US844324A - Lubricator. - Google Patents

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN BUOKLEY ANDJOHNSHERRY, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, ASSIGN ORS,:BYMESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO STERLING LUBRICATOR COMPANY, OF'ROOHESTER, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW'YORK.

'LUBRIOATOR.

' Specificationof Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 19, 1907 Applicationlfiled. N vem r 3, 1899- Serial No. 735.649.

To all whom. it. may concern.-

.Beit. known that We, JOHN BUGKLEY and.

JOHN. SHERRY, of Rochester, in the county of Monroe and Stateof New York, have invented certain new vand iiseful Improvements in Lubricators, of which the following is a specification.

Ourinvention relates. to. force-feed: lubricators, and-. has for its object the production of a-device which'is particularly simple in construction, is highly effective in use,Yand is capable of a maximum adjustment, even when in operation; and to this end it consists in the, combination, construction, and arrangement of. the componentparts of a force-feed lubricator, as hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In describing this invention reference is had to the-accompanying drawings, in which like letters indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is. a face view of our improved force-feed lubricator. Figs. 2, 3, and 4 are sectional views taken, respectively, on lines 2 2,33, and l 4, Figs. 1 and3. Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the detached actuating member for the pumps of our invention.

Fig.16 is a sectional view of. the actuating member, taken on line 66, Fig. 1. Fig. 7 is a plan view of theshank of one of the clamps secured to said actuatingmember.

Our improved lubricator; preferably comprises in. its organization a reservoir A, a

shaft B, one or more. pumps O, and means for connecting the shaft to the pumpor pumps.

The. reservoir'A is of any desirable form, size, and construction and is provided with transverse chambers a a, a lateral extension a a supporting-face a one or more passages a, extending through the face a and communicatin with the internal chamber of the reservoir, a removable top-wall a a removable screenc, and-an indicating-glass a. Said chamber a extends through the upper parts of the opposite-walls of the reservoir A, beneath the top. wall of, forms a bearing for the shaft B, presentlyjdescribed, and braces and unites said upper parts of the opposite walls of the reservoir. The chamber a is arranged above the chamber a and beneath the topwall a in a plane substantially parallel. with the chamber (it, extends through the wall of one side, of the reservoir A, and is formed with a closed inner end. Said lateral extension a projects from the base of the reservoir. A and is. provided with an internal chamber forming a lateral extension of the internal chamber of said reservoir. The

face a is. substantially flat and forms the upper face of the extension a The passages a extend vertically through the face a and the topwall of the extension 0, and. communicate with the internal chamber of thereser- ,voir. Said removable top wall a is of.any vsuitableform and construction and is generally provided with a dependinggroove a in, its upper face and with passages 0 extending from the groove a through the lower face of said wall. The screen a is also of any desirable form and construction and is suitablysupported beneath the top wall .w. The indicating-glass a is connected atits upper end to the internal chamber. of; the

reservoir and is connected at its lower end to a :valve having passages communicating,

respectively, with said glass and chamber and also having an additional passa e a for permitting the discharge of the iquid from the reservoir and the indicating-glass.

The shaft B is passed through the chamber a and generally projects. beyond both ends thereof. One end of said shaft is connected to suitable actuating means, here illustrated as consisting of a power-transmitting wheel I), a rocking lever b, and an actuating memher or pawl b engaged with the periphery of the wheel?) and carried by the lever 11.

present invention, and hence it is unnecessary to fully illustrate and describe the same.

Said actuating means forms no part of our herein, it being understood that any suitable enlargementor shoulder 0 and .a lower ,por- .tion 0 of less diameter than the shoulder 0 The internal chambers of the pumps are substantially cylindrical, extend longitudinal from their top faces into their reducedlower portions, .and receive the pistons 0 Said inlet-ports extend lengthwise of the pumps from the, lowerends of their internal chambers through the bottom faces of said lower portions 0 and are each provided with upper and lower seats and an enlargement directly above the lower seat. The outlet-ports are formed with upper and lower lateral extensions, and their intermediate portions extend longitudinally in corresponding side walls of the pumps C in planes substantially arallel with the internal chambers thereo The lower lateral extensions of the ports a open from the lower ends of said internal chambers above the upper seats of the ports a, and the upper lateral extensions of said ports 0 ex tend longitudinally through the enlargements or shoulders c and are each provided with a seat and an enlargement above said seat, which communicates with a suitable outlet-conduit, having a branch passage 0 discharging into the groove a Said valves c preferably consist of balls normally engaged by gravity with the seats of the ports 0 c. The valves engaged with the upper seats of the ports 0 and the seats of the ports 0 are readily admitted and withdrawn through the internal chambers of the pumps and the enlargements of the ports 0, and access is permitted to the valves engaged with the lower seats of the ports 0 by forming the portions 0 of the pumps C with detachable lower ends, having upper faces thereof arranged substantially coincident with the top faces of the enlargements of the inletports directly above said lower seats. The enlargements or shoulders c are of any suitable size, project laterally froin the upper portions of the pumps C, and are detachably fixed by any suitable securing means to the face a of the extension a.

From the foregoing description it will be noted that the pumps C are interchangeable, communicate independently with the reservoir A, and that each of said pumps, with its inlet and outlet ports, its valves, and its piston, may be removed from the face a and the corresponding passage a and conduit 0 independently of the remaining pumps. This is a feature of great advantage, as the pumps are more or less liable to derangement or imperfect operation, and when capable of ready withdrawal and replacement a continued stoppage of the lubricator is avoided. Moreover, by forming the pumps separable from the reservoir A considerable economy in the manufacture of our force-feed lubricator is effected, as if said pumps were integral with the casing the Weight of the lubricator would be materially increased and all of the pumps would be rendered useless in case one were spoiled either in machining the same or in the operation of the lubricator.

The means for connecting the shaft B to the pumps C preferably consists of an actuating member at and independently-movable connections between the member (1 and the pistons of said pumps. The member (1 is substantially T- shaped and, as clearly seen in Figs. 1, 2, and 5, its transverse branch or top D, Fig. 2, is formed with a pivotal pin 61, a projecting portion or member (1 and graduations d, and its lengthwise branch D is suitably connected to the shaft B. Said pivotal pin (1 is journaled in the chamber a of the reservoir A and is generally provided with a shoulder d and a groove The shoulder d engages the adjacent face of the reservoir, and the groove (Z receives a setscrew (1, passed through the wall of the chamber a The projecting portion or member d Figs. 2 and 5, extends substantially lengthwise of the transverse branch D of the member d, upon the front face thereof, and is formed with a lengthwise passage or guide d opening through its top and bottom faces, and a second lengthwise passage or guide (i extending from its front face to the passage or guide at. The to portion D of the member cl is formed witi a third passage or guide (1, extending from the rear side of said passage or guide d Said graduations d are preferably formed upon the top face of the member cl and facilitate the adjustment of the connections between said member and the pump C. The means for connecting the lengthwise branch D of the member (1 to the shaft B rocks the member (I as the shaft is revolved and usually consists of an eecentrically-arranged pin provided in the adjacent end of the shaft B and movable in a slot al extending lengthwise of the lower end of said branch beneath the pivotal pin cl.

The connections between the member (1 and the pistons of the pumps 0 preferably consist of links (2, pivots d", and clamps (Z The links d are arranged in substantially vertical planes, with their upper ends movable in the passage or guide (1 and in front of the portion of the actuating member cl beneath the projection (Z The pivots (Z connect corresponding ends of the links to the pistons c", and the clamps d connect the opposite ends of the links to the actuatin member d and permit the adjustment of sai opposite ends toward and away from the pivotal pin cl during the movement of said actuating member and the pump-pistons c. Said clamps (Z are here illustrated as each consisting of a' shank or spindle (1, arranged crosswise of the guides d (Z (Z and movable lengthwise thereof and having its intermediate portion provided with fixed shoulders (Z (Z and one extremity extended beyond the front face of the projection (Z and provided with a movable shoulder or washer and a nut (Z The shoulders (Z engage the inner face of the front wall of the guide 01. The shoulders (Z are movable in the guide d The should ers d" engage the outer face of the front wall of the guide (1 and the nuts (Z firmly clamp said shoulders d" in position freely'piveted ends' ef the shanks e The nuts 'd may be'readily' loosened, 1 even when the lubricator isin operation and by the same lengthwise of the transverse branch of Y the member d into *alinement with an predetermined radiation thedesired ametma of throw at t 6 links" a is ottainedgeven durmg theoperationof the ump-pistons, whereupomsaid nuts may be fir-hily clanaped' in-position;

The construction and operation of our improved leer-m terw i ll now be readilycunden sewed," upon 1 refe'rence to 1 the I foregoing description a-nd 'the 'accornpanying' drawings.

4 Having thus fully describedour 'rn'vntion, what weelaim as new, =-and=*desire tose'cure by? Letters Batent, -is" i A lubricator'-comprising=a reservoir,a

pltir-al'ity etpumps communicatin with the reservoir 'and provided-with pistons a shaftsupperted by the 'reservoir, a lever pivoted to the reservoir and actuated by the shaft,

means connecting the pistons tothe lever,

- and for the purpose described.

A lubricator comprising a reservoir, a plurality "of pumps communicating-with the reservoir and providedwith-pistons; a shaft journals-d in the reservoir, an actuating member consisting of a rocking substantially T' shap'e'd lever pivoted to the reservoir-' and having its lengthwise branch connected beneathits axis" to the'shaft, and-"means connee-ting the pistens to the transverse branch of the actu'atin'gmember, and meansfor varying the throwof the pistons independen-tly of each tther 7 during the operation of the lever,- sub'stantially as and for the purposeset forth. j

4. A lub ricator' comprising a reservoir provided' with" a transver'se chamber, a pump ccr'nrnunicating with the reservoir and provided' with a piston, an actuating member having a pivot a1 j ournaled in the transverse chamber of the reservoir,- means for actuating said member, a and "means connecting the pistonto' the actuating-member for varying the throw of the piston'while' in operation subst aritially as and for the "pu'rp o'se 5. lubricator comprising a reservoir provided with a j pair of substantially parallel chambers, one' connecting opposite wa'lls of the reservoir and opening through said walls and the other opening through one of* said walls and formed with aclosed innerendfa pump communicating with the reservoirand provided with a piston, a rocking actuating member havinga pivotal pin journaled in the chamber having" the closed innerend, ashaft journaled in the other chamber and connectedto the actuating member, and means connecting the pistonto the actuating memher for varying the throw of the piston While in operation, substantially as and for the purpose described. 1 T

6. A lubricator comprising a reservoirp'rovi ded with a pair of substantially parallel chambers, one connecting oppositewalls of the reservoir-and opening through said walls and the other opening through'one- -ofsaid="walls andformed with aclosed inner end, a p1urality of pumps communicatingwith the-reservoir and-providedwithpistons, anactuatin'g member consisting of a rocking substantially T-shaped lever having a pivotal pin journaled-in the chamber having the closedinner end, a shaft journaled in the other-chamber and connected to the lengthwise-branch D of the actuating member" beneaththe pivotal pin, and means connecting the pistons to the transverse branch D of the. actuating member-for independently varying the thrown'of the pistons while in operation, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

7. A lubrica'tor comprising a reservoir, a pump communicating with the reservoir and provided with apiston, a shaft, an actuating member having a horizontally-disposed pivot, and aguide arranged in advance of one end of the latter andextending upon'cpposite'sides thereof, and alink connectedto the piston at its lower end and movableat its upper end in said guide, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

8. A 'lubricator comprising a reservoir, a plurality of pumps communicatingwith the reservoir, each provided with a piston, a shaft, an actuating member having a hori zontallydisposed pivot, and a guide arranged in advance of one end'of the'latter and extending upon opposite sides thereof,

and a plurality of links-having their'upper ends movable in the guide'and their-lower ends connected respectively to the pistons, substantially as and for the purpose described.

9. A lubricatorcomprising a reservoir, a pump communicating with the reservoir and providedwith a piston, a shaft,-='an actuating' member having a horizontally-disposed pivot and a guide arranged in advance of one end of the latter and extending upon'opl posite sides thereof, other guides arranged in advanceand at the rear of thefirst guide and extending on opposite sides of said pivot, a link connected at its lower end to said piston and having its upper end movable in the first guide, and a pivot-pin for the link movable in the second-named guides, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

10. A lubricator comprising a reservoir, a pump communicating with the reservoir and provided with a piston, an actuating memer having a portion thereof formed with a plurality of lengthwise guides d d d", one d being extended tlnough the top and bottom faces of said portion of the actuating member, a second d being extended from the outer face of said portion to the contiguous side of the first guide, and a third d being extended inwardly from the opposite side of said first guide, a link connected to the piston and movable in the fnst guide, and a clamp extending crosswise of the guides d cl (1 and adjustable lengthwise thereof, said clamp being normally fixed to the actuating member and pivoted to the link for connecting said actuating member and the link, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

11. A lubricator comprising a reservoir provided with a transverse chamber, a pump communicating with the reservoir and provided with a piston, an actuating member having one side provided with a pivotal pin j ournaled in the chamber of the reservoir and its opposite side provided with a projection formed with a lengthwise guide, a link connected to the piston, and a clamp adjustable lengthwise of the guide for connecting the actuating member to the link, substantially as and for the purpose described.

12. A lubricator comprising a reservoir provided with a pair of substantially parallel chambers, one connecting opposite walls of the reservoir and opening through said walls and the other opening through one of said walls and formed with a closed inner end, a plurality of pumps communicating with the reservoir and provided with pistons, an actuating member consisting of a rocking substantially T-shaped lever having one side provided with a pivotal pin journaled in the chamber having the closed inner end, and its opposite side provided with a projection formed with a lengthwise guide, a shaft ournaledin the other chamber and connected to the lengthwise branch of the actuating member beneath the pivotal pin, links, and clamps movable lengthwise of the guide for pivotally connecting the actuating member to the links, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

13. A lubricator comprisin a reservoir, and a pump provided with inlet and outlet ports and valves for controlling the passage of the oil through the ports, said pump having its portion provided with the inletport extended into the internal chamber of the the pump to the reservoir, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

14. A lubricator comprising a shell forming a reservoir, said shell having a bottom extension or offset provided with a top having an opening leading to the reservoir-chamber, and a pump having a body (portion supported upon said top and depen ing through said openin into the reservoir-chamber, valve-centre led inlet and outlet ports in said body, a piston, and means for actuating the latter, substantially as and for the purpose described.

15. A lubricator comprising a shell forming a reservoir, said shell having a bottom extension or offset provided with a top having an o ening leading to the reservoir-chamber, an a pump having a body ortion supported upon said top and depending through said opening into the reservoir-chamber, means for detachably securing the body portion to said top, a piston and means for actuating the latter, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

16. A lubricator comprising a reservoir having a lateral extension formed with an internal chamber communicating with the internal chamber of the reservoir, said exten sion being provided with a supporting-face and a passage extending from said face into the internal chamber of the lateral extension, and a pump provided with valves and inlet and outlet ports, said pump having a shoulder engaged with the supporting-face and having the portion thereof rovided with the inlet-port extended throu g 1 the passage into the internal chamber of the lateral extension, and means for securing the pump to the lateral extension substantially as and for the purpose specified.

17. A lubricator comprising a reservoir having a lateral extension formed with an internal chamber communicating with the in.- ternal chamber of the reservoir, said extension being provided with a supporting-face and a plurality of passages extending from said face into the internal chamber of the lat eral extension, a plurality of pumps provided with pistons, valves and inlet and outlet ports, said pumps having shoulders removably fixed to the supporting-face and having the portions thereof provided with the inletports extended through the passages into the internal chamber of the lateral extension, means for actuating the pistons, and means connected to the istons and the former means for indepen ently varying the throw reservoir, and means for adj ustably securing eral extension resting upon said top, a pistontion with the latter, and a part extending chamber in the body portion, a valve-consigned our names, in the presence of two at-' [o trolled inlet-port, and an outlet-port having testing Witnesses, at Rochester, in the county a portion extendingthrough said body paralof Monroe, in the State of New York, this 5th lel to the piston-chamber and in communioaday of October, 1899.

JOHN BUOKLEY.

through the lateral extension of the body, JOHN SHERRY. substantially as and for the purpose de- Witnesses: scribed. I HAMPDEN HYDE,

In testimony whereof we have hereunto K. H. THEOBALD.

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