maintenance of the vehicle or machine (during oil-replacement, for instance). Careful selection of construction materials, makes the Greasing systemitself nearly twin Automatic Greasing systemGroeneveld has developed a double-line Automatic Greasing System especially for the use of NLGI class-2 grease. The twin System ensures that all the disadvantages of the systems currently availablefor class-2 grease are twin System has all advantages of the Groeneveld single-line systems.

7 This means, for instance,that the System is expandible trouble-free with grease points that are installed afterwards (extramachine Equipment ).The advantages of the twin System : ingenuous and fast assembly; modular expansion possible; parts of the System can (temporarily) be coupled or uncoupled; clear malfunction reports; registration of possible malfunctions; the grease dosage can easily be adjusted per Greasing point to the needs of that particulargreasing point; the grease dosage per Greasing point remains constant under all Automatic Greasing System reduces the time and effort spent on manual Greasing , do not forget that there may be grease points that are not served by the Greasing systemand must still be greased by Greasing System Twin-3 General information7 Date of issue : September 2011 EG1703P04A Groeneveld twin Automatic Greasing System comprises the following parts (see Figure ) electric grease pump (plunger pump) with integrated grease reservoir and a digital control unit with data storage grease line grease line grease lineFigure overviewTWIN1356247 Principle of operation8 Date of issue : September 2011 Automatic Greasing System Twin-3 EG1703P042 Principle of this chapter the principles of operation of the various parts of the twin Automatic greasingsystem are discussed.

8 The Greasing cycle, pump unit, control unit, metering units, pressure switch,signal lamp and Twin-3 display are cycleEvery Greasing cycle consists of four phases. The Greasing cycles are performed alternately by thegrease lines-A and -B (see Figure ). The 5/2-way valve, which is integrated in the pump housing,determines which primary grease line is connected to the pump and which is connected to thegrease reservoir. The total Greasing cycle has a predetermined time; the length of the four phasesdepend on the circumstances. The different Greasing cycles and phases are discussed of the various phases of the Greasing cycle APumping phaseThe Greasing cycle begins with a pumping phase. In this phase the grease is pumped from thereservoir, through primary grease line-A, to the distribution blocks. The pumping phase ends whenthe pressure at the pressure switch reaches a predetermined level. The time needed to reach thatpredetermined pressure depends on various factors as temperature, grease consistency (thickness)and the dimensions of the Greasing the pumping phase, the metering units press a certain amount of grease (the dosage)through the secondary grease lines to the grease ACycle Bpumppressure retaining phasepressure decrease phasepause phasepumping phasepressure retaining phasepressure decrease phasepause phase5/2 valvepressure pathprimary line-Apressure pathprimary line-Bpumping phaseAutomatic Greasing System Twin-3 Principle of operation9 Date of issue : September 2011 EG1703P04 Pressure retaining phaseThe pressure retaining phase follows the pumping phase; a period in which the pressure in theprimary grease line-A is maintained at a certain pressure.

9 During the pressure retaining phase, themetering units can deliver the grease dosage, which (for various reasons) was not yet deliveredduring the pumping phase. The duration of the pressure retaining phase depends on the durationof the pumping phase. This dependency is expressed in the parameter vmf, venting multiply : When the vmf is the pressure retaining phase is the same length as the pumpingphase. When the vmf is set to , the pressure retaining phase is 10 times the lengthof the pumping decrease phaseThe pressure decrease phase follows the pressure retaining phase. In this phase, the pressure in theprimary grease line-A is decreased through the 5/2-way valve. To accomplish this, the control unitswitches the 5/2-way valve on, so the grease pressure in the primary grease line-A is decreased andthe grease flows back to the duration of the pressure decrease phase is equal to that of the pressure retaining phase andtherefore proportional to the duration of the pumping phase.

10 When the Greasing System needsmore time to build up the required grease pressure (because of low temperature or grease with ahigh viscosity), the System will also need more time to decrease that same phaseThe pause phase is the period between the pressure decrease phase and the beginning of the nextpumping phase in line-B. The length of the pause phase is equal to the predetermined cycle-timeminus the length of the other phases. When the cycle-time is adjusted too short to perform acomplete Greasing cycle, the program will ignore the cycle-time. The pumping-, pressure retainingand pressure decrease phase will be performed completely. However the pause phase will beomitted, because the predetermined cycle-time is exceeded. The Greasing System begins directlywith the first phase of the next Greasing cycle BGreasing cycle B begins when the pause phase of the former cycle A is finished. The control unitrestarts the pump.