Patent ID: 6619429
Filing Date: 2003-09-16
Classification: F16N

Abstract:
A lubricating device for applying lubricant to a surface of a wheel flange or the side surface of a running rail connected to a lubricant hose for lubricant supply, the device comprising:an axially displaceable guided lubricating head wherein said lubricating head rests against, and is axially displaceable against the wheel flange; a dispensing opening disposed on one end of said lubricating head and positioned in contact with the wheel flange for dispensing lubricant onto the surface; a pressure spring disposed on an opposite end of said lubricating head for urging said lubricating head against the surface during an application of lubrication to the surface; a housing arranged beside the wheel flange of a running wheel said housing having an axial bore for slideably receiving said lubricating head and wherein the lubricating head rests against the surface to be lubricated; a tube slidably disposed within said housing having one end connected to said lubricating head and an opposite end fixedly connected to the lubricant supply, wherein said pressure spring surrounds said tube within said lubricating head and said housing and allows said lubricating head and said dispensing opening to be axially displaced in the direction of the surface to be lubricated; and a connecting element, disposed on said lubricant supply end of said tube, said connecting element for connecting the lubricant hose to said tube.