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US980590A US56921610A US1910569216A US980590A US 980590 A US980590 A US 980590A US 56921610 A US56921610 A US 56921610A US 1910569216 A US1910569216 A US 1910569216A US 980590 A US980590 A US 980590A
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    • B61RAILWAYS
    • B61FRAIL VEHICLE SUSPENSIONS, e.g. UNDERFRAMES, BOGIES OR ARRANGEMENTS OF WHEEL AXLES; RAIL VEHICLES FOR USE ON TRACKS OF DIFFERENT WIDTH; PREVENTING DERAILING OF RAIL VEHICLES; WHEEL GUARDS, OBSTRUCTION REMOVERS OR THE LIKE FOR RAIL VEHICLES
    • B61F17/00Lubrication specially adapted for axle-boxes of rail vehicles
    • B61F17/02Lubrication specially adapted for axle-boxes of rail vehicles with oil
    • B61F17/04Lubrication by stationary devices
    • B61F17/06Lubrication by stationary devices by means of a wick or the like
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  • Patented Jam 3, 191 1.
  • the invention relates to journal box construction, and particularly to journal boxes for car axles, and to the means for securing a lubrication of the bearings. It has for its primary objects; the provision of an improved arrangement whereby the waste em ployed in the box is pressed yieldingly up against the journal and also inwardly and the lubricant thus utilized to the best advantage; the provision of a device of the character specified which can be readily and conveniently applied to the standard form of journal box; the provision of a device of simple and inexpensive construction which will reduce the amount of lubricant necessary and avoid a waste thereof; and the provision of an improved device of the character specified, having effective means for closing the box and protecting the bearing from dirt and dust in case the journal box lid is lost or becomes opened.
  • Figure 1 is a longitudinal section through a journal box provided with my improved construction
  • Figure 2 is a transverse section on the line II-II of Fig. 1,
  • Figure 3 is a plan view of the removable portion of the device, which portion is applicable to the ordinary journal box, and
  • Figure 4 is an end elevation of the device as shown in Figure 3.
  • the plate 8 is of spring material and bears tightly against the upper face of the casing
  • This plate 8 may be moved to the position indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1 by grasping the handle 10 and pulling it outward, the springiness of the material permitting the upper end of the plate to move downward and past the lug 9.
  • the plate 8 not only serves to maintain the plates 4: and 5 in position, but also serves as a supplemental lid for preventing the access of dirt and dust to the bearing in case the lid 3 becomes broken or displaced. It also serves to keep the lubricating material (ordinarily waste saturated with oil) pressed inwardly, so that material is used to the best advantage, and a less quantity is required than if it were necessary to fill the entire space between the end of the journal 2 and the lid 3.
  • the plate 4 is spring held in the position indicated in Fig. 1 by means of the spring 7, so that the lubricating material is pressed up about the face of the journal and used to the best advantage, inasmuch as a contact between the lubricating material and the journal is always insured, and a less quantity of waste is required than if the entire space between the journal and the lower surface of the box had to be filled with the material.
  • the parts 4, 5 and 8 constitute a removable attachment, as indicated in Figs. 3 and 1, and this attachment may be readily applied to the ordinary type of journal box.
  • a hole 11 is provided through the outer end of the plate 4, so that when the lid 8 is moved to the position indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1, a hook may be inserted through the hole 11, and the attachment thus readily dragged out of the casing.
  • a 5 In combination in a journal box, a casing, a lid at the end thereof, a pair of removable metal plates yieldingly held apart and lying beneath the axle, and a spring plate hinged to the outer ends of the said plates and extending upwardly past the end i of the axle and yieldingly engaging the top.
  • a cas- '7 mg In combination in a journal box, a cas- '7 mg, a lid at the end thereof, a spring held removable means beneath the axle for holding the lubricating material employed up against the axle and a supplemental lid secured t0 the said means and adapted to press the lubricating material inwardly.
  • An attachment for use with journal boxes comprising a pair of metal plates secured together at one end and yieldingly held apart, and a spring plate hinged to the said plates at the end at which they are secured together.

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- T. BREAID. JOURNAL BOX. APPLICATION FILED JUNE27. 1910.
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Patented Jam 3, 191 1.
THOMAS BREAID, OF SAVANNA, ILLINOIS.
JOURNAL-BOX.
Specification of Letters Patent.
Patented Jan. 3, 1911.
Application filed June 27, 1910. Serial No. 569,216.
To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, THOMAS BREAID, a citizen of the United States, residing at Savanna, Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in J ournal-Boxes, of which the following is a specification.
The invention relates to journal box construction, and particularly to journal boxes for car axles, and to the means for securing a lubrication of the bearings. It has for its primary objects; the provision of an improved arrangement whereby the waste em ployed in the box is pressed yieldingly up against the journal and also inwardly and the lubricant thus utilized to the best advantage; the provision of a device of the character specified which can be readily and conveniently applied to the standard form of journal box; the provision of a device of simple and inexpensive construction which will reduce the amount of lubricant necessary and avoid a waste thereof; and the provision of an improved device of the character specified, having effective means for closing the box and protecting the bearing from dirt and dust in case the journal box lid is lost or becomes opened. One embodiment of my invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a longitudinal section through a journal box provided with my improved construction,
Figure 2 is a transverse section on the line II-II of Fig. 1,
Figure 3 is a plan view of the removable portion of the device, which portion is applicable to the ordinary journal box, and
Figure 4 is an end elevation of the device as shown in Figure 3.
Referring to the drawings, 1 is the casing of a journal box as applied to a car axle; 2 is the journal portion of the car axle projecting into the journal box in the usual manner; 3 is the bearing brass secured in the upper portion of the casing 1 and bearing upon the upper portion of a journal 2; 3 is the lid of the box which may be of any approved form; 4 and 5 are thin metal plates hinged together at 6 and yieldingly. held apart by means of the spiral spring 7 and 8 is another thin metal plate hinged to the plates 4 and 5 at 6 and bearing at its upper end against the top of the casing as indicated in Figure 1.
The plate 8 is of spring material and bears tightly against the upper face of the casing,
and is held against outward movement by means of the lug 9. This plate 8 may be moved to the position indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1 by grasping the handle 10 and pulling it outward, the springiness of the material permitting the upper end of the plate to move downward and past the lug 9. The plate 8 not only serves to maintain the plates 4: and 5 in position, but also serves as a supplemental lid for preventing the access of dirt and dust to the bearing in case the lid 3 becomes broken or displaced. It also serves to keep the lubricating material (ordinarily waste saturated with oil) pressed inwardly, so that material is used to the best advantage, and a less quantity is required than if it were necessary to fill the entire space between the end of the journal 2 and the lid 3. The plate 4 is spring held in the position indicated in Fig. 1 by means of the spring 7, so that the lubricating material is pressed up about the face of the journal and used to the best advantage, inasmuch as a contact between the lubricating material and the journal is always insured, and a less quantity of waste is required than if the entire space between the journal and the lower surface of the box had to be filled with the material.
The parts 4, 5 and 8 constitute a removable attachment, as indicated in Figs. 3 and 1, and this attachment may be readily applied to the ordinary type of journal box. A hole 11 is provided through the outer end of the plate 4, so that when the lid 8 is moved to the position indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1, a hook may be inserted through the hole 11, and the attachment thus readily dragged out of the casing. The advantages incident to the construction will be apparent to those skilled in the art.
Having thus described my invention and illustrated its use, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is the following 1. In combination in a journal box, a casing, a lid at the end thereof, a pair of removable metal plates yieldingly held apart and lying beneath the axle, and a yielding retaining member for the plates secured thereto at its lower end and bearing at its upper end against the top of the casing.
2. In combination in a journal box, a casing, a lid at the end thereof, a pair of removable metal plates yieldingly held apart and lying beneath the axle, and yielding .retaining means hinged to the outer ends and extending upwardly past the end of the axle and releasably held against outward movement.-
4. In combination in a journal box, a casing, a lid at the end thereof, a pair of removable metal plates yieldingly held apart and lying beneath the axle, and a plate hinged to the outer ends of the said plates and extending upwardly past the end of the axle and releasably engaging the top of the casing.
a 5. In combination in a journal box, a casing, a lid at the end thereof, a pair of removable metal plates yieldingly held apart and lying beneath the axle, and a spring plate hinged to the outer ends of the said plates and extending upwardly past the end i of the axle and yieldingly engaging the top.
6, In combination in a journal box, a casing, a lid at the end thereof, a pair of removable metal plates yieldingly held apart and lying beneath the axle and a spring plate hinged to the outer ends of the said i plates and extending upwardly past the end of the axle and yieldingly engaging the top, and a stop on the top of the casing in front of the end of the plate.
. In combination in a journal box, a cas- '7 mg, a lid at the end thereof, a spring held removable means beneath the axle for holding the lubricating material employed up against the axle and a supplemental lid secured t0 the said means and adapted to press the lubricating material inwardly.
8. In combination in a journal box, a casing, a lid at the end thereof, spring held removable means beneath the axle for hold-- ing the lubricating material employed up against the axle, a supplemental lid hinged to such means and adapted to press the lubricating material inwardly and stop means for releasably maintaining the lid against outward movement.
9. In combination in a journal box, acasing, a lid at the end thereof, a pair of removable metal plates hinged together at their outer ends and lying beneath the axle, a spring interposed between the plates for yieldingly pressing the upper plateupwardly, and a spring plate hinged to the outer ends of the said plates and extending up past the end of the axle and releasably held against outward movement.
10. An attachment for use with journal boxes, comprising a pair of metal plates secured together at one end and yieldingly held apart, and a spring plate hinged to the said plates at the end at which they are secured together.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of the two subscribed witnesses.
THOMAS BREAID.
lVitnesses:
C ARLES D. ORoUsE, YARD A. BRISTOL.
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