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US 2002/0172733 A1Published application
Apparatus and method for lubricating feed mechanism of forming machine
AssigneeSumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.
InventorsRyuichi Takanohashi, Mitsuo Suzuki
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Abstract
A lubrication apparatus lubricates a feed mechanism of a molding machine. The lubrication apparatus includes a storage member for storing lubrication oil therein, and a lubrication oil circulation pipe connected to the storage member.
Claims26
A lubrication apparatus for lubricating a feed mechanism of a forming machine, comprising:
- (a) a conversion mechanism for converting rotational motion to rectilinear motion or converting rectilinear motion to rotational motion;
- and
- (b) a lubrication oil circulation pipe for supplying lubrication oil to the conversion mechanism and collecting the supplied lubrication oil.
A lubrication method for lubricating a feed mechanism of a forming machine, comprising:
- supplying lubrication oil to a conversion mechanism for converting rotational motion to rectilinear motion or converting rectilinear motion to rotational motion;
- and
- collecting the supplied lubrication oil.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.