Oil control system for a press
AssigneeThe Minster Machine Company
InventorsEdward A. Daniel, Norman J. Couchot, Daniel L. Keller, William C. Brewer
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Abstract
A dynamic oil control mechanism for a press including a vacuum inducing ejector or jet-pump to vacuum oil leaking from about an oil seal. The oil seal is located around the drive piston on the press slide to prevent oil migration from the press crown to the die area or slide of the press. A drain port is located about the housing in which the drive piston reciprocates. The ejector maintains a low pressure area within the drain port to pull oil leaking from the seal into the drain port and away from the drive piston. The vacuumed oil is then transferred to an oil reservoir.
Claims12
A mechanical press comprising:
- a frame structure with a crown and a bed;
- a slide guided by the frame structure for reciprocating movement in opposed relation to said bed, said slide including a drive piston having a periphery;
- a drive mechanism attached to said frame structure for reciprocating said slide;
- a seal about said drive piston periphery to prevent oil migration from said drive piston to said slide;
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- an oil control mechanism including a housing having a bore through which said drive piston extends, said housing including at least one drain port opening into said bore at said drive piston periphery, a vacuum in communication with said at least one drain port, and an air duct for communicating air external of said housing to said drain port, wherein said air duct is structured and arranged to inlet a flow of air suitable to provide a vacuum induced air flow through said drain port during vacuum operation sufficient to vacuum away from said drive piston oil reaching said drain port after leaking past said seal toward said slide.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.