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US 7,237,652 B2Granted
Apparatus and method for lubricating feed mechanism of forming machine
AssigneeSumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.
InventorsRyuichi Takanohashi, Mitsuo Suzuki
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Abstract
A lubrication apparatus that lubricates mechanism of a molding machine. The lubrication apparatus includes a tank for collecting lubrication oil therein, and a lubrication oil supply route for supplying lubrication oil from the tank.
Claims20
A lubrication apparatus of a feed mechanism of a forming machine, comprising:
- (a) a motor;
- (b) a conversion mechanism transmitting rotational motion of the motor, converting rotational motion to a rectilinear motion, and being supplied with lubrication oil through a lubrication oil supply route, the conversion mechanism including a screw shaft and a screw nut which is in screw-engagement with the screw shaft;
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- (c) a tank collecting the lubrication oil from the conversion mechanism, and being separated from the screw engaging portion.
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A lubrication apparatus of a feed mechanism of a forming machine, comprising:
- (a) a motor;
- (b) a conversion mechanism transmitting rotational motion of the motor, converting rotational motion to a rectilinear motion, and being supplied with lubrication oil, the conversion mechanism including a screw shaft and a screw nut which is in screw-engagement with the screw shaft;
- (c) a tank collecting the lubrication oil from the conversion mechanism, and being separated from the screw engaging portion;
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- (d) a lubrication oil supply pump supplying the lubrication oil from the tank to the conversion mechanism.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.