US1170901A - Wheel-flange oiler. - Google Patents

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A. G. HARRIS.l WHEEL FLANGE onen. APPLICATION FILED. DEC. 17, 1914.

Peeented Feb.8,1916.

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A. G. HARRIS.

WHEEL FLANGE olLER. APPLICATION FILED DEC. 17. 1914.

1,170,901. Patented 1910.8,.1916.

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A.G. HARRIS.

WHEEL FLANGE OILER.

APPLICATION FILED IDIc. I7. 1914- Patented Feb. 8, 1916.

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ANNAeHAnnIs, or sroKAivn, WASHINGTON.

WHEEL-RANGE o ILEn.

Application med December 17, 1914;- serial No. 877,702.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANNA Gr. 11A-ners, a citizen fof the United States, residing at Spokane, in the county of Spokane and State of Washington, have invented ycertain new and Vuseful Improvements in Wheel- Flange Oilers, of which the following is a specification. f f

This invention relates to improvements in wheel flange oilers for railway vehicles and one of the principalobjects of the invention is to provide a flangel oiler for oiling that portion ofthe flange which engages the rail guard, so that the latterwill be lubricated as the `truck wheels of the vehicle negotiate a curve.

' It ,is Vafurther object of the invention to provide a wheel flange oiler which is adapted to be initiated intov action for oiling or lubricating the particular wheel or wheels in engagement with the rail guard, it being understood that such engagement is dependent upon the direction of the track curve which is negotiated.

A. further object of the invention is to provide'a flange'oiler which is particularly adapted for operation in connection with a forced feed'of the lubricant, which may be in the form of hard oil or grease. a con-` tainery provided with means for forcibly ad# vancingthe hard oil or vided. f.

In order to eect the maximum economy, it is a further object lof this invention to provide an oil applying device for engagement with the wheel flange and which is moved into engagement by manually or pedally operated means which also functions to initiate a forced feed of grease or oil to said oil applying device.

Other features and objects of the invention will be more fully described in connection with the accompanying drawings and will be more particularly pointed out in and by the appended claims.

In the drawings :--Fig ure l is a view in side elevation, with parts in section, of a truck equipped with one form of the device of my invention,land taken on line 1 1 of Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a view in side elevation, with parts in section, of my improved oil applying` device for engagement withthe wheel flange.

' I Fig l is la `sectional view on .line 4-4 of Specification of Letters Patent.

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Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a face view of that portion of the oil applying device which. directly engages the wheel flange. tional view on line 6-6 of Fig. 2. Fig.' 7 is a sectional .view on vline 7 7 of Fig. 1. Like characters of reference designate similar parts throughout the uresof the drawings.`

' l AC-' Fig. 6 is a secldifferent lig# As illustrated, `1 designates a truckgfr'ame f and 2 and 3 designate flange wheelsat opposite sides thereof.

Reference willv first be'made tol the forced feed meansfor advancing the oil or grease to the flange applying devices, and which ii may be termed a pump, reference beingvhad more particularlyto Fig..6. f

In the embodiment shown, 4 designates'a grease container for the pump which may be anchored to the truck'frame by means such as brackets 5. The container 4 is pro# vided with a removablecover 6 which may beheld in-placeyby hasp-like fastening devices 7 as illustrated. Thelower walls 8 converge fand terminate in a discharge oute let 9 which delivers to a pump mechanism casing 10. In the casing 10y are journaled shafts 11 on which meshing gears 12 are mounted. The gears'are driven in the di-A rection of the arrows so as to not only grasp butjforce the hard oil or grease outwardly through'the casing 10, anfoutlet 13 being provided. Outlet 13 delivers to a pipe 14 whichis T-ed,'as atf15 to provide for branch extensions 16 andf 17. -Thepipe'lll is always f in communication with branches 16 and '17 so 'as to maintain'th'e latter substantially filled with hard oil or grease to facilitatev immediate delivery to the wheel flange applying devices when operation is initiated;

' An electric motor 18 is mounted adjacent the gear pump mechanism and on the shaft of the motor is mounted aY gear 19. Gear j 19 meshes with gears 20, Vmounted on shafts l1, so that` when the motor is started "the gears 12 will be rotated in the directionindicated by the arrows in Fig. 6. Y

. Reference willnext Vbe made'to the oil applying devices lwhereby Vthe hard oil or grease is applied to the flangesyof thecar l'- 1 wheels and as both of said devices shown are identical in operation land structure, only one need be described in detail.v

1. The oil applying devices are indicated at 21 and 22, one forwheel 3 and the' other for wheel 2, respectively, and as illustrated, device 22 is mounted upon a bracket l23 which extends inwardly from one portionof the truck frame 1.

Referring more particularly to Figs. 3, 4- and 5, it will be seen that I have providedV pipe 16 with a socket fitting 24 having a nipple 25 which is attached to pipe 16. The axis of socket 24 is at right angles 'to 'the axis of pipe 16 and the fitting 24 is provided with a flange 26 having an lopening 27 whereby the flange may be secured to the bracket 23. The fitting 24 is provided with a discharge port 28 for delivery to the socket 'portion or cavity of thevfitting 24.

The oil or grease applying device includes a shank 29 having a plug 30 which is journaled in thesocket portion of the fitting 24. The plug 30 is provided with a threaded plug 31 which projects through anzaperture in one wall of the fitting 24 and which is secured in place by a nut 32. The nut 32 secures the plug 30Vin such a manner as to permit of relative rotation of the plug 30 within the socket fitting 24. The shank 29 is provided with a bore 33 which is provided with an extension 34 projecting into the socket 30. The extension 34 is provided with a port 35 for registry with port 28 when the shank 29 is moved ina clockwise direction with respect to Fig. 4'so as to permit port 35 to register with port 28. In the position shown in Fig. 4, however, ingress of oil from pipe 16.to shank 29 is closed by reason of the fact that port 35 is out of registry with port 28. The shank 29 is provided with an extension 36 extending beyond the rotatable connection of the applying device with the fitting 24 for con* nection with an operating cord or cable.

The remaining end of shank 29 is provided with a substantially spherical terminal 37 and the bore 33 is flared, as at 38,. Upon the spherical'terminal 37 is fitted an oil applying head 39, which is preferably formed in half sections and secured together by means such as bolts 40. The interior of the head 39 is hollowed out, as indicated'at 41, and the discharge from said cavity 41 is in the form of a slit 42, which is shown more particularly in Fig. 5.- The face of the head 39, adjacent the discharge slit 42,

-as indicated at 43, is shaped to conform and lie in flat abutting relation against the flange of the wheel, as indicated in Fig. l.

The head 39 is shaped to fit over the balled or spherical end 37, of the shank 29, anda set screw 44 may serve to anchor the head in the desired position.

Now it will be seenthat the oil applying device is pivotally connected with the supply pipe in such a manner as to cut off or cut in supply in accordance with the relative position of the applying device with respect to the supply pipe.

, vice is not only advanced into engagement Vwith the wheel flange to apply oil thereto, but whereby initiation of the pump is effect ed for advancing the supply of oil or grease through the supply pipe tothe oil applying devices.

Referring more particularly to Figs. 1, 2 and 7, 45 and 46 designate operating elements which may be in the form of cords or cables, and which are connected with the shank extensions of Atheoil applying devices 22 and 21, respectively. The cables 45 and 46 are trained about 'pulleys 47 and 48 and extend forwardly therefrom to manually or pedally operated members 49 and 50. rhe members 49 and 50 are similar in construction and may be in the form of plungers slidable through the car platform 51 and through bearings `52. rl`he elements 49 and 50 are identical in construction and operation and only one need be described in detail, 49 being connected with cable 45, at 53. Gable 45 is trained downwardly over a pulley 54 so as to enable the cable to elevate the pedal element 49 when tension is placed upon the cable. Springs 55 and 56 are connected with the oil applying devices so as to retract the latter' and to actuate the cables 45 and 46 for the purpose of elevating the pedal plungers 49 and 50 to starting position. When either of the pedal elements are depressed, then the respective oil applying device will be advanced into the position to apply oil to the wheel flange, as will be noticed by reference to wheel 2, of Fig. 1.

Reference will next be made to electrical means for starting the motor 18 to advance the oil in the pipes 16 and 17 when the oil applying devices are shifted into an operative position.

The motor 18 is included in a circuit including conductors 55 and 56, in which circuit is also included a source of current which is'indicatedv as a battery 57. Next referring to Figs. 7, 57, designates the shank of pedal operating member 49 which is provided with a brush carrier of insulating material 58. Mounted onthe carrier 58 is a wiping contact brush or strip 59 which projects in opposite directions from the carrier 58 and which is preferably vertically disposed. When the member 49 is in a normalA or upward position, as indicated in Fig. 7, th'e wiping contact 59 will engage an electri'cal terminal 60 to which a branch 61 of wire 55 is connected. An electrical terminal 62 is normally out of rangewith the wiping contact member 59 when the latter is in a normal position, but is adapted for engagement thereby when the contact 59is depressed-so as to close circuit through terminals 60 and 62. Terminal 62 is connected with branch 63 of conductor 56. Pedal 'member 50 will be equipped in a manner similar to pedal member 49, the conductors and 56 leading to terminals similar to 60 and 62 so that when either of the pedal members are depressed, the respective oil applying device thereof will not only be shifted into an operative position against the wheel fiange, but the motor 18 will be started so as to advance the discharge oil through the oil applying device.

Notwithstanding the fact that the rotatable connection of each oil applying device with its supply pipe constitutes a valve cut o, the oil or grease will always be substantially ready for egress-through the supplying slit 42 after the first body of oil or grease has been advanced through the device. Thus at anytime that the motor is started, there will be an instant supply of oil delivered to the wheel flange of the wheel adjacent the oil applying device which has been actuated. v Y x Attention is also directed to the fact that each oil applying device isl provided with a valve, constituted by the rotatable connection with its supplyv pipe, so that no valves will be necessary in the supply pipe between said devices and the oil pressure supplying mechanism as it will be impossible for oil to be expressed or discharged through the oil applying device when its spring is free to hold it away from the wheel flange. y

While I have herein shown and described one specific form of my invention, I do not wish to be limited thereto eXcept for such limitations as the claims may import.

I claim 1. In a wheel flange oiler, driven means for advancing a supply of oil, a flange oil applying device communicating with said means, treadle mechanism for initiating op- Y eration of said driven means and moving said oil applying device into an oil applying position with respect to the wheel flange, and means normally acting to move said applying device out of an applying position and restoring said treadle means to a starting position, substantially as described. Q. In a wheel fiange oiler, a conveying shank provided with a rounded terminal, and a hollow head adjustable on said terminal and provided with an oil applying slit shaped to engage the wheel fiange in flat abutting relation, substantially as described.

3.' In a wheel flange oiler, a pump for advancing a supply of oil, a flange applying device communicating with said pump, an

electric motor forv driving said pump, andA mechanism for shifting said applying device into an oil applying position and including an electric switch for closing circuit to start said motor, substantially as described. i

4. In a wheel flange oiler, an oilapplying` and their pipes when said oil applying de-l vices are in an applying position, substantially as described.

6. In a wheel flange oiler, a truck frame, a wheel therefor having a ange, an oil supply pipe, an oil supplying and applying device having a pivoted valve connection with saidpipe and provided with an extension projecting beyondsaid connection, means supporting said device and pipe at the point of pivoted valve connection thereof with each other from said truck, and means engaging said extension for shifting said device against the wheel flange to apply oil thereto, substantially as described.

7. In a wheel flange oiler, a wheel provided with a flange, an oil supply pipe, an oil v applying device having pivoted valve connection with said supply pipe arranged to close said device when the same is out of an applying position and to open said device when the same is in an applying position, means for shifting said device into an applying position, and means for shifting said device out of an applying position, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ANNA G. HARRIS.

Witnesses:

ALEX M. WINsToN, RICHARD B. HARRIS.

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Washington, D. C.

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