US786637A - Lubricator. - Google Patents

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` PATENTE-D APR. 4, 1905.

Nonzess'r.

3. J. FLINN. LUBRIGATOR. #PPLI'OATIOH FILED AUG. 24, 1903.

i UNITED STATES Patented April 4, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

HALF lOv GEORGE l. ABORN,

OF BOSTON, MASSAGHUS ITTS.-

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SPECIFICATION fOr-Illing part" Of Letters Patent; LTO'.v 786.56373, datedlAprl 4, 1905.

Application tiled August 24'; 1903,'. Serial Nor-170,513.1

the follow-ing is :r speci liet/'ioni .This invent-ion relatr'stofoileiipsizorflubui caters in `which the oil viiist'eud of' lieingfili'opped-l dii-eel'I into the'leariiig. or'v ediietion'fond-iiit. lending:thereto-r int'oiai'- uieehiiiiieiil'oilffrea ing device is fed h y tlie'pressure'of'ajliquid' of d iiiereut speeilie gite-vieu from the oilui'id off a greater und more uniform ldegr'eeor'l fluidity,- tlie oil thus fedpassirigdimetltothefbemf- .ings-ertoe suitable foreiiigxleviee.-

The present invention-eoiiii'irises the rior-el I. features of eonstruetionfaiidthe novel ymethod offeed ing-fl uid 'lulireanitlieieinnftemleserihed and= eleiiiied.v

@fi the iiecompany-iiigfllrmvirigs, -Figgpiirei` represents :i vertieiill seetion'of' :if liibivicetor constructedlzieeordingtothisinvention. Fig. 2 represents :i similar. view,.on u-redueed seule,

showing :i uiodiliezition. Fig. 2l represents fr similar View showing u Second uiodiliention.

The suine reference ehm-actorsindicate the same parte in ullmheligures.

1u the drawings, lO'isj an-oilcup-oilierer-4 voir, preleriihli' ha\'inge:triiiisparent-side undl provided with .ai lining-opening'occupied by fr plug 1].

12 is-en outlettube or duet'serewediinto the' base of the oil-'eup'iind huvingzin orilice units upper end inclined to the axis ofithe tube endl loeated in :in extension or dome '13 ofthe meinl oil-cup ehiiiiiher, Suid extension =|ieingopen :it t-he top und provided with n loose-'litting cup 14 15 is u. secondiiryieup,or remi-voirlinounted on top oftheoil-eup l0 findlwliipted 5to eontain :i liquid `v-euch, l'or instance, :is waterhaviiig ztdill'erent speci lie gravit)v und u. greater und -uiore Vun i l'orui degree of liiiid ity-thun oil.

This secondary reservoirlhiie` u contracted out- -let 1G, with u; trunspurentfsided (or opensided) Asight-eluimber 17, :ind the dropping of the liq- 'uid froiii Suid outlet is controlled byiin adjust-4 able inlet-vulve `125. Atiilje i9 is fitted in the cup of the oil-cup iii1line with the dropping outlet or nozzle '1G und hes its outlet'neiir-the.

funnel 2O displaees the oil `up`wmdlyriiid z cziu'ses it' tooverllow into tlie'tuhe 12j The sleiiting oriliee et the upper' end of=v said Itulieaiidstlie easy overfiowvof the oil 'into l'the tube, endlthe -contiuetec'l dome or-e'ensioii' 13 gives ir'great'er vertical 'rise utlthe upper surface offth'e oil for :i predetermined quantity-ori'` water dropped into -the 'tulie 19 'tli'un 'would he 'the ense' were -the'inlet'to the tlibel within Vthe greuterdiaimeter ofthe iimiii-bo(ly-of1tlie oilieiip. The lif'piidsin both reservoirs-10"und 15'=lieve'at yiiiosplierie pressure on ftli'eirsui'l'iices, and the liow is controlled whollyY by gravity.

This lubreutoris not suhjectto clogging or is'dropped direct and iS independent of'the condition oftheoil -due to differences in ltemperature. 'Ihisidisplaeingliquid'is of 4uni- ;fim ifluidity greater than 'thutof l'the Joil A"und pingnozzle under all priictenl conditions. The outlet'vfor the oil through the tube 12, on

intemiittent'fimviis-ere those in which the oilI may be successfully passed tliroiigl'i :i drop-` the other hand, is much larger than the dropping-nozzle and is Suifieicnt to carryY oil' the oil under all conditions in which it will flow. 'lhe arrangement of funnel 20 and drain-inlet 23 prevents the withdrawal of the liquid in the oil-cup 10 below the inlet 23, and hence avoids getting oil into the tube i9.

Fig. .2 shows a-modilication in which I?, is j a water-supply pipel leading from a tank or reservdir or from a city water-supply system to supply. the dropping device 16 and .in which there is a dropping device 34 at the lower end of the overllow-tube l2 containedA in a sightchamber 35. i

Fig. 3 shows a second modification adapted for the lliseeot a displacing liquid lighter than theoilsu`ch, for instancmpas kerosene. In thisinstance the seeondaryjreservoir15 has an utlet into the top of the oilcup '10", and A the outlet-tube-12" is surrounded by a tube 36, havingan inlet near the' bottom ot' the oil-c`up and open at its upper endrto the atmoephere through a looseditting cap 14, so as to avoid aiphonieactioin.` ln this arrangement the displacing liquid ,leliiains` on 'top and forces the oil downwardly in the cup 10":unl-upthrough the tube 36 into the overIlow-tube l2".

lt will be understood that various changea in the detailed' construction 'may be neuh, l without departing from the-spiritof theing vention. l 1 l l l. in a lnbricator, an oil-reservoir open to the atmosphere and having an inlet in its top, z a gravity ovei'llow-outlct leading from said reservoirja chamber Tor the reception 'of a l the atmosphere and having an inlet in its top` a gravity overflow-outlet leading from said reservoir, a chamber for the reception of a liquid of a different specilic gravity from the oil, saidv chamber being also open tothe atmosphere at its upper portion, and an outlet leading from said chamber to the inlet of said reservoir, and valve mechanism controlling said outlet.

3. In a lubricator, an oil-reservoir open to the atmosphere, a conduitleading to the lower part of the reservoir and, having its inlet at thetop of the latter, a chamber supported upon said ireservoir and also open to the atmosphere, an ontletleading from said chamber to the inlet of said conduit, and an adjustable d ropping device connected to saidoutlet.

4. ln a lubricator, an oil-reservoir open to the atmosphere and having an m'erilow-outlet, a water-elnunber having an outlet-conduit leading to the lower partot'said reservoir, and

L drain having au inlet from said conduit loeated within the discharge-mouth ofthe latter and above the plane of the latter.

ln testimony whereof l have alllxed my slgnature in presence ol' two witnesses.

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