Patent ID: 11879499
Assignee: REGAL BELOIT AMERICA, INC.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 13:
14. A method for providing lubrication to a transmission shaft in a rolling mill machine, said method comprises the steps of:
providing a transmission shaft having a central opening extending to the opposed ends of the shaft and internal passageways extending inwardly from an outer periphery of the shaft, the shaft having an inner periphery, the central opening facilitating conveying of fluid between the opposed ends;
providing a rotary distributor;
fitting the distributor over the outer periphery of the shaft;
inserting a sleeve into the central opening of the shaft, wherein the sleeve is hollow, the sleeve has an outer periphery, wherein the sleeve is hollow, wherein a space between the inner periphery of the shaft and the outer periphery of the sleeve define a plurality of internal passageways;
providing a passageway in the space between the outer periphery of the sleeve and the inner periphery of the shaft;
inputting lubricant into the rotary distributor;
passing lubricant from the distributor to the internal passageways of the shaft; and
advancing the lubricant from the internal passageways of the shaft to the opposed ends of the shaft.