US1046002A - Locomotive-journal lubricator. - Google Patents

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C. B. MOORE.

LOGOMOTIVE JOURNAL LUBRIGATOR. APPLIOATION TILED NOV. 12, 1903. RBNEWIBD FEB, 15, 1909. 2,

Patented 1060.3, 1912.

4 SHEETSSHEET 1.

U. B. MOORE.

LOGOMOTIVE JOURNAL LUBBICATOR.

APPLIGATION FILED 110v. 12, 1903. RENEWED PEB.15,1909.. 4936 239 Eatented Dec.3,1912.

4 SHEETSSHEET 2.

wwwewbpz Charlas Brmrk] Noun-e G. B. MOORE.

LOCOMOTIVE JOURNAL LUBRIOATOR. APPLIOATION FILED N0Y.12, l903. RENEWED FEB.15, 1909.

Patented Dec. 3, 1912.

4 SHEETB-SEEET 3.

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- c. B. MGOR' LOGOMOTIVE JOURNAL LUBRIGATOR.

ILEDITOV. 12, 1903. RENEWED FEB. 15, 1909.

CHARLES BREAK-LE! MOORE. OF LAKE FOREST, ILLINO S, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVE EQUIPMENT 60., OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

LOCOMCTIVE-JQURNAL LUERICATOB.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Valiant-oil Uer. 3, 191.52.

Application filed November 12, 1803, Serial No. 180,893. Renewed February 15, 1909. Serial No. 478,043.

To all whom it Lung concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES lhucAnLuY liloi'mn a citizen of the United States, resitling at Lake Forest in the county of Lake and tute of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Locomotive-Journal lluhriczitors, of Which the following is u sprrifieutii'in.

This invention relates to means for luhrieating the journals of locomotives and the like, and has particular reference to improvements whereby such journals nmy be reliably uiul eeonomi'fully li'ihricutecl, and the luhrirzitoias inude easy of access for in spect'ion, renewal and replei'iishnient.

My invention has special referenve to means for lubricating the journals o the lur 'e-tlriving 21ml truck axles of locoi'iiotirei it, is \vell-lnimvn that fully sixty per cent. of lOCGlllOllYC failures. result from the insulificient luhrirutiou (it these journals, and that ileluys are frequently oirrusioneil herziuse of the inzuar i-. ilitiy of tho oriliuury lubricators uiul the clii'lirullies attendant upon the removal of an old-style luhricutor from :i jouri'iul-hox. i

The ohjeiri. of my invention to provide it luhriruting device that may he 10;Ulll "1)l2i t il in or reinoveil from u-loroinotiue iourmih hox, uuil \Ylllt'll uni he depended upon to uniformly and reliably luhrieute the j ui ulul lln-rehy lJll'ttl'Qlll its heriu'i'iingr llltll tlli My invention ini-hules null emhrui'es li .t; a support or shelf that takes the place ol' the usual waste-cellar in the town part of ihr. journuhhox. poses, becomes :1 perumnvnl purl oi journuhhox, un l has sullivieni stir; prewnt either the owning or the tiiHSthlf, t the hox uhout the j urnal. i lviorul an oil reeepturle that roots on the shell or sufi iorh uml uhivh is preh-ruhly mpnhle oi eonsitlrruhle vibration thereon in :ill directions. This contains the oil, which is supplii' i to the journal by u'uy suiluhle means, such as waste, or the hrush that is hereinafter ilesvrihwl. Third, an end guie i 11 rh'oohoh tom, or both, uttuehetl to uiul prulrrahiy u purt m suitl shelf or support, to he luv are l u'hen iti is (ll-sired to remove or insert on oil-box or pun. Fourth, u bristle-brush, above referred to, which has its lower enil sulnnerged in the oil in suitl receptacle or pun, While its upper end is in resilient conluct with the. jouri ll, to floiv the oil thereon. Flfil'l, u peculi ,r attachment between the hrush and the pan, which effectually closes the opening around the brush and also provides for the vertical adjustment of the brush. Sixth, peculiar construction of the brush the some having to do with the securing of the liirusluhristles anclthe admission of oil thereto. Sevcntln [l (lust-guard thutis used in connection with said end gate: to ei-zrlutlo dllalfrom the space beneath. the journal in the joiu'nul-hox; ancl my inven tion consists, also, in mlilitions and attach l'l'lC-iliS to the torrgoing principal features anal elements of the invention. all us here inulter \'l(SCl'll)(l uutl purt'icuilur y pointed out in the claims.

The iiiveutipu will he more rezulily understood hy reierenoe to the :u-eoiupanyinpl drawings. forming a part of this specificu tion. ainefl in whichr *igure l, is :1, pr-rspeetive view of the jourequipped with u luhricator embodying; my invention; l ig'. 2, is u perspectii e View i the luhrirntor, l'OllltiYtX'l from the journul-hox; Fig. 3, is un enlurgljell side eleration of the iuhrieutor: Fig. his a Vertical z lwziion thereof, through the outer brush. looking: tmrzml the enil gate; Fig. 1, is :i will uul (ltltlll ot the curl gale, showing the vwring; that iii'isslf; the (lustguurd upward ;|t '1' 'l.-l the journal: Fig. 5, is a plan View I or; l igx (3, illustrates the our utor upon the main s of a locoimitive;

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l iturlinul section of lluluhrientor, showing the hottoh (lroppoi to; the rvuiovul of the luhrieutor proper; Fig. R. il'cr 2:. luhrieutorqmn filled with mist-: to he phi l on the shelf or support; lll'i Fig. l), a sectional detail of the filling wag) 1:1 plug on the oilqvun.

shown in the .ll'lllllllfiS; 1 represents locomotive jourruil-hoti provided with the usual val es and heuringyhruss. ,The hot;

open at the bottom, to receive the lubricai'ior. I is the shelf or support titted snugly in th hottorn of the ho and secured by the short cellar-bolts, l8, Whiqh have tapered hauls 19. titted in the sides of support, 3, and heltl inst rotation by sumll keys, 4. The cellar-bolts do not extend from side to side of the journal-box, as usual, but the heads 19 are countersunk in the side walls or flanges 3, where they are partially held in position or locked by the lubricator box or pan when the same in place. The support, 3, is like a trough with a flat bottom. At the outei end it has a vertical stop lug or flange, 3, while at the inner end is a drop gate, 30. This gate is hinged on support, 3, by a pin, 30'', and is held in either a vertical or horizontal position by a hat spring, t5, having its end secured beneath an integral staple, 10, on the gate, 30. 30, 30, are eyes on the gate to receive a book by which the gate may be opened, that is, turned down to a horizontal position. On the inner side of the gate, 30, is a dustguard, 2, made of wood, hard rubber or the like, or metal it desired. This has a recess in its upper part conforming to the bottom of the journal, and the guard is pressed up against the journal by a spring, 15, carried by the gate. The flat; bottonro'f the trough like shell 3 contains a large opening, 4, which is closed by a drop-section, 7. The outer end of 7 is provided with trunnion lugs, 5, that enter slots, 11, in the lugs, 12, on the support, 3. The section, 7, is thus reu1ov-- ably pivoted on the support, 3. The other end oi the section or drop-bottom, 7, is supported by a cross-pin, 1 held in lugs, 9, on the part, The pin preferably passes through like lugs, 8, on 7, and all of the lugs have slotted holes to permit the passage of the keylug, 13,, on pin, 1 21. The pin, 14:, has a bent end 1- 11, and this, because of its weight, normally lntngs down, so that the lug, 13, does not register with the slot in the lug, t), and the pin, it, cannot be removed until its bent end or handle is turned to position shown in Fig. 4:. This is done when it is desired to drop the section, 7, and the pin, 14, is pulled out of the lugs, 9.

It is obvious that the section, 7, will be held by slots, 11, and lugs, 5, as long as its lugs, S, are engaged by the pin, 14; l have in some -ases hinged the section 7 upon the support orsheljti, but I lind that it is prefer able to make said section removable from the support, as shown,such construction permitting the part, 7 to be dropped down with the lubricator-pan. This is particularly advantageous when the pedestal brace of the loco motive frame is close to the bottom of the joln'nal-box. A heavy fiat spring similar to 6, may be substituted as the holding means for section 7, but is not so reliable.. .The parts thus far described are for the support and retention of the lubricatorproper be neath the journal in the journal-box, and are constructed as shown or substantially as shown, with a view to making the lubricator proper easily accessible. Such part preferably con'iprises a box or pan, being the resept aele for the oil. This is made of two sections or parts that are telescoped one into the other and permanently secured in such relation. The pan considerably smaller than the seat or space therefor on the top of the part, 3, and may therefore slide about therein. It may also vibrate vertically, and all such motions are imparted to the pan by the vibration of the journal-box when the locon'iotive in motion. The necessity to and the purpose of this viln'ation will he explained hereinafter. The top of the box or pan. 20, is provided with one or more holes for one or more of the lubricating brushesflht'he butts of which enter the pan. The an is also provided with the tillingcap or plug, 23. the detailed construction of which is shown in Fig. 9, the same being provided with an air-vent, 72.

The brush emistruetion is best shown in Fig. 1-, wherein it will be seen that the bristles pass through a. ring, 2.3, and are held in a. buttring, .35, that is attached to three or more lugs, 25", on ring, central ring or bushing,2tt,serves to bind the bristles within ring, 35, and. atlords an opening for the admission of oil. to the center of the brush. -The slots or openings between the rings, 25 and 25, admit the oil to the exterior of the brush. The ring, is provided with an upper flange or collar, 22, which prevents the bending over of the brush when it is brought in contactwith the rotating journal. The top of the pan, 20, is threaded to receive the ring, 25, and 24 represents a locking-nut by which the brush may be secured at ditl'erent elevations. It will be ob served that the upper end of the brush is beveled, that is. the bristles are cut or clipped to conform to the bottom of the journal or shaft to be lubricated, Any number of the brushes may be used according to the lengthof the pan, but two are usuall sullieicnt. The l'n-istles composing the hrus 1 may be tightly bound together, but the brush serves best as a. talpillary conductor when the bristles are tightly bound at the butt, but are left. quite free in tile upper portions of the brush. It is obvious that in the event of the loss of the brush lubricator, an Ordinary sheet-metal pan filled with waste, as shown in Fig. 8, maybe slipped in on the shelf or support.

The operation of the invention is 'as follows :.-'l.he shelf or support is first fastened on the journal-box by means of the short; bolts, 18, the lubricator pan being removed at such tine. If the device is applied to a main or driving axle journal, the end gate is equipped with a dust-guard and is turned to the vertical position, to avoid the eccentric on the axle, before the shelf is put into place; and the bottom-section, 7, is t ropped down for the insertion of the lubrieator-pan. in such positions, vi'1... where the device. is

applied to themain driving shaft; of the the brush.

locomotive, and an eccentric provided thereon adjacent to the inner end of the journal. box, it is necessary to insert and. remove the lubrieator through the lower end of the box and it is obvious that the end gate merely serves the purpose of holding; the dust guard in. position and furnishing the guide therefor. The dust guard itself at such times provides a. closure for'th inner end of the box and while the out gal might in this instance be formed integrally with the removable shelf, still for purposes of economical manutactu e and interchange of parts, I prefer to construct all of the devices with pivoted end gates. On the other hand, when the deriee is used in the join'nalbox or" oneot the other axles of the locomotive, the drop-section, 7, need not b utilized, as the end gate is, in such cases, left free, and may be pulled down at any time. hen a pan' equipped with a brush or brushes is placed in the journal-box, its brushes are adjusted so that they will norwally make contact with the axle, or substantially so; and capillary attrartion. will quickly establish an upward flow oi? oil in When a locomotive is in moti the journal will continuously take oil ill the brush, and the lubrication of the journal thereby is rendered oertaiu by the pulsating contact established between the brushes and the journal by the vibration of the lubrieator beneath the journal and within the lower part of the journal-box. When the brushes are fixed against such vibration, as they may be, less oil will be supplied to the journal.

lhe oil which drips from the journal spreads upon all parts of the pan. and its support. and the vibration and reciproattion of the pan may take placev without undue wear upon any part.

lt obvious that numerous modifications of my invention, particularly as to th de tails of its embodiment and use, will re suggest themselves to one skilled in tho and l therefore do not eonline the invent i to tho specific constrirtion heroin shown and (lCFK'llbGd.

Having time t claim as now and Pa tent l. The cmnbination, oi" the loroumtivo journal and jouruabbox, with a support. in the bottom of said.- box and "iating side lugs or Hang-ea, a lubrioatm' rcsling upon sai loupport, bolts arra said lugs or llang'o'e. extending thro leeciiboti my invention,

dcairclo scciu'o by Let lion by aaitl pan and ram uHLQlG sides of the j urnal-hm: only t" moral of said nan from mid slanlially as (it iibctl;

'lhc couibiiuxtiou, of a lubri 1 upport arranget l in the lbc journal-boa; the .a

ii-n-z thin-col, a drp'aection .torn'nng a holding mid s ction. upon the support, and a luln'icator supported by said plate. subslanti: ii as \lcacribeel.

5. The combination. of the journal-Lox The plate or supp rt, in combination with a driaehablc Flwl'i or support hinged to p the lowcr part thereof. and provided with suitable ends. t. closed luln'ical'oi'-p:in arranged "for rcrliral ribratimi on :aid support. and a bru h or brusher; projccling' from the top of the pan, in )ositicn for cugagv meat with the journai. substantially Bi -lit?" scribed.

3. The coranination, ot' a journal box and journal, with a lubrintor thcrcin, a shelf or eupoort. having an cud llango and removahly arranged in he bottom of said box and an end gate pivotally mounted upon mid shelf and equipped with a movable dustercludingr part, sulatantialiy as described.

7. The combination. of a journal box. with a lubricalor. a ahc l or support attached to itiitl box and harming the bottom thereof and provided with a drop bottom section, substantially as and for the purpose spcciicd.

h. .L journal. box, in oonibination with a ahcit or support arranged in the lowor pa t if the box. a mullet in'ecnsicns than l pan of the iowcr part ol the ii: A and tra ling onsaitl support. a tub. ice ii said pan. an cud gate or pa n5: plate pii'clc l at tho cud of said 11 p a Fpring' for holding and a suitable lu;l' guard, Hbr-lzaulinlljf as do. i)

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.iid trains being 3 i drop aiwiion forming a mpp calior. said (lro suction t-nd,aud1i. uit :luul lnllj' as dchcribrd. I

lb. The combination. witi. a journal box; 5 a lHH'iJ'MIiiitllV tli=po-ml frame within the nation ol said box. a drop plat-c pivurod within will trzune. and a jouiual lubriralinp; device ihcrcon, sulmtaniiaily arribcd.

locomotive j urnal iuhrirator (oinr..- an oil rcreptacle pro i brush holder. said. holder coin; j a run: provided. with a brush supporting flange,

said acclion. subing pivot d at one combination with. a brush composed of bristles extending through said ring, a butt-ring encircling the first named ring, and a bristle spreading device with n the lower end of said brush, sul'istantially as described.

12. A locomotive journal box, in combination with a horizontal frame occupying the lower part of said box, and a drop section detachablysecured in said frame and lubricating means supported by said drop section, substantially as described.

13. A locomotive journal box, in combination with a suitable lubricating device, a removable frame secured in the lower end of said box and containing an opening of sutficient size to admit said lubricating device from below and means on the frame for closing said opening, substantially as described.

1-4. A locomotive journal box, in combination with a lubricator supporting plate arranged in the lower part of said box, stud bolts extending from the sides of said plate through the sides of said box and securing the plate therein, a lubricator occupying the lower part of the box above said plate and serving to prevent the withdrawal of said stud bolts, substantially as described.

l5. A locomotive journal box, in combination with a lubricating device, a removable frame secured in the lower end of said box, sepa ate stud bolts extending from the sides of said i'ra me through the sides of the box to secure said frame therein, said frame having an opening of sufficient size to admit said lubricator from below, and a plate or section nru'mally closing said opening, substantially as described.

16. A locomotive journal box, in combination with a horizontal plate occupying the lower part of" said box, a lubricator supported thereby within the box, a stop at the outer end of said plate, a hinged gate provided at the inner end of said plate, and

means norn'ially holding said gate closed, substantially as described.

17. A locomotive journal box, in combination with a suitable lubricating device, a horizontal plate occupying the lower part of saldbox, an end gate pivoted upon the inner end of said plate, a spring holding said gate closed, and said lubricator being adapted to be removedfrom said box, when the gate is opened, substantially as described.

18. A locomotive journal box, in combination with a suitable lubricating device, a horizontal frame occupying the lower part of said box and having an opening for the plate being trunnioned at one end and adaptinsertion and withdrawal of said lubricator, a pivotal drop section closing the opening in said frame, said lubrlcator being normally supported by said frame and section, and means securing said section i n such a manner that it may be readily lowered, substantially as described.

1.9. A locomotive journal box, in combination with a lubricator, a horizontal frame occupying the lower part of said box and having an opening for the insertion and withdrawal of said lubricator, removable means closing the opening in said fr." me and supporting said. lubricator, and a spring pressed vertically movable dust guard section arranged at the inner end of said frame, substantially 'as describcc 20. A locomotive journal box, in combination with a lubricator, a horizontal floor occupying the lower end of said box having an opening for the passage of said lubricator, removable means closing said opening and serving to support said lubricator, a lubricator stop at the outer end of 'said lloor, a horizontally hinged end gate at the inner end of said floor and a vertically movable dust guard carrieiil by said gate, substair tially as described.

91. The combination of the locomotive journal and journal box with a shelf or support arranged in the lower part tl'iereof, and detachable therefrom, an end gate or plate pivoted on said shelf or support and adapted to be turned on its pivot to open the end of said. box, a lulwicator pan resting on said shelf and having a lubricator proper contacting with said journal, said pan and lubricator being removable from the box when said gate open, substantially as described.

22. A locomotive journal box, in combination with a lubri ator, a horizontal plate occopying the lower part of said box for supporting said lubricator, said horizontal ed to be dropped for the removal of said ubricator, a spring pressed hinged gate closing' the inner end of the box above the plate and below the journal and a dust guard section carried by said gate, substal'itially as described.

In testimony whereof, have hereunto my hand this 3rd day of October, A. l). 1003, in the presence of two witnesses.

(IITA'RI'JICS llhlCA RLICY M DORE.

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C. G. llAWLrJY, JOHN H. Gannsnr.

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