Conveyor lubricating system
AssigneeH. B. Fuller Company
InventorsClark M. Wilson, Robert B. Barrett
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Abstract
An improved conveyor lubricating system for applying a multi-ingredient lubricating composition to a conveyor. The system includes a holding tank which is operatively connected to a plurality of separate supply tanks where each of the ingredients of the composition are contained in a concentrated form. Pumping bodies are provided for separately pumping each of the concentrated ingredients into the holding tank in any desired ratio. Water is then added into the holding tank to dilute the concentrated ingredients and form the lubricating composition. A pump is provided for pumping the lubricating composition from the holding tank to the conveyor.
Claims10
An improved lubricating system of the type which utilizes a lubricating composition formulated from a concentrate of the composition, wherein the concentrate may include one or more separate concentrate ingredients therein;
- and wherein the lubricating system includes a holding tank;
- means operatively connected to the holding tank for supplying the composition concentrate thereto, wherein the holding tank has means for diluting the concentrate supplied thereto forming the lubricating composition;
- and means operatively connected to the holding tank for applying the lubricating composition to the conveyor;
- and wherein the improvement relates to the composition concentrate supplying means and comprises:
- means for separately supplying each of the concentrate ingredients to the holding tank such that the amount of each ingredient contained in the lubricating composition can be separately controlled, wherein the concentrate ingredient supplying means includes a source of each of the ingredients and selectively adjustable pumping means for pumping each of the ingredients from its source to the holding tank to volitionally vary the amount of each ingredient being pumped to the holding tank.
An improved conveyor lubricating system of the type which utilizes a lubricating composition formulated from a concentrate of the composition, wherein the concentrate may include one or more separate concentrate ingredients therein;
- and wherein the lubricating system includes a holding tank;
- means operatively connected to the holding tank for supplying the composition concentrate thereto, wherein the holding tank has means for diluting the concentrate supplied thereto forming the lubricating composition;
- and means operatively connected to the holding tank for applying the lubricating composition to the conveyor;
- and wherein the improvement relates to the composition concentrate supplying means and comprises:
- means for separately supplying each of the concentrate ingredients to the holding tank such that the amount of each ingredient contained in the lubricating composition can be separately controlled, wherein the concentrate ingredient supplying means comprises:
- (a) a separate supply tank for containing each of the concentrate ingredients;
- (b) means for independently pumping each of the concentrate ingredients from their respective supply tanks to the holding tank;
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- (c) wherein the pumping means is adjustable to selectively vary the amount of each ingredient being pumped from each supply tank to the holding tank.
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