Device and related methods for rail lubricant storage
AssigneeLoram Maintenance of Way, Inc.
InventorVenkat Dyavanapalli
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Abstract
A disposable lubrication tank liner for a rail lubricating system, including an upper sidewall portion, a lower outlet portion, and an intermediate edge surface. The upper sidewall portion has a plurality of generally vertically disposed walls extending downwardly from an upper flange surface. The vertically disposed walls partially define a reservoir space for holding rail lubricant. The lower outlet portion includes a plurality of angled wall portions converging inwardly to a lower flange surface to further define the reservoir space. Further, the intermediate edge surface connects the upper sidewall portion and the lower outlet portion.
Claims20
A disposable lubrication tank liner for a rail lubricating system, comprising:
- an upper sidewall portion having a plurality of generally vertically disposed walls extending downwardly from an upper flange surface, the vertically disposed walls partially defining a reservoir space for holding rail lubricant;
- a lower outlet portion including a plurality of angled wall portions converging inwardly to a lower flange surface to further define the reservoir space;
- and
- an intermediate edge surface connecting the upper sidewall portion and the lower outlet portion.
A lubrication tank liner, comprising a corrosion-resistant body, that covers an interior reservoir of a lubrication tank of a rail lubrication system, having vertical walls of rectangular dimensions and angled wall portions of trapezoidal dimensions integrally formed and contoured for conforming engagement with the interior reservoir.
A method of maintaining a lubrication tank of a rail lubricating system, comprising:
- providing a lubrication tank including an interior reservoir;
- opening the lubrication tank to expose the interior reservoir;
- placing a lubrication tank liner within the interior reservoir, the lubrication tank liner shaped to generally match to the interior reservoir and including an upper sidewall portion and a lower outlet portion including a plurality of angled wall portions converging inwardly;
- securing the lubrication tank liner to the lubrication reservoir with a plurality of fasteners;
- filling the lubrication tank liner with lubrication fluid;
- pumping lubrication fluid from the lubrication tank to a lubricant applicator for a railway;
- and
- removing the lubrication tank liner for disposal.
A rail lubrication system, comprising:
- a lubricant applicator located in proximity to a railway;
- a lubricant supply hose fluidly connected to the lubricant applicator;
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- a remote lubrication supply including a pump system, control system and a lubrication tank, the lubrication tank having a disposable lubrication tank liner for retaining a lubricant, the disposable lubrication tank liner further, comprising:
- an upper sidewall portion having a plurality of generally vertically disposed walls extending downwardly from an upper flange surface, the vertically disposed walls partially defining a reservoir space for holding rail lubricant;
- a lower outlet portion including a plurality of angled wall portions converging inwardly to a lower flange surface to further define the reservoir space;
- and
- an intermediate edge surface connecting the upper sidewall portion and the lower outlet portion, and
- wherein the lubricant is pumped from the disposable lubrication tank liner to the lubricant applicator with the pumps system as directed by the control system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.