Patent ID: 6155380
Filing Date: 2000-12-05
Classification: F16N

Abstract:
A grease filling device capable of filling a bearing of an electric motor with grease without removing the bearing from the electric motor, the grease filling device comprising:a base frame supporting a motor rest for supporting a motor to be greased, and the base frame supporting at least one rail with a movable frame being supported by and movable along the at least one rail toward and away from the motor rest;a leading end of the movable frame supporting a nozzle for injecting grease into the bearing to be greased;a grease tank for supplying grease to the bearing to be greased;a metering force feed device coupled to the grease tank for receiving a supply of grease from the grease tank and for measuring a predetermined volume of grease to be supplied to an injection cylinder;an electromagnetic valve being positioned between the metering force feed device and the injection cylinder for control a flow of grease from the metering force feed device to the injection cylinder; andthe injection cylinder receiving the grease supplied by the electromagnetic valve and conveying the received grease to the nozzle for injecting into the bearing to be greased when the movable frame is moved toward the motor rest and the nozzle is engaged with the bearing to be greased.