Upper cylinder area lubrication system
OwnerRobert A. Schultzinventor
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Abstract
An upper cylinder area lubrication system is disclosed that dispenses a small amount of lubricant to the upper cylinder area of an internal combustion engine at regular intervals for a metered period of time. Typically, the lubricant is dispensed for one second every thirty minutes. An electric pump is used to draw the lubricant from the reservoir and apply it, preferably through a mixing chamber in the gasoline line located just before the gasoline is applied to the firing chambers. The control of the pump is via a solid-state timing device that separately sets the alternate on periods and the off periods.
Claims11
An upper cylinder area lubrication system for an internal combustion engine, comprising
- conduit means connected to the upper cylinder area of an internal combustion engine for introducing lubricant thereto,
- lubricant supply means including
- a reservoir for containing a lubricant suitable for introduction to the upper cylinder area of said internal combustion engine, and
- an electric pump connected to said reservoir and said conduit means, and
- timer means for automatically and alternately operating said pump on for relatively short periods of time and off for relatively long periods of time while the internal combustion engine is running.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.