US1185113A - Axle-lubricator. - Google Patents

Description

- W. H. McFALL.

AXLE LUBRICATOR.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 16, 1915.

1,1 85,1 1 3. Patnted May 30, 1916.

WaltamE/MWM INVEN TOR Atlomey WALTON HURST MoFALL, 0F MOUNT SOLON, VIRGINIA.

AXLE-LUBRIGATOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 30, 1916.

Application filed June 16, 1915. Serial No. 34,431.

To all whom it may concern:

. Be it known that I, WALTON H. MCFALL, citizen of the United States, residing at Mount Solon, in the county of Augusta and State of Virginia, have invented a new and useful Axle-Lubricator, of which the following is a'specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in axle lubricators, and the object is to provide means for conducting the lubricant to the spindle of an axle without removing the wheel from the spindle.

A further object is in providing the clip which connects the wooden bar to the axle, with a lubricant reservoir from which reservoir the lubricant is conducted to the axle spindle.

The invention consists of certain. novel features of construction and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

It will be evident that many slight changes might be made in the form and arrangement of the several parts to be described without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, and hence I do not wish to be limited to the exact construction herein set forth.

In the accompanying drawings,Figure 1 is a view in section showing the invention applied to an axle. Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical sectional view on the line 22 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 8 is a top plan view of the clip.

A represents the axle, and B is the spindle. A wooden bar 1 ismounted upon the axle A and is connected thereto by means of a clip 2. The clip 2 is preferably made U-shaped and is provided at its lower terminals with screw-threaded shanks 3. A plate is received beneath the axle A and is provided .with openings through which the shanks 3 extend. Nuts 5 have screw-threaded engagement with the shanks 3 for fastening the plate to the clip, and thereby confining the axle and wooden bar within the clip.

Connected to the inner wall of the clip, and extending transversely thereof, is an oil reservoir 6, the outer surface of which being preferably convex, and the side walls are preferably tapered, the side walls 7 'taporing from the clip to the bottom of the reservoir 6. Connected to the lower portion or bottom of the reservoir is a tube 8 for conducting the lubricant to a hole or well 9 formed in the'upper surface of the axle A.

The reservoir 6 is mounted in a recess or cavity 10 formed in the upper surface of the bar'l, and an opening 11 is formed in the bar which forms a communication between the recess 10 and the hole or well 9 of the axle. The tube 8 of the reservoir extends through the opening 11 and into the well 9. A longitudinal groove 12 is formed in the spindle, and an opening 13 is formed in the axle for conducting the oil from the well 9 to the groove 12. v

Mounted in the groove l2-and opening 13 is an absorbent or wicking 14 for conducting the lubricant lengthwise of the spindle so that the wheel will be perfectly lubri-' cated. The inner terminal of the wick does not extend to the well 9, but is located a short dlstance beyond the well, so that it will not interfere with the free flow of the oil or lubricant from the reservoir.

Pivotally connected to the clip 2 is an as a valve for closing the opening 18 of the clip leading to the reservoir 6'. A milled or corrugated knob 19 is connected to the exterior surface of the cover 15 whereby the valve may be seated or unseated as occasion demands. v a

The construction of a lubricator in the manner set forth will not materially weaken the wooden bar because it is carried by the clip which fastens the bar to the axle, in other words, the lubricator is not mounted on the wooden bar where the bar is unprotected by clips and the like. A clip provided with a lubricator of this character can be mounted or applied to any vehicle axle, without presenting an unsightly ap pearance, and there will hardly be any perceptible difference in its construction from the clips generally used, to the casual observer.

The lubricant or oil is conducted from the reservoir 6, by thetube 8, to the well 9 of the axle and an even flow of oil is provided which will flow over the entire surface of the spindle causing the lubricant to be applied to the portions of the spindle which receive the greatest amount of wear.

The oval shaped cover 15 is prevented fro-m raising or becoming disengaged as it is rigidly connected to the clip by the rivet, and being made of spring metal it will remain in its closed position under its own tension. The cover 15 and valvel? will prevent theescape of the lubricant from the reservoir, and the ingress of foreign matter to the reservoir and spindle.

It will be seen from the foregoing that I have provided a lubricator which consists of few parts, is simple in construction, and readily applied. There are no parts to get out of order, or which will interfere with the free flow of the lubricant fro-m the reservoir to the spindle.

That is claimed is,

1. The combination with an axle and spindle, a bar mounted on the axle, of a clip for fastening the bar to the axle, a reservoir mounted within the clip and adapted to be countersunk in the bar when the clip is in place, and means for conducting a lubricant from the reservoir to the spindle.

2. The combination of an axle and spindle, a bar mountedon the axle having a recess therein, a clip for connecting the bar and axle together, a reservoir connected to the clip and received in the recess of the bar, and means for conducting the lubricant from the reservoir to the spindle.

8. The combination of an axle and spindle, a bar mounted on the axle having a recess therein, said axle provided with a well, a clip for connecting the bar and axle together, a reservoir mounted on the clip and received in the recess, means for conducting the lubricant from the reservoir to the well of the axle, and means for conducting the lubricant from the well of the axle to the spindle.

4. The combination of an axle and spindle, said axle provided with a well, and said spindle provided with a longitudinal groove, said axle having an opening therein communicating with the well and groove, a bar mounted on the axle provided with a recess, a clip for connecting the bar to the axle, a reservoir formed on the inner surface of the clip and received in the recesses, and means for conducting the lubricant from the reservoir to the well of the axle.

5. The-combination with a clip having a reservoir formed on the inner surface thereof, said clip provided with an opening for filling the reservoir, a cover pivotally mounted upon the clip being provided with a valve for closing the opening, and a tube connected to the reservoir through which the lubricant is discharged.

6. In combination with an axle, and a bar on the axle, a clip securing the bar to the axle, a reservoir countersunk in the clip and in the bar, a cover plate pivoted upon the outer face of the clip and lying thereagainst, and a valve depending from the free end of the cover plate for closing the top of the reservoir.

7. In combination with an axle having a well therein, and a bar on the axle having an opening leading to the well, a clip securing the bar to the axle, a reservoir located between the arms of the clip and being countersunk in said bar, and a tube depending from the reservoir in the opening in the bar to conduct a lubricant from the reservoir into said well.

8. The combination with an axle and spindle, said axle provided with a well, a bar mounted upon the axle having an opening therethrough in communication with the well, a clip for connecting the bar and axle together, a reservoir formed on the inner surface of the clip, a tube connected to the reservoir extending into the well of the axle for conducting the lubricant from the reservoir to the well, said clip provided with an opening for admitting the lubricant to the reservoir, a spring cover conforming to the contour of the clip for maintaining the cover upon the clip, means for pivotally connecting the clip to the cover, a valve carried by the cover received in the opening 7 of the clip for closing the opening, and a knob on the cover for moving the cover.

9. The combination with an axle and spindle, said axle provided with a well, a bar mounted upon the axle having an opening therethrough in communication with the well, a clip for connecting the bar and axle together, a reservoir formed on-the inner surface of the clip, a tube connected to the reservoir and extending into the well of the axle for conducting the lubricant from the reservoir to the well, said clip provided with an opening for admitting the lubricant to the reservoir, a spring cover conforming to the contour of the clip for maintaining the cover upon the clip, means for pivotally connecting the clip to the cover, a valve carried by the cover received in the-opening of the clip for closing the opening, a knob on the cover for moving the cover, said spindle provided with a groove in communication with the well of the axle, and a wicking mounted in the groove for conducting the lubricant to the spindle.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WALTON HURST MGFALL.

Witnesses PETER DRIVER, MARTIN @opies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissionerof Patents, Washington, D. O.

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