US439207A

US439207A - Axle-lubricator

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Publication number: US439207A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1890-10-28
Anticipated expiration: 1907-10-28

Description

(No Model.)

J. J. STEVER.

AXLE LUBRIG'ATOR.

No. 439,207." Patented Oct. 28, 1890.

Mir basses Inventor:

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JAMES J. STEVER, OF OWOSSO, MICHIGAN.

AXLE-LU BRICATO R.

QPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 439,207, dated October 28, 1890. Application filed April 21, 1890. Serial No. 348,872- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J AMES J. STEVER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Owosso, in the county of Shiawassee and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in AXle-Lubricators, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in car-axle oilers; and the invention consists in the peculiar construction of the frame, a spring-actuated arm hinged thereto, a bearing'plate pivotally connected with the upper end of said frame, and a wicking on said bearing-plate to feed the oil to the journal; further, in the peculiar construction of wearing-surfaces or lugs formed on said bearing-plate, which bear against the journal and prevent the wearing out of the wicking; further, in the peculiar construction of side bearings or lugs on said bearingplate, whereby the spread of the oil is limited and the oil is prevented from working out through the ends 7 of the axle-box; further, in the peculiar construction, arrangement, and combination of the various parts, all as more fully hereinafter described.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical section through a car-axle box, showing one half of my oiler in section and the other half in elevation. Fig. 2 is a detached perspective view of the base and spring-actuated arm. Fig. 3 is a detached perspective view of the bearing-plate.

A is the car-axle box; B, is the journal of the axle; C, is the journal-bearing, all of known and usual construction.

In the previous construction of car-axle oilers it has been found difficult to make them so that they may be insertedinto the car-axle box while the box is in place upon the car, and at the same time make such a device efficient and give a sufficiently long life to the wicking, by means of which the oil is fed to the journal. To this end my oiler consists of two like halves arranged one on each side of the journal.

D is thebase, which is made of alight rectangular frame (1., having the upwardly-proj ecting arm I) at right angles thereto at one end and having the lugs c at the other end,

in which is secured thebolt or pin cl, upon which is hinged the arm e.

f is a spring having a central loop g, engaging over the lug h upon the cross-bard of the frame (1,, and having the coils around the pin d, and the upwardly-extending arms is, bearing against the cross-bar l of the arm 6.

The arm 6 preferably consists of a light open rectangular frame having the connecting-bar m at its upper end, to which is pinotally secured the curved bearing-plate E.

This bearing-plate is pivotally supported on the bar m, preferably by forming the lugs oon the rear side of the plate to embrace the bar m, and the lugs 0' extend downwardly on each side of the plate. to prevent any end motion of the bearing-plate upon the arm.

F and F are slots formed in the top and bottom of the bearing-plate, respectively, and

through which the wicking G is passed, the

lower end thereof being allowed to extend down to near the bottom of the car-axle box.

G arelugs or flanges formed on the outer edge of the bearing-plate E and correspondingly curved with said plate, and of a height equal to the thickness of the felt or wicking placed upon the bearing-plate, so that in use they will bear firmly against the journal upon either side of the wicking and prevent the end flow of the oil, thereby preventing its leaking out at the end of the car-axle box. This flange or lug G also prevents the wearing out of the wicking by being pressed tightly against the journal. If these lugs or similar lugs were not present, the full force of the spring f would be exerted to press the wick against the journal. The effect of this would be to rapidly wear out the wick, and the clamping of the wick between the journal and the bearing-plate would prevent the free capillary action of the wick.

H are lugs or wearing-faces formed at the top and bottom of the wearing-plate between the slots F F, and engaging in suitable apertures formed in the feltor wicking, so that any faster than the lugs H and G are worn off in the use of the device, and at no time will the wick be tightly clamped against the journal.

By slightly curving the arm e and making the base D light the-two parts D e, which are hinged together, may be clamped together, forming but a thin piece when so clamped, which may be readily inserted into the journal-box while the box is upon the car. As soon as they are in position, one being placed upon each side of the journal, as shown in Fig. 1, the spring will firmly hold the wicking in contact with the journal. The upwardlyextended arm I) will prevent the frame from tilting, and this arm will be held tightly against the side of the car-axle box by the tension of the spring.

To accommodate all sizes of car-axle box I make my frame slightly narrower than the ordinary box, which also enables me to more readily insert it in position.

\Vhat I claim as my invention is- 2.. In a car-axle oiler, the combination, with the frame, of a spring-actuated arm hinged thereto, bearing-plate pivoted on said arm, and Wicking on said plate, substantially as described.

2. In a car-axle oiler, the combination, with the frame, of a spring-actuated arm hinged thereto at one end, the upward extension at the other end, a bearing-plate on said arm, and wicking on said plate, substantially as described.

3. In a car-axle oiler, the combination, with the frame, of a spring-actuated arm hinged thereto at one end, the upward extension at the other end, a bearing-plate centrally pivoted to said arm, and the wicking on said plate, substantially as described.

4. In a car-axle lubricator, independent frames located on opposite sides of the axlecarrying spring-actuated arms and held in position by the arms, and hearings on the arms, substantially as described.

5. In a car-axle oiler, a bearing-plate provided with wick supporting wearing-faces adapted to bear against the journal and passing-through the wicking, substantially as described.

6. In a car-axle oiler, the combination, with the frame, of a spring-actuated arm hinged thereto, a bearing-plate on said arm, wearingfaces on and between the edges of said bearing adapted to bear against the journal, and the wicking on said bearing-plate, substantially as described.

7. In a car-axle oiler, the combination, with a bearing-plate carrying the wicking, of a side lug or lugs bearing against the journal to limit the spread of the oil, substantially as described.

8. In a car-axle oiler, the combination, with spring-actuated bearing-plate carrying the wicking of the curved lugs G on each side thereof bearing against the journal to limit the spread of the oil, substantially as described.

9. In a car-axle oiler, the combination, with the fiat frame of less width than the aXlebox, of a curved spring-arm arranged above and hinged thereto and carrying a detachable bearing-plate, and a wicking, the two parts adapted to be folded together, substantially as any for the purpose described.

10. In a car-axle lubricator, independent frames located on opposite sides of the axlecarrying spring-actuated arms, and curved bearings pivoted on the arms, substantially as described.

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

JAMES J. STEVER.

XVitnesses:

M. B. ODQGHERTY, P. M. HULBERT.