US1448242A - Flange lubricator or oiler - Google Patents

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Mar. 13, 1923. 1,448,242

L. N. VINCENT FLANGE LUBRICATOR OR OILEH Filed May 25, 1922 1 I I 21 4 I I 21 I 4 Q i l 'PTQQJZO 6 /2 72 p i I 15 r M -22 7 7 1.1 10

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FLANGE Luna-mums; on OILER.

Original application filed September 30, i921, Serial no. 563,252. Divided and this application filed May 25, 1922. Serial 1%. 563,565.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS N. VINCENT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Seattle, in the county of King, State of VVashing ton, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Flange Lubricators or Oilers; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full clear, vand exactdescription of the invent'im1,-such as will enable others skilled in the cart to which it pertains to ma'ke and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in flange lubricators and more particularly to flange lubricators for use in lubricatingor oiling the flanges of wheels .of steam, electric and other cars and locomotives.

This application is a division of anapplication for patent filed by me on the 30th day of September, 1921, Serial No. 504,282, for flange oiler or lubricator.

The invention consists in the several features and in the construction, combination and arrangement of such features as more fully hereinafter described and claimed.

The object of the invention is to thoroughly lubricate the flanges of Wheels, especially when the wheels are travelling on the curved portions of a track, as very little lubrication is required on the flanges when on a straight track.

' A further object is to provide a flange lubricator which is automatically operated and caused to feed lubricant to the flanges of wheels'by means of the lateral or sidewisje movement or play of the truck frame or engine frame from side-to side and also the lateral play or movement from sideto side of the wheels between the rails during their travel on the track.

A further object is topro/vide a flange lubricator which is, automatically. operated and caused to supply or feed grease from the grease cups to the flange lubricating means by means ofthe lateral or sidewise movement-or play of the truck frame from side to, side and also the lateral play or movement from side to side-of the heels-between the rails during their travel on the track.

A further objectfis to; dispensewith all springs, weights. .orother s as for e nozzles gains the fi nges otthe Wheel-S, which is a great advantage such deitiees are liable to get "out of order;-

-ally from the i A further object is to provide a flange lubricator which operates automatically and requires no attention or care except the keeping of the lubricant cups well supplied with lubricant. g

A further object is to provide va flange lubricator whichautomatically adjusts itself to the movement of the wheels in such manner that its position with relationto the wheels is always the same. i

A still furtherrob-ject is. tov provide a flange lubricator which is simple, inexpensive and durable in construction and easy and effective in operation; 1

Referring to the drawings Fig. 1, is a front view in elevation.

'F'g. 2, is a sectional view,partly in eleva tion'. 5 I

Fig. 3,-is a top plan view of the means for adjusting the connecting rod of the rocker arms. i

In the drawings, in which similar reference characters denote similar parts throughout the several views, 1 represents the flange lubricator which comprises two lubricant containers or grease cups 2 and 3 connected or coupled together'by means of a tube or pipe 4:, which is adapted tobe secured and supported by a suitable bracket or brackets, not shown, on a carer locomotive.

Thelubricant containers 2 and 3 are each made, preferably, in three parts, 5 .6 and 7 connected together by means of a short Vertical pipe 8, and the-upper part 5 of each being provided with. a scr'ewcap or other closure 9.

A slidable or reciproca toryhollow plunger'10 is mounted in a bushing 11, in the lower part '7 of each lubricant container, which is provided with a nozzle 12 having a suitable anti-friction roller or wheel 13 in its outer end," and a sleeve 14 embraces the-hollow plunger 10. g

R-ocker.arms or levers 15 are provided each pivotally mounted on a pin 17 extending through a bracket 18 which depends from a'hollow projection 19 extending laterpart 6 of the lubricant'container. j The upper ends of the rocker arms15 are pivetally connected by means of a pin 20 to acen-nefcting o r coupling rod 21, which ea-tends through pipe 4, whilethe lower ends of the rocker arms are loosely mounted on a pin 22 projecting laterally from the sleeve 14.

Although I have described the nozzles as being made of flexible rubber, they may be made of metal. covered with rubber or any other suitable material desired. 3 In order to provide means whereby the nozzles may be adjusted, with relation to the wheels being lubricated, the connecting rod 21 is screwthreaded at each end, as at 23 see Figure 3, into a block 2%, and by screwing the same in or out of the block the nozzles will be moved respectively toward or away from the wheels.

In use the flange lubricator is placed over and straddles the flanges of a pair of wheels and is properly adjusted and then held in place by means of a suitable bracket carried by the car or locomotive in such position that the ends of the nozzles abut against the sides of the flanges of the wheels, the lubricant cups having been filled with lubricant, the reciprocating movement of the rocker arms, produced by the lateral or sidewise movement or play of the engine or truck frame from side to side, also the lateral play or movement from side to side of the wheels, causes the hollow plungers or pipes to be reciprocated or moved back and forth in the lower portions of the lubricant receptacles or containers, and each inward movement of the plungers or pipes causes the lubricant to be continuously forced through the hollow plunger-s and out through the ends of the nozzles onto the flanges of the wheels, while the outward movement of the plungers allows the lubricant to be fed or moved downward in the lubricant containers in sufficient quantity to take the place of the lubricant which has been used, and by the continued lateral play of the engine or truck frame and wheels the plungers are caused to reciprocate or slide back and forth and the extent of movement of the plungers is regulated by the extent of lateral play of the wheels.

The continuous turning or rotating of the wheels causes the lubricant fed to the flanges to be spread. all around the flanges of the wheels I The constant jarring of the car or locomotive results in the continual packing of the lubricant or grease in the containers.

As the lubrication of the flanges of the wheels is required mostly on curves, when the wheels take the curve it will cause the flange lubricator to force the lubricant or greaseonto the flanges of the wheels and in turning the curve either to the right or to the left, as the case may be, the side of the curved track where the lubricant is needed will be the side lubricated, and when running on a straight track there will be suf- :flcient lateral motion or play of the engine or truck frame and wheels to cause the lubricator to supply more or less lubricant to the flanges.

I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the specific details of construction and arrangement as herein described and illustrated, as it is manifest that variations and modifications may be made in the features of construction and arrangement 1n the adaptation of the device to various conditions of use without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention and improvements. I therefore reserve the right to all such variations and modifications: as properly fall within the scope of my invention and the terms of the following claims.

lVhat I claim is 1. In a flange lubricator for wheels, lubricant receptacles, means for connecting said receptacles, slidable lubricant feeding means, means pivoted to each of said receptacles for operating said lubricant feeding means and means for inter-connecting said pivoted means, said lubricant feeding means adapted to contact with and be operated by the flange of a wheel.

2. In a flange lubricator for wheels, lubri cant receptacles, hollow plungers or pipes slidable in said receptacles, and rocker arms pivoted to said receptacles and connected to said hollow plungers or pipes, each of said hollow plungers adapted to contact with the flanges of a wheel and be reciprocated by the lateral movement or play of the engine or truck frame and wheels.

3. In a flange lubricator for wheels, lubricant receptacles, each of said receptacles having a hollow plunger or pipe mounted and slidable therein and means pivoted tosaid receptacles and connected to said hollow plungers or pipes, said pivoted means and plungers or pipes being adapted to be reciprocated by the lateral movement .or play of the engine or truck frame and wheels.

l. In a flange lubricator for wheels, lubricant receptacles, hollow plungers or pipes slidable in said. receptacles, pivoted rocker arms connected to said hollow plungers and a rod for connecting said rocker arms, said hollow plungers or pipes adapted to contact with and be operated by the flange of wheel,

5, In a flange lubricator for wheels, lubricant receptacles, hollow plungers or pipes having nozzles for deliverlng lubricant, rocker arms, a rod pivotally connecting the upper ends of said rocker arms and the lower ends of said rocker arms pivoted to the'hollow plungers, said hollow plungers or pipes adapted to contact with and be operated by the flange of a wheel.

6, In a flange lubricator for wheels, lubricant receptacles, hollow plungers or pipes m u ed and; slidable in said ll t een re ceptacles, brackets depending from said receptacles, rocker arms pivoted to said brackets and connected to said hollow plungers, and means for connecting said rocker arms, said hollow plungers or pipes adapted to contact with and be operated by the flange of a wheel.

7. In a flange lubricator for wheels, lubrcant receptacles connected by tubular means, lubricant feeding means mounted and slidable in said lubricant receptacles, means pivoted to each of said receptacles and connected to said tubular means, and means for connecting said pivoted means which extends through the said tubular means of the receptacle, said lubricant feeding means adapted to contact with and be operated by the flange of a wheel.

8. In a flange lubricator for wheels, lubricant receptacles connected by tubular means,

hollow plungers mounted and slidable in said lubricant receptacles, brackets depending from said'receptacles, rocker arms pivoted on said brackets andhaving a connecting rod extending through said tubular means, said rocker arms and plungers adapted tobe reciprocated by the lateral movement or play of truck frame andthe wheels.

9. In a lubricator for-wheels, lubricant receptacles, means for connecting said receptacles, slidable lubricant feeding'means hav- 'inga pin, means pivoted to each of said receptacles and engaging the said pinand means for connecting said pivoted means,

said lubricant feeding means'adapted to contact with and be operated by the flange of a wheel.

In testimony whereof I have aifixed my LOUIS N. VIN CENT.

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