Vehicle drive shaft grease system
OwnerHoward Fabbriniinventor
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Abstract
A vehicle drive shaft grease system. The vehicle drive shaft grease system comprises a cylindrical housing having a first open end and a second open end. The housing is detachedly affixed to a vehicle support frame by at least one solid tether, and tabs mounted on an outside surface of the cylindrical housing. Grease is distributed to the device and the device distributes the grease through a series of openings and channels to those components requiring the grease.
Claims5
A vehicle drive shaft grease system, said vehicle drive shaft grease system comprising:
- A) a cylindrical housing having a first open end and a second open end, said housing being detachedly affixed to a vehicle support frame by at least one solid tether and tabs mounted on an outside surface of said cylindrical housing containing:B) a first end seal and a second end seal in said ends of said housing;C) a device to permit fixed direction motion between two parts mounted in said first end;D) five slip rings, each slip ring separated by a seal;E) said slip rings having connected access ports through said housing for a grease supply, said slip rings being a first slip ring, a second slip ring, a third slip ring, a fourth slip ring, and a fifth slip ring;F) said first slip ring having an internal opening therein for the passage of grease to said bearing;G) said second slip ring having an internal opening therein for the passage of grease to a vehicle universal joint to which said vehicle drive shaft grease system is attached;H) said third slip ring having an internal opening therein for the passage of grease to said end seal;I) said forth slip ring having an internal opening therein for the passage of grease to said second end slip ring, and said fifth slip ring having an internal opening therein for the passage of grease to a second vehicle universal joint to which said vehicle drive shaft grease system is attached.
A universal joint end cap said end cap having a solid front end and an endless circumferential channel on an internal wall.
A sliding high pressure coupler assembly for transporting lubricant, said sliding high pressure coupler assembly comprises:
- A) a cylindrical housing, said cylindrical housing having a first end and a second end, said first end having
- B) an attachment element rigidly attached thereto;
- C) said housing having a lubricant entry port through a side wall near said first end;
- D) said housing having a sliding piston located in the interior thereof;
- E) said sliding piston having a far end and a near end, there being an elongated rod attached centrally to said near end, said rod extending from said far end through a center opening in said second end of said housing, said piston and said rod having an aligned channel therethrough.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.