CN1264034A - Temp. indicator for filling semi-fluid synthetic resin to axle - Google Patents
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Abstract
A novel temperature probe provides a visual indicator to an operator of when an assembly, such as a vehicle axle, filled with a semi-fluid synthetic grease for lubricating the bearings therein has reached an unsafe temperature during operation. In one embodiment, the temperature probe is provided in a specially drilled bore through one of the components. In another embodiment, the temperature probe is provided in a bore drilled into a fastener member which is normally used in the assembly. The temperature probe includes an indicator pin which is mounted in a housing. When the components reach an unsafe temperature during operation, the indicator pin pops outwardly from the housing to alert a user that an unsafe temperature has been reached.
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Present invention relates in general to a kind of novel temperature indicator (TI),,, when reaching unsafe temperature, provide the vision indication to the operator as the axle of trailer at the axle of the vehicle of the semi-fluid attitude synthetic fat of packing lubrication wheel bearing.Specifically, a form of the present invention relates to a kind of novel temperature indicator (TI), and it can be retrofitted in the existing axle for vehicle and not need to change the structure of axle.
Present trailer wheel hub/bearing arrangement has turned to and has used semi-fluid attitude synthetic fat lubricant, to be substituted in the bearing of the lubricated wheel of once widely used transmission oil in prior art trailer wheel hub/bearing.The synthetic fat of semi-fluid attitude has more advantage, because to take turns sealing less sensitive to incomplete, and thereby the not easy oil leakage of wheel wheel hub of filling than machine oil.
When the wheel wheel hub leakage of oil that machine oil is filled, machine oil diffusion or splash are full of all things in this district around axle.If seal failure makes machine oil on brake block and the brake drum cover, this can cause catching fire owing to the brake block and the brake drum of heating.
When semi-fluid attitude synthetic fat was filled the leakage of oil of arbor wheel hub, because semi-fluid attitude synthetic fat is more more solid-state than machine oil, semi-fluid attitude synthetic fat is diffusion or splash around axle unlike machine oil.Semi-fluid attitude synthetic fat is just extruded through sealing, or lose neatly, otherwise remain on direct zone around, thereby prevent to catch fire.
The advantage that adopts machine oil to fill the arbor wheel hub is that such wheel hub is easy to monitor with the window in the wheel hub with interstitial wire.If the user finds oil low (for example being lower than oil-filled line), reach oil-filled line as long as draw plug oil on the wheel hub cover will add to pasta.
Yet when filling the wheel hub that semi-fluid attitude synthetic fat fills, semi-fluid attitude synthetic fat does not flow through bearing, but tends to rest in the fat chamber in the wheel hub, even if to stop also be like this to wheel.Because use semi-fluid attitude synthetic fat, this especially occurs in arctic weather.At low temperatures, the same with fat, the viscosity of semi-fluid attitude synthetic fat increases, but at high temperature, semi-fluid attitude synthetic fat begins more mobile as thicking liquid.
Because this character of semi-fluid attitude synthetic fat has adopted the wheel hub cover that does not have window, thinks the wheel hub oil starvation to prevent the driver by mistake because of can not show oil level at window.Because the window with machine oil is inoperative when filling wheel hub with semi-fluid attitude synthetic fat, generally adopt simple metal or solid plastic lid.Consequent problem is that the driver can not monitor that axle is to judge whether to exist enough lubricated amounts.As everyone knows, if the bearing length time of wheel does not have sufficient working lubricant, bearing is heating significantly, and causes that wheel hub generates heat because bearing is pressed in wheel/wheel hub.If this situation is not always for finding that this can cause serious bearing fault.
The present invention proposes a kind of novel temperature indicator (TI), is filling the axle of semi-fluid attitude synthetic fat with the vehicle of lubricated its wheel bearing, and the indication of vision is provided for the operator when for example trailer axle has reached unsafe temperature.A kind of form of temperature indicator (TI) of the present invention can be retrofitted in the existing trailer easily, and needn't transform this trailer.Read appended explanation in conjunction with the research accompanying drawing and can understand other characteristics of the present invention and advantage.
General objectives of the present invention provides a kind of novel temperature indicator (TI), is filling the axle of semi-fluid attitude synthetic fat with the vehicle of lubricated its wheel bearing, and the indication of vision is provided for the operator when for example trailer axle has reached unsafe temperature.
A target of the present invention provides a kind of novel temperature indicator (TI), and it can be retrofitted in the existing trailer easily, and needn't transform this trailer.
Another target of the present invention provides a kind of novel temperature indicator (TI), and it can be used in combination with a filler opening on the axle for vehicle.
In brief, in sum, the invention discloses a kind of novel temperature indicator (TI), filling the axle of semi-fluid attitude synthetic fat, the indication of vision is provided for the operator when for example trailer axle has reached unsafe temperature with the vehicle of lubricated its wheel bearing.
In one embodiment, the metal wheel hub of the wheel installation device by routine is provided with temp probe.This wheel installation device comprises an axle, is installed in a last wheel hub by a plurality of wheel bearings are rotatable, and a chamber that is located between wheel hub and the axle, holds the semi-fluid attitude synthetic fat of lubrificated wheels bearing.Temp probe is installed in an indication pin rod in the shell by one and forms.When bearing reached unsafe temperature, this indicator pin rod ejects this shell and wheel hub has reached unsafe temperature with prompting user bearing place.
In another embodiment, just in the preferred embodiment, temp probe is located on the bolt of wheel hub cover, perhaps is located at the fixator member that is used for wheel hub cover is installed in the wheel installation device of the routine on the wheel hub.Temp probe is installed in a pin rod in the shell by one and forms.When bearing reached unsafe temperature, this indicator pin rod ejects this shell and wheel hub has reached unsafe temperature with prompting user bearing place.
With reference to following explanation, can manage and understand structure of the present invention and principle of work goodly in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, label same in diagram identifies same element.Wherein:
Fig. 1 installs the wheel installation device of novel temp probe of first embodiment of the present invention feature and the cut-open view of an axle, and this probe is in the temperature of this axle of primary importance prompting user in safety.
The enlarged drawing of the part of Fig. 2 presentation graphs 1.
Fig. 3 is the cut-open view of the amplification of the part of the wheel installation device that is connected with described temp probe among Fig. 1, and this probe has reached unsafe temperature at this axle of second place prompting user.
Fig. 4 is the wheel installation device of this novel temperature indicator (TI) that is connected with the second embodiment of the invention feature and the cut-open view of an axle, and this temperature indicator (TI) is in the temperature of this axle of primary importance prompting user in safety.
Fig. 5 is the exploded view of the temperature indicator (TI) of Fig. 4, and the wheel hub cover bolt that this temperature indicator (TI) by a temp probe and analysing and observe fixture in other words forms.
Fig. 6 is the enlarged drawing of Fig. 4 part.
Fig. 7 is the amplification view of the part of the wheel installation device that is connected with described temp probe among Fig. 4, and this probe has reached unsafe temperature at this axle of second place prompting user.
Although the present invention is easy to implement with different form, and is shown in the drawings, and a certain embodiments has been described in detail in detail in this article, should be understood that the announcement here can only think the principle of the invention for example, should not limit the invention to diagram and explanation thereof.
The invention provides the novel temperature indicator (TI) of using in the assembly 20,120, described assembly uses the lubricated bearing 48 of synthetic fat, such as transport tape assembly, perhaps vehicle, for example trailer is indicated to the user to vision when on-stream bearing 48 places reach unsafe temperature.As shown in FIG., temperature indicator (TI) 20,120 is located in the wheel mounting means 24 of trailer.Should be appreciated that the present invention can be used for various mechanical assemblies,, parts can be rotated with respect to another parts as long as these assemblies are included in two bearings between the moving component.
The first embodiment of the present invention is shown in Fig. 1-3.Second embodiment is shown in Fig. 4-7.Shown in each in a wheel installation device 24.
In wheel hub chamber 46, comprise semi-fluid attitude synthetic fat 54 liquid baths.Semi-fluid attitude synthetic fat 54 is greasing truck wheel bearing 48 and axle 22 in the running of vehicle.Between wheel hub 42 and axle 22, be provided with a slip-ring seal circle 56, inserting wheel hub 42 and 22 o'clock exhaust chambers 46 of axle to prevent semi-fluid attitude synthetic fat 54.
Wheel bearing 48 is installed between wheel hub 42 and the rotating shaft 32 by bearing cap 58 and bearing cone 60.An interior setting nut 62 is screwed on the thread end 36 of rotating shaft 32, supports facing to bearing cone 68 and the shoulder 64 that is formed in the rotating shaft 32, with locating wheel bearing 48.By lock washer 66 and outer grip nut 68 are screwed on the thread end 36 setting nut 62 is locked in the rotating shaft 32.Wheel bearing 48 can rotate hub assembly 26 and brake drum 38 with respect to fixing axle 22.Bearing 48 is installed in the both sides in chamber 46, and lubricated by semi-fluid attitude synthetic fat 54 liquid baths that are contained in the chamber 46.
Preferably number is that six bolt 72 is evenly spaced apart on the position of the center line outer radial of axle 22.Each bolt 72 comprises 5/16ths inches of diameters and the screw rod 178 of the bracelet that hangs from nut 180.In lid member 70, about 1/8th inches holes of locating to form a plurality of tapping outside bearing seat 58.Similarly, in wheel hub 42, about 1/8th inches blind holes of locating to form a plurality of tapping outside bearing seat 58.These holes and blind hole are alignd mutually, and the screw rod 178 of the hitch of each bolt 72 is screwed into respectively wherein, so that wheel hub cover 50 is clipped on the wheel hub 42.180 of each bolt 72 abuts in the outside of covering member 70.72 on bolt is clipped in lid member 70 on the end of wheel hub 42.On bolt 72, there is not shear load.
In vehicle operating, because wheel, wheel hub 42, wheel hub cover 50 and brake drum 38 rotations have produced heat.This rises semi-fluid attitude synthetic fat 54 temperature in the chamber 46.And be in operation, bearing seat 58 that some semi-fluid attitude synthetic fats 54 can be by wheel bearing 48 places and the space between the bearing cone 60 wheel hub cover 50 that bleeds, and spill by bearing ring seal 56.
For the first embodiment of the present invention shown in Fig. 1-3, remind the operator for vision ground when bearing 48 reaches unsafe temperature with axle 22, be provided with novel visual indicating device of the present invention.Multiple situation can cause bearing 48 and axle 22 to reach unsafe temperature, for example, because semi-fluid attitude synthetic fat 54 is lost in the chamber 46, because semi-fluid attitude synthetic fat 54 pollutes or owing to the raceway fault of bearing seat and/or the fault of bearing cone 60, the work heating makes the groove of the semi-fluid attitude synthetic fat 54 in the chamber 46 overheated in the wheel mounting means 24.As shown in Figures 1 to 3, the temp probe 20 that forms visual indicating device is installed in the mouth 78 that the wall 44 through wheel hub 42 is provided with removedly.Mouth 78 has been attacked screw thread and has been communicated with chamber 46.When temp probe 20 takes off when not engaging from mouth 78, mouthfuls 78 as the filler openings of filling chambeies 48 with semi-fluid attitude synthetic fat 54.
More clearly visible as Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, temp probe 20 comprises that 82, one springs of 80, one indication pin rods of shell 84 of a cap shape and some are installed in the scolder 86 in the shell 80.Shell 80 has a closed end, and a beginning is arranged in its opposite end.Length along this shell inwall is provided with a shoulder 88.Indicator pin rod 82 has a stature 90 and a bar portion 92 of extending thus.Bar portion 92 is in shell 80 and the end 94 of a band hangnail in the scolder 86 that is embedded in the closed end that is located at shell 80 arranged.Hangnail assurance indicator pin rod 82 on the end 94 of bar portion 92 is not deviate from from scolder 86 prematurely.One end of spring 84 is by being sitting on the shoulder 88, and the opposite end of spring 84 by be sitting in the indicator pin rod 90 on.
When axle 22 rotates, produce heat at wheel, hub assembly 26 and brake drum 38.If bearing 48 on-stream suitably lubricated (the qualified semi-fluid attitude synthetic fat 54 of capacity is arranged in chamber 46) or the raceway fault does not take place, 90 open end that just keep facing to shell 80 of indicator pin rod 82, as depicted in figs. 1 and 2.If there is not the qualified semi-fluid attitude synthetic fat 54 of capacity in chamber 46, on-stream lubricating bearings 48 is bad, if the raceway fault perhaps takes place, temperature will raise in chamber 48.When the temperature value predetermined up to (for example the normal working temperature of axle 22 is 180 °F, and uses 250 scolder 86), the heat of capacity is delivered to scolder 86 through brass plug 98, makes solder fusing.In case scolder 86 fusing, the hangnail end of indicator pin rod 82 just therefrom discharges, face spring 84 outwards from shell 80 extrusion indicator pin rods 82 to contacting to thorn end 94 and shell 80 interior shoulders 88.Shift out in other words " ejection " shell 80 when the operator sees 90 of written instructions device pin rod 82, as shown in Figure 3, he or she just knows that this has conducted a survey.The operator can remove plug 98 by backing out plug 98 from wheel hub 42, thereby removes temp probe 82, carrying out described inspection, and adds semi-fluid attitude synthetic fat 54 when needed, to prevent if the serious bearing accident barrier that produces when detecting less than this situation.
Those skilled in the art can understand, and temp probe 20 desirable various forms need only the indication that a vision is provided to the user, point out that axle 22 places have reached unsafe temperature.For example, in indicator pin rod 82 can be pressed to.Plug 98 can weld by the mouth on a wheel hub 42, and can establish one second filler opening (it can have a closure element that also matches), to fill chambeies 46 with semi-fluid attitude synthetic fat 54.In addition, plug 98 and temperature control 20 can be designed to an integrated member.
About the second embodiment of the present invention shown in Fig. 4-7, remind the operator for vision ground when bearing 48 reaches unsafe temperature with axle 22 places, be provided with novel visual indicating device of the present invention.Equally, various situations cause bearing 48 and axle 22 to reach unsafe temperature, for example, because semi-fluid attitude synthetic fat 54 is lost in the chamber 46, because semi-fluid attitude synthetic fat 54 pollutes or owing to the raceway fault of bearing seat and/or the fault of bearing cone 60, the duties heating makes semi-fluid attitude synthetic fat 54 liquid baths in the chamber 46 overheated in the wheel mounting means 24.As shown in the figure, temperature indicator (TI) 120 comprises a temp probe 181 that is installed in one of bolt 72, and it is No. 8 wheel hub cover bolts preferably.In this embodiment, the mouth 78 of Fig. 1-3 is replaced by the oil hole (not shown) of a standard.
As shown in Figure 5, on one of bolt 72, be drilled with one 3/16ths inches smooth blind hole 182.Blind hole 182 is alignd with the center line of bolt 72.Temp probe 181 usefulness glue 184 are fixed in the blind hole 182.Preferably, the urethane pearl of glue 184 usefulness diameters ten sixth inch diameters, and reverse during the blind hole 182 in temp probe 181 inserting bolts 72.
Shown in Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 were clear, temp probe 181 comprised that 188, one springs of 186, one indication pin rods of shell 190 of a cap shape and some are installed in the scolder 194 in the shell 186.Shell 186 has a closed end, and a beginning is arranged in its opposite end.Length along these shell 186 inwalls is provided with a shoulder 194.Indicator pin rod 188 has a stature 196 and a bar portion 198 of extending thus.And there is a barbed end 200 in the scolder 192 that is embedded in the closed end that is located at shell 186 in bar portion 198 in shell 186.Hangnail assurance indicator pin rod 188 on the end 200 of bar portion 198 is not deviate from from bond 194 prematurely.One end of spring 190 is by being sitting on the shoulder 194, and the opposite end of spring 190 by be sitting in indicator pin rod 188 196 on.
When axle 22 rotates, produce heat at wheel, hub assembly 26 and brake drum 38.If bearing 48 on-stream suitably lubricated (the qualified semi-fluid attitude synthetic fat 54 of capacity is arranged in chamber 46) or bearing seat 58 does not take place and/or the raceway fault of bearing awl 60,196 open end that just keep facing to shell 186 of indicator pin rod 188 are as Fig. 4 and shown in Figure 6.If there is not the qualified semi-fluid attitude synthetic fat 54 of capacity in chamber 46, on-stream lubricating bearings 48 is bad, if or the raceway fault just takes place, temperature will raise in chamber 48.When the temperature value predetermined up to (for example the normal working temperature of axle 22 is 180 °F, and uses 250 scolders 192), the heat of capacity is delivered to scolder 192 through the bolt 72 of metal wheel hub 42 and metal, makes its fusing.In case scolder 192 fusing, the hangnail end 200 of indicator pin rod 188 just therefrom discharges, and spring 190 from shell 186 outwards extrusion indicator pin rods 188 to hangnail end 200 and shell 186 interior shoulders 194 contact.Shift out in other words " ejection " shell 186 when the operator sees indicator pin rod 188, as shown in Figure 7, he or she just knows that this has conducted a survey.The operator can carry out described inspection, and when needed through mouthful adding semi-fluid attitude synthetic fat 54 in the wheel hub 42, to prevent if the serious bearing accident that produces when detecting less than this situation hinders.
The one of ordinary skilled in the art understands, and temp probe 181 desirable various forms need only the indication that a vision is provided to the user, points out that axle 22 places have reached unsafe temperature.For example, in indicator pin rod 188 can be pressed to.Bolt 72 and temp probe 181 can be designed to the member of an integral body.If requirement is arranged in addition, can in more than one bolt 72, temp probe 181 be set.
The benefit that temp probe 181 is set in a bolt 72 is that the present invention can be retrofitted to conventional device easily, for example, in the wheel installation device 24, and needn't change original structure.
Although diagram has also illustrated a preferred embodiment of the present invention, apparent, the spirit and scope that the those skilled in the art in the field can not depart from appended claims envision various modification of the present invention, so the present invention is not subjected to above disclosed restriction.
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1. assembly comprises:
One first parts;
One is installed in second parts on described first parts rotationally by at least one bearing;
A chamber that is located between described first and second parts;
A kind of in described chamber, be used for lubricated described at least one bearing semi-fluid attitude synthetic fat;
A visual indicating device that matches with described chamber is used for providing to the user vision indication of the temperature of described at least one bearing.
2. according to the assembly of claim 1, it is characterized in that described visual indicating device comprises a biasing member, when it reaches predetermined temperature at described at least one bearing place with respect to member of described chamber bias voltage.
3. according to the assembly of claim 2, it is characterized in that, when reaching predetermined temperature at described at least one bearing place with respect to the described member of the outside bias voltage in described chamber.
4. according to the assembly of claim 2, it is characterized in that described visual indicating device is by the wall setting of one of described parts.
5. according to the assembly of claim 4, it is characterized in that, described member from one of described parts to external pressure.
6. according to the assembly of claim 4, it is characterized in that the described wall that passes described parts is provided with a mouth, in this mouthful described visual indicating device is set, described visual indicating device can be taken out from described mouthful.
7. according to the assembly of claim 4, it is characterized in that the described wall that passes described parts is provided with a mouth, described visual indicating device threadably engages with described mouthful, and can take away from described mouthful.
8. according to the assembly of claim 2, it is characterized in that described biasing member is a spring.
9. according to the assembly of claim 2, it is characterized in that described member is located in the shell, comprises a part of fusion in the described shell, when reaching predetermined temperature at described at least one bearing place, this partial melting also makes described member be subjected to bias voltage with respect to described shell.
10. according to the assembly of claim 9, it is characterized in that described shell is in the brass plug.
11. the assembly according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described visual indicating device passes the wall setting of one of described parts.
12. the assembly according to claim 11 is characterized in that, the described wall that passes described parts is provided with a mouth, and described visual indicating device is set therein, and can take away from described mouthful.
13. the assembly according to claim 11 is characterized in that, the described wall that passes described parts is provided with a mouth, and described visual indicating device threadably engages with described mouthful, and can take away from described mouthful.
14. the assembly according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described first parts are axles of a vehicle and described second parts are mounted in the wheel hub on the described axle.
15. according to the assembly of claim 1, it is characterized in that further comprising one the 3rd parts, it is installed by at least one bolt on one of described first parts and second parts, described visual indicating device is placed on the described bolt.
16. the assembly according to claim 15 is characterized in that, described bolt comprises a wherein porose screw rod, and described visual indicating device is placed in the described hole.
17. the assembly according to claim 16 is characterized in that, described visual indicating device contains a biasing member, it when detecting described at least one bearing and be predetermined temperature with respect to member of described screw rod bias voltage.
18. the assembly according to claim 17 is characterized in that, when detecting described at least one bearing and be predetermined temperature, with respect to the described member of the outside bias voltage of described screw rod.
19. the assembly according to claim 18 is characterized in that, described biasing member is a spring.
20. assembly according to claim 17, it is characterized in that described member is located in the shell in the described hole, comprises a part of fusion in the described shell, when detecting described at least one bearing and be predetermined temperature, this partial melting also makes described member be subjected to bias voltage with respect to described shell.
21. want 16 assembly, it is characterized in that described visual indicating device is fixed in the described hole with glue according to right.
22. the assembly according to claim 15 is characterized in that, described first parts are axles of a vehicle, and described second parts are mounted in the wheel hub on the described axle, and described the 3rd parts are hub caps of this vehicle.
23. one kind can be used in a temperature indicator (TI) in the assembly, described assembly comprises the bearing that at least one lubricates with semi-fluid attitude synthetic fat, described temperature indicator (TI) comprises: the bolt that screw rod is arranged, described bolt can be installed on the parts of this assembly, and described visual indicating device carried by described bolt, indicates the temperature of this at least one bearing visibly for the user.
24. the temperature indicator (TI) according to claim 23 is characterized in that, described screw rod has a hole therein, and described visual indicating device is placed in the described hole.
25. the temperature indicator (TI) according to claim 24 is characterized in that, described visual indicating device contains a biasing member, it when detecting described at least one bearing and be predetermined temperature with respect to member of described screw rod bias voltage.
26. the temperature indicator (TI) according to claim 25 is characterized in that, when detecting described at least one bearing and be predetermined temperature, with respect to the described member of the outside bias voltage of described screw rod.
27. the temperature indicator (TI) according to claim 26 is characterized in that, described biasing member is a spring.
28. temperature indicator (TI) according to claim 25, it is characterized in that described member is located in the shell in the described hole, described shell comprises a part of fusion, when detecting described at least one bearing and be predetermined temperature, this partial melting also makes described member with respect to described shell pressurized.
29. the temperature indicator (TI) according to claim 24 is characterized in that, described visual indicating device is fixed in the described hole with glue.
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