Patent ID: 6698551
Filing Date: 2004-03-02
Classification: F16N

Abstract:
A lubricating system for delivering charges of lubricant and air for aerifying the lubricant to multiple points of lubrication, said system comprising a plurality of air-operated lubricant injectors each operable in response to delivery thereto of operating air to deliver a charge of lubricant, said injectors being organized in a row in engagement with one another, each injector having a lubricant passage extending therethrough, the lubricant passages in the injectors being in end-to-end communication with one another and constituting a lubricant manifold extending through the row for receiving lubricant and charging said injectors therewith, each injector having a first air passage therein, the first air passages of the injectors being in end-to-end communication with one another and constituting a first air manifold extending through the row for receiving injector operating air and delivering it for operating the injectors, each injector also having a second air passage therein for receiving air for aerifying the charge of lubricant delivered by the injector, said second air passages being in end-to-end communication with one another and constituting a second air manifold extending through the row.