Lubricating device for gears
AssigneeCarl Hurth Maschinen- und Zahnradfabrik GmbH & Co.
InventorWolfgang Schulz
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Abstract
A lubricating device for dispensing a prescribed amount of lubricant onto gearing at intervals during the operation or immediately upon starting the gears. The lubricating device is composed of a tank having a bell-like housing located therein. The lower edge of the bell is spaced upwardly from the bottom wall of the tank to permit lubricant to flow inside the bell. A valve member is cooperable with the bottom wall of the tank, which bottom wall has openings therein, and is operatively connected to the bell. The valve is opened simultaneous with a closing of the gap between the lower edge of the bell and the upper surface of the bottom wall so that the lubricant within the bell is dispensed out through the discharge openings in the bottom wall of the tank.
Claims3
A lubricating device for gears and the like in starting condition comprising a lubricant storage tank, which is filled during operation and emptied prior to or during the starting of the gear unit, with an automatic emptying device by means of a valve, in pregiven amounts wetting at least one of the gears to be lubricated, comprising the improvement wherein a storage tank which is open toward the lubricating place is closed off by the valve which can be opened during the starting condition, which valve is combined with a bell, ring or the like, which holds the one-time lubricating amount, the lower edge of which bell, ring or the like is spaced from the bottom of the tank when the valve is closed to define a gap which surrounds the discharge openings adjacent the bottom of the storage tank, which gap is closed during opening of the valve.
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