IMPROVEMENTS IN THE ARRANGEMENT CONSTRUCTION & ACTUATION OF LUBRICATORS
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Sept., 1886.
Complete Left, 21st July, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 23rd Aug., 1887.
Lubricators.
WILLIAM HENRY THOMPSON Engineer Fir Villa Morley Road Lewisham in the
County of Kent I do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS
IN THE ARRANGEMENT CONSTRUCTION & ACTUATION OF LUBRICATORS to be as
follows:-
My Invention has for its object the improvements of Lubricators whereby they are
so arranged and actuated as to make a compact effective and readily adjusted
apparatus feeding or supplying the oil or other Lubricant to the bearing surfaces
with precision and certainty of action thus enabling high class Lubricants to be used
with economy and avoiding the risk of the bearings becoming heated through inefficent.
Lubrication.
In carrying my Invention into practice I arrange the Cylinder forming the
Resevoir of the Lubricator in a horizontal position and form or fit one end with a
Cover or Case which is recessed formed or arranged so as to contain hold in position
cover or conceal in a compact and effective manner a Train or Series of pinions or
spur wheels or clock work mechanism such Train of Wheels are arranged in a circle
and form part of an arrangement and Combination of Mechanism for reducing the
speed or movement of the first motion by which the Lubricator is actuated and trans-
mitting such reduced movement to a piston so fitted to the aforesaid Cylinder as to
admit of its traversing acting upon and forcing or delivering the Lubricant therein
contained through the conducting channels to the bearing surfaces in the quantity
required for proper Lubrication.
The Lubricator Mechanism is actuated by the movement of a Lever fitted with a
Pawl and Ratchet wheel hereinafter called the Ratchetmotion which motion is carried
by the cover or Case aforesaid and connected to it by being fitted to a spindle working
in and extending through a bearing formed in the said Cover or Case the outer end of
the said Spindle is fitted with the Ratchet motion so that this motion may be carried
by and work outside the said (over or Case the inner end or the end of the spindle

page_text: projecting from the inner side of the bearing into the interior of the Cover or Case is
fitted with a pinion to which a Rotary motion is imparted by the movement of the
Ratchet motion the position of the said bearing and Spindle being so arranged that
the said pinion can be brought into gear with and impart its movement to certain of
the wheels forming the Train the last or slowest wheel or pinion of which is set into
gear with and transmits a rotary motion to a spur wheel or pinion attached to a screw
which passes through and works in a thread or nut cut or formed centrally in the
aforesaid piston so that it is worked or traversed along the Cylinder or Resevoir by
the rotation of the screw caused by its connection with the wheel Train and Ratchet
motion and in order that the speed of the piston can be varied or shall have such a
ratio of movement as to deliver or feed a given quantity of the Lubricant the wheels
or pinions forming the Train are arranged so that certain of them which according to
their size and position in the said Train are most suitable can be brought or moved
into gear with the pinion on the Ratchetmotion spindle to effect this the wheels
forming the Train are connected to and arranged in a circle around the centre of a
moveable circular plate or disc carrying the said Train of wheels in the Cover or Case
aforesaid and taking its hearing centrally through and extending beyond the outside
of said Cover or Case where it is formed or fitted with a handle or wheel and so
arranged that the Train of wheels while retaining its connection with the piston screw
can be moved round or adjusted so as to carry and set into gear with the pinion on
the Ratchetmotion spindle any one of the wheels forming the Train most suitable for
transmitting to the piston the rate of movement necessary for feeding or delivering to
the bearing surfaces the required quantity of the Lubricant for insuring efficent
Lubrication either the (aforesaid) Cover or Case or the circular plate or disc or both
as may be required are arranged with an index plate or suitable dial with spaces cut
at proper distances for a pointer or other spring catch to fall into or otherwise marked
in a suitable manner for indicating the position and setting of the wheels forming
the Train or showing any other indications that may be found desirable.
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The neck or shank of the Piston Screw herein (before mentioned) passes through
hole or bearing made through the centre of the circular disc or plate and extends
beyond such bearing so that a handwheel or other suitable handle may be attached to
it for the purpose of working the screw independent of the Ratchetmotion that it may
run or traverse the Piston quickly back for recharging the Cylinder resevoir the
movement is imparted to the Ratchet motion Lever (hereinbefore mentioned) by its
contact with a Special Spring Cam (as hereinafter described) or ordinary Cam or
other suitable projection attached and revolving with the shaft running in the bearing
on which the Lubricator is mounted such Cam or projection lifting or vibrating the
said Lever which is kept in contact with it by its own weight or by a suitable Spring
arrangement fitted to the Ratchet-motion so as to act upon the Lever with the necessary
pressure and further the said Lever and Ratchet-motion may have the necessary motion
and action iniparted to it from any other arrangement or movement of the machinery
to which it may be applied as the circumstances may suggest for the efficent working
of the Ratchet-motion and for the adaptation of the Lubricator to bearings of various
sizes and designs it is necessary that the distance between the Ratchet-wheel and the
Cam may be regulated so as to increase or diminish the length of Leverage from the
Ratchet wheel to the point of contact with the cam (aforesaid) without disarranging
or throwing out of working position the Lubricator movements the arrangements of
the (hereinbefore mentioned) Case is such as to admit of the adjustment and regula-
tion of the Ratchetmotion being effected by simply turning or moving round the
Case or Cover until the desired point is reached such Case or Cover being arranged
on to the end of the Cylinder or Resevoir in such a manner that it can be moved
and held in position at any part of the circle or circumference of the Cylinder
Resevoir to which it is fitted the Lubricator is filled through the cover fitted or
formed on the other end of the Resevoir or Cylinder which is made or arranged with
a suitably formed Cup or Aperture for receiving and conducting the Lubricant into
the Cylinder the said Cup or Aperture being fitted with a suitable cover for sealing
the Lubricant and preventing its exit when under pressure of the Piston except

page_text: through suitable passages or channels with which the Cylinder is provided such
passages leading from the Cylinder to the bearing surfaces and into the bearing
through the stud screw or other suitable arrangement by which the Lubricator may be
connected to the bearing.
When it is found desirable to vary or regulate the rate of movement or traverse of
the piston without moving round the train of wheels as aforesaid I arrange the
wheels and pinions forming the said train in a circle around the inside of the (herein
before mentioned) Cover or Case in such a manner that the pinion attached to the
ratchet motion aforesaid forms part of or takes a fixed position in the aforesaid train
from which motion is imparted to the spur wheel or pinion on the piston screw afore-
said by the medium of an intermediate spur wheel or pinion attached to and carried
by the (herein before mentioned) circular plate or disc in such a manner as to admit
of its keeping in gear with the aforesaid pinion or spur wheel on the piston screw afore-
said while it is being moved round or carried by the said circular plate or disc so as
to set into gear with any one of the wheels or pinions forming the said train suitable
for transmitting the desired motion to the piston through the medium of the aforesaid
piston screw. In another arrangement the said train of wheels and pinions are
arranged around the Cover or Case as aforesaid but instead of the spur wheel or
pinion on the piston screw gearing with certain of the wheels or pinions of the aforesaid
train through an intermediate wheel or pinion it gears direct with one of the wheels
forming the said train (preferably the last) or slowest moving wheel, and the Ratchet-
motion is fitted to and carried by the said disc or circular plate in such a manner that
the Ratchet motion pinion takes the place of the aforesaid intermediate wheel or
pinion in so far as gearing with suitable wheels forming the train for the purpose of
regulating or varying the movement of the piston without gearing direct with the
spur wheel or pinion on the piston screw.
The aforesaid Case and Arrangement of Mechanism therein contained instead of
forming the end or Cover may be arranged as a seperate Case so as to be applicable us
an attachment to the movements of such other Lubricators as it can be applied to
with advantage for the purpose of reducing or graduating the first action or niovement
by which the Lubricator is operated when so applied the said Case may be fitted or
arranged in a ring on a stud socket or in any other suitable manner that will admit
of its being turned or moved round for the adjustment of the Ratchet. motion
Lever when the aforesaid Case and Combination of Mechanism is arranged so as to
forin the Cover of a Vertical Lubricator the Lever of the aforesaid Ratchet motion
may be fitted in a slide or socket and set by a set screw or other suitable arrangement
for adjusting the distance or length of the radius of the said Lever from Ratchet
wheel Spindle or centre on which it radiates to a point where it is bent over the side
of the Lubricator so as to come into contact with the (hereinbefore mentioned) Cam
or projection from which it receives the necessary radial movement for working the
Ratchet motion or instead of being bent over the side of said Lubricator the said
Lever may be brought into contact with a suitably formed adjustable Lever
arranged in a vertical position on the side or other convenient part of the Lubricator
in such a manner as to be moved or vibrated by the aforesaid Cain or projection with
which it is kept in contact by a suitable spring.
Under some conditions it may be desirable to protect the aforesaid Ratchet motion
from dust in so doing 1 arrange the Ratchet wheel pawl in a Case fitted with a glass
plate for the better observation of the working of the Ratchet motion the said Case
may be utilized for lubricating the said motion by being partially charged with oil.
Instead of the piston traversing along the aforesaid screw it may be fixed as a piston
rod to the piston and work in the screw or nut formed or fitted in the central spur
wheel or pinion (hereinbefore mentioned) and attached to the pinion screw in such a
manner as the rotation of the said central spur wheel or pinion will work or traverse
the said screw through the aforesaid thread or nut and out through the aforesaid
Cover or Case and so impart the necessary traversing movement to the piston by its
connection therewith and the aforesaid spur wheel or pinion is fitted or formed with
or connected to a bandwheel or other suitable movement for running the pistoų

page_text: quickly back (as hereinbefore mentioned) for recharging the Cylinder or Resevoir
aforesaid when arranged in a vertical position the said screw or piston rod may be
utilized for charging the said Lubricator by forming it hollow as a tube or pipe
leading into or through a hole or passage formed in the piston so as to admit of the
aforesaid Cylinder or resevoir being charged with the Lubricant without removing
the cover and for facilitating the flow of thick Lubricants through the said tube or
inlet passage an up draught or air passage may be arranged in connection with the
said tube or inlet passage so as to form an independent outlet for the air displaced
by the filling or charging of the Cylinder or resevoir when the Lubricator is
charged the said tube and air passage are sealed by a suitable cap.
When the Lubricator is employed in Lubricating Cylinders of Pumping or
Hydraulic Machinery under conditions which subject it to high pressure causing or
effecting a strain or pressure on one side of the piston (hereinbeforementioned)
and in order to equalize or counter balance this strain or pressure and relieve the
mechanism by which the movement of the said piston is regulated I make tight or
seal the Cylinder or resevoir with suitable glands so as to admit of its being charged
with water or other liquid and subject it to hydraulic pressure such pressure being
obtained by connecting the Lubricator with a suitable pipe leading to the water under
pressure of an accumalator outlet pipe or pipes or other convenient part of the
machinery or other suitable source that may be conveintly utilized as an hydraulic
power or pressure which by its connection with the Cylinder or resevoir is brought
to bear on the outer or back surface or that part of the piston to which it is essential
as a counterbalance for equalizing or counteracting the aforesaid high pressure to
which the inner surface or that surface of the piston presented to the Lubricant is
subjected. Or a similar result may be obtained by arranging and connecting the
Lubricator in the manner aforesaid to any air vessel or other apparatus containing air
under pressure created by the action or movement of the Engine or Machinery to
which the Lubricator is applied. But when the Lubricator is applied under
conditions which subject it to high pressure as aforesaid and the (hereinbefore-
mentioned) source of power are not available or convenient for application as a
counter balance for such high pressure I combine or arrange the Lubricator with a
suitable force pump worked by the (herein before mentioned) movement as may be
adapted for working the said pump in such a manner that it shall draw liquid from a
suitable receptacle and force it into the aforesaid Cylinder so as to act on the piston
with the desired pressure.
The object of the (herein before mentioned) Spring Cam or Clip is to provide a
ready means or method of applying the necessary projection on the shaft so as to be
fixed and ready for actuating a Ratchet or other similar motion by the movement of a
Lever or its equivalent as aforesaid and further by the employment of such spring
Cam or clip facilitate the application of the Lubricator and avoid the necessity of
fixing or fitting the Cam to the said shaft by means of screws or other similar
methods of attachment. In carrying this part of my Invention into practice 1 make
the aforesaid Spring Cam or Clip of any suitable elastic material preferably of
tempered steel and formed after the manner of a crescent with circular tapering ends
which tightly clasp the shaft over the centre line of the diameter and around the
circumference a sufficent distance necessary to insure the grip required to maintain
its hold on the said shaft. Where it may be desirable to make the Lubricator a
compact combination with the bearing to be Lubricated I cast or form the Cylinder
or resevoir in one piece with the cap or bearing block and arrange the said Cylinder
or resevoir with the (hereinbefore mentioned Cover or Case and the arrangement and
combination of Mechanism (as herein before described) for charging the Lubricator
and delivering feeding or regulating the supply of the Lubricant to the bearing
surfaces.
When the piston is arranged to traverse along the screw as (herein before
described) and it may be necessary or desirable to indicate the position of the piston
in the aforesaid Cylinder or resevoir or to indicate its movement I provide the said
piston with a hollow stem or tube passing through a gland in the end of the aforesaid

page_text: Cylinder and arranged in such a manner that the piston screw can pass into the said
Stem or tube as the piston advances along it or the piston may be fitted with a rod
or rods which may be arranged so as to pass and slide through suitable bearings or
glands in either or both ends of the aforesaid Cylinder or resevoir the aforesaid
Stem tube rod or rods may be fitted with a suitable index finger or pointer acting
in conjunction with an index or indicating plate or surface arranged in the end or
body of the Cylinder or resevoir so as to indicate the position of the piston
aforesaid.

page_text: WILLIAM HENRY THOMPSON Engineer, Fir Villa Lewisham, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement, :—
My Invention has for its object the Improvement of Lubricators, whereby they are
so arranged and actuated as to make a compact effective and readily adjusted
apparatus feeding or supplying the Oil or other Lubricant to the bearing surfaces
with precision and certainty of action thus enabling high class lubricants to be used
with economy and avoiding the risk of the bearings becoming heated through
inefficient lubrication.
In carrying my Invention into practice I arrange the Cylinder forming the
Reservoir of the Lubricator in a horizontal position and form or fit one end with a
cover or case which is recessed formed or arranged so as to contain hold in position
and cover or conceal in a compact and effective manner a Train or series of pinions
or Spur wheels or clock work mechanism such Train of wheels are arranged in a
circle and form part of an arrangement and combination of mechanism for reducing
the speed or movement of the first motion by which the Lubricator is actuated and
transmitting such reduced movement to a Piston so fitted to the aforesd. Cylinder as
to admit of its traversing acting upon and forcing or delivering the lubricant therein
'contained through the conducting channels to the bearing surfaces in the quantity
required for proper lubrication. The Lubricator mechanism is actuated by the
movement of a lever fitted with a pawl and Rachet wheel (hereinafter called the
Rachet motion) which motion is carried by the cover or case aforesd. and connected
to it by being fitted to a spindle working in and extending through a bearing formed
in the said cover or case the outer end of the said spindle is fitted with the Rachet
motion so that the motion may be carried by and work outside the said cover or case
the inner end or the end of the spindle projecting from the inner side of the bearing
into the interior of the cover or case is fitted with a pinion to which a rotary motion
is imparted by the movement of the Rachet motion the position of the said bearing
and spindle being so arranged that the said pinion can be brought into gear with and
impart its movement to certain of the wheels forming the Train the last or slowest.
wheel or pinion of which is set into gear with and transmits a rotary motion to a spur
wheel or pinion attached to a screw which passes through and works in thread or nut
cut or formed centrally in the aforesd. piston so that it is worked or traversed along
the Cylinder or Reservoir by the rotation of the screw caused by its connection with
the wheel Train and Rachet motion and in order that the speed of the piston can be
varied or shall have such a ratio of movement as to deliver or feed a given quantity of
the lubricant the wheels or pinions forming the train are arranged so that certain of
them which according to their size and position in the said Train are most suitable can
be brought or moved into gear with the pinion on the Rachet motion spindle to effect

page_text: this the wheels forming the train are connected to and arranged in a circle round the
centre of a movable circular plate or disc carrying the said Train of wheels in the
cover or case aforesd. and taking its bearing centrally through and extending
beyond. the outside of the said cover or case where it is formed or fitted with a handle
or wheel and so arranged that the train of wheels while. retaining its connection with.
the piston screw can be moved round or adjusted so as to carry and set into gear with
the pinion on the Rachet motion spindle any one of the wheels forming the Train most
suitable for transmitting to the piston the rate of movement necessary for feeding or
delivering to the bearing surfaces the required quantity of the lubricant for insuring
efficient lubrication either aforesd. cover or case or the circular plate or disc or both
as may be required are arranged with index plate or suitable dial with spaces cut at
proper distances for a pointer or other spring catch to fall into or otherwise marked
in a suitable manner for indicating the position and setting of the wheels forming
Train or showing indications that may be found desirable. The neck or shank of the
piston screw (hereinbefore mentioned) passes through a hole or bearing made through
the centre of the circular disc or plate and extends beyond such bearing so that a
handwheel or other suitable handle may be attached to it for the purpose of working
the screw independent of the Rachet motion that it may run or traverse the piston
quickly back for recharging the Cylinder or Reservoir. The movement is imparted
to the Rachet motion lever (herein before mentioned) by its contact with a Special
Spring Cam (as hereinafter described) or ordinary cam or other suitable projection
attached to and revolving with the Shaft running in the bearing on which the
Lubricator is mounted-such Cam or projection lifting or vibrating the said lever
which is kept in contact with it by its own weight or by a suitable spring arrangement
fitted to the Rachet motion so as to act upon the lever with the necessary pressure
and further the said lever and Rachet motion may have the necessary motion or action
imparted to it from any other arrangement or movement of the machinery to which it
may be applied as the circumstances may suggest for the efficient working of the.
Rachet motion and for the adaptation of the Lubricator to bearings of various sizes
and designs it is necessary that the distance between the Rachet wheel and the Cam
can be regulated so as to increase or diminish the length of leverage from the.
Rachet wheel to the point of contact with the Cam aforesd. without disarranging:
or throwing out of working position the Lubricator movement. The arrangement
of the (hereinbefore mentioned) case is such as to admit of the adjustment and.
regulation of the Rachet motion being effected by simply turning or moving round
the cover or case until the desired point is reached such case or cover being arranged
on to the end of the Cylinder or Reservoir in such a manner that it can. be moved and
held in position at any part of the circle or circumference of the (ylinder or reservoir
to which it is fitted. The Lubricator is filled through the cover fitted or formed on
the other end of the Reservoir or Cylinder which is made or arranged with a suitably.
formed cup or aperture for receiving and conducting the lubricant into the Cylinder. "
the said cup or aperture being fitted with a suitable cover for sealing the lubricant
and preventing its exit (when under pressure of the piston) except through suitable"
passages or channels with which the Cylinder is provided such passages leading from
the Cylinder to the bearing surfaces and into the bearing through the stud screw, or
other suitable arrangement by which the Lubricator may be connected to the hearing.
When it is found desirable to vary or regulate the rate of movement or traverse of the
piston without moving round the Train of wheels as aforesd. I arrange the wheels and
pinions forming the said Train in a circle around and inside of the (hereinbefore
mentioned) cover or case in such a manner that the pinion attached to the Rachet
motion aforesd. forms part of or takes a fixed position in the aforesd. Train from which
motion is imparted to the spur wheel or pinion on the piston screw aforesd. by the
medium of an intermediate Spur wheel or pinion attached to and carried by the
(herein before mentioned) circular plate or disc in such a manner as to admit of its
keeping in gear with the aforesd. pinion or spur wheel on the piston screw aforesd.
while it is being moved round or carried by the said circular plate or disc.so as to be
set into gear with any of the wheels or pinions forming the said Train most suitable'

page_text: for transmitting the desired motion to the piston through the medium of the aforesd.
piston screw. In another arrangement the said Train of wheels and pinions are
arranged around the cover or case as aforesd. but instead of the Spur wheel on the
piston screw gearing with certain of the wheels or pinions of the aforesd. Train through
an intermediate wheel or pinion it gears direct with one of the wheels forming the
said Train (preferably the last or slowest moving wheel) and the Rachet motion is
fitted to and carried by the said disc or circular plate in such a manner that the
Rachet motion or pinion takes the place of the aforesd. intermediate wheel or pinion in
so far as gearing with suitable wheels forming the Train for the purpose of regulating
and varying the movement of the piston without gearing direct with the Spur wheel
or pinion on the piston screw. The aforesd. case and the arrangement of mechanism
therein contained instead of forming the end or cover may be arranged as a separate
case so as to be applicable as an attachment to the movement of such other Lubricators
as it can be applied to with advantage for the purpose of reducing or graduating
the first action or movement by which the Lubricator is operated when so applied the
said case may be fitted or arranged in a ring, on a stud, socket, or in any other
suitable manner that will admit of its being turned or moved round for the adjustment,
of the Rachet motion lever.
When the afores case and combination of mechanism is arranged so as to form the
cover of a Vertical Lubricator the lever of the aforesd. Rachet motion may be fitted in
a slide or socket and set by a set screw or other suitable arrangement for adjusting the
distance or length of the radius or centre on which it radiates to a point where it is
bent over the side of the Lubricator so as to come into contact with the (hereinbefore
mentioned) Cam or projection from which it receives the necessary radial movement
for working the Rachet motion or instead of being bent over the side of the
Lubricator the said lever may be brought into contact with a suitably formed
adjustable lever arranged in a Vertical position on the side or other convenient part
of the Lubricator in such a manner as to be moved or vibrated by the aforesd. Cam
or projection with which it is kept in contact by a spring. Under some conditions it
may be desirable to protect the aforesd. Rachet motion from dust in so doing I
arrange the Rachet wheel and pawl in a case fitted with a glass plate for the better
observation of the working of the Rachet motion the said case may be utilized for
lubricating the said Rachet motion by being partially charged with oil. Instead of
the piston traversing along the aforesd. screw the screw may be fixed as a piston rod
to the piston and work in the screw or nut formed or fitted in the central spur wheel
or pinion (hereinbefore mentioned) and attached to the piston screw in such a manner
as the rotation of the said central spur wheel or pinions will work or traverse the said
screw through the aforesd. thread or nut and out through the aforesd. cover or case
and so impart the necessary traversing movement to the piston by its connection
therewith and the aforesd. spur wheel is fitted or formed with or connected to a hand-
wheel or other suitable movement for running the piston quickly back (as herein before
mentioned) for charging the Cylinder or Reservoir aforesd. When arranged in a
Vertical position the said screw or piston rod may be utilized for charging the said
Lubricator by forming it hollow as a Tube or pipe leading into or through a hole or
passage formed in the piston so as to admit of the aforesd. Cylinder or Reservoir
being charged with the Lubricant without removing the cover and for facilitating the
flow of thick lubricants through the said Tube or inlet passage an up-dratight or air
passage may be arranged in connection with the said Tube or inlet passage so as to
form an independent outlet for the air displaced by the filling or charging of the
Cylinder or Reservoir when the Lubricator is charged the said Tube and air passage
are sealed by a suitable cap. When the Lubricator is employed in lubricating the
Cylinder of pumping or hydraulic machinery under conditions which subject it to
high pressures causing or effecting a strain or pressure on one side of the piston
(hereinbefore mentioned) and in order to equalize or counter-balance this strain or
pressure and relieve the mechanism by which the movement of the said piston is a
regulated make tight or seal the Cylinder or Reservoir with suitable glands so as to
adinit of its being charged with Water or other Liquid and subjected to hydraulic

page_text: pressure, such pressure being obtained by connecting the Lubricator with a suitable
pipe leading to the water under pressure of an accumulator-outlet pipe or pipes or
other convenient part of the machinery or suitable source that may be conveniently
utilized as a hydraulic power or pressure which by its connection with the Cylinder
or Reservoir is brought to bear on the outer or back surface or that part of the piston
to, which it is essential as a counter-balance for equalizing or counter-acting the
aforesd. high pressure to which the inner surface or that surface of the piston
presented to the lubricant is subjected-or a similar result may be obtained by
arranging and connecting the Lubricator in the manner aforesd. to an air vessel or
other apparatus containing air under pressure created by the action or movement
of the Engine or Machinery to which the Lubricator is applied. But when the
Lubricator is applied under conditions which subject it to high pressures as aforesd.
and the (hereinbefore mentioned) sources of power are not available or convenient for
application as a counter-balance for such high pressure I combine or arrange the
Lubricator with a suitable force pump worked by such of the (hereinbefore mentioned)
movements as may be adapted for working the said pump in such a manner that it
shall draw the liquid from a suitable receptacle and force it into the aforesd. Cylinder
so as to act on the piston with the desired pressure. The object of the (herein before
mentioned) Spring Cam or Clip is to provide a ready means or method of applying
the necessary projection on the Shaft aforesd. or providing a Cam that shall simply
require springing on the Shaft to be fixed and ready for actuating a Rachet or other
similar motion by the movement of a lever or its equivalent as aforesd. and further by
the employment of such Spring Cam or Clip to facilitate the application of the
Lubricator and avoid the necessity of fixing or fitting the Cam to the said Shaft by
means of screws or other similar methods of attachment. In carrying this part of
my Invention into practice-I make the aforesd. Cam or Clip of any suitable elastic
material preferably tempered steel and formed after the manner of a Cresent with
circular tapering ends which tightly clasp the Shaft over the centre line of the
diameter and around the circumference a sufficient distance necessary to insure the
grip required to maintain the hold on the Shaft. Where it may be desirable to make
the Lubricator a compact combination with the hearing to be lubricated I cast or
form the Cylinder or reservoir in one piece with the cap or other suitable part of the
bearing or bearing block and arrange the said Cylinder or reservoir with the (herein-
before mentioned) cover or case and the arrangement and combination of mechanism
as (hereinbefore described) for charging the Lubricator and delivering feeding or
regulating the supply of lubricant to the bearing surfaces. When the piston is
arranged to traverse along the screw as (hereinbefore described) and it may be
necessary or desirable to indicate the position of the piston in the aforesd. Cylinder or
to indicate its movement I provide the said piston with a hollow stem or tube passing
through a gland in the end of the said Cylinder and arranged in such a manner that
the piston screw can pass into the said stem or tube as the piston advances along it or
the piston may be fitted with a rod or rods which may be arranged so as to pass and
slide through suitable bearings or glands in either or both ends of the Cylinder or
reservoir the aforesd. stem, tube, rod or rods may be fitted with a suitable index
finger or pointer acting in conjunction with an index or indicating plate or surface
arranged on the end or body of the Cylinder or reservoir so as to indicate the
movement or the position of the piston as aforesd.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Sheet 1-Fig. 1 is an elevation of Horizontal Lubricator-Fig. 2 is a sectional
elevation. Fig. 3 is an end view. Fig. 4 shows the arrangement of spur wheels and
pinions as shown in Fig. 5. Fig. 6 and 7 is a similarly constructed Lubricator to
Fig. 1. but arranged in a Vertical position showing arrangement of the bent lever.
Fig's. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. A. is a Cylinder or reservoir containing the Lubricant-B is the
movable case or cover containing the movements for operating the piston C. by the
rotation of the piston screw D. to which motion is imparted by its connection to
the screw pinion E which gears into the pinion F. attached to the spur wheel G. from

page_text: which is continued a series of wheels and pinions gearing into each other and forming
the wheel Train as shown by F. 1. 2. 3. 4. (Fig's. 4 and 5) which are carried by the
movable circular plates or discs L and L 1. around which they are arranged in a circle
so that by moving round the said plates L and L 1. the spur wheels forming the Train
may be brought into gear with either of the pinions H or H 1. as may be required to
vary the movement of the piston C. and in order to regulate and set the wheels in
position, plate L is formed with a boss M which passes through the outside of the
case B which boss is fitted with a nut N. to which is attached the spring lever or
catch O. fitted with a handle P. so arranged as to spring into any one of the
interstices cut in the index segment R. the object of which is to indicate which
of the wheels forming the Train is in gear with H or H 1. and to hold the
wheels in position when set. The object of having two pinions at the points H
and H 1. is to have two pinions revolving, in opposite directions so that each
alternate wheel can be set into gear with one or other of the pinions Hand H 1. and
so keep the screw revolving in one direction. The Spindle of H passes through to
the outside of the case B where it is fitted with the Rachet wheel I and a rachet
lever and pawl J. forming the rachet motion the movement of which is imparted to
the pinions H and H 1. such movement being determined by the extent of vibration
imparted to the lever J. from its contact with a Cam or projection on the Shaft running
in the bearing on which the Lubricator is mounted. As the said Cam is fixed, it is
necessary in order to increase or diminish the movement of the rachet wheel that
the distance between the rachet wheel and the Cam can be regulated (as herein-
before mentioned) so as to increase or diminish the leverage from the rachet wheel
to the point of contact with the Cam aforesd. this is effected by slackening the lock-
nut S. and turning round the case B so as to raise or lower the Rachet motion I and J.
as may be required when it is held in the determined position by again setting up
the lock-nut S. The piston C. advancing by the rotation of the screw D and pressing
on a semifluid or solidified Lubricant contained in the Cylinder A. forcing it through
the passage W into the bearing. The Lubricator is recharged by moving the screw
plug V. and running the piston back by applying a crank handle to the square head
of the screw at K. which screw is freed so as to be worked independent of the move-
ment by slackening out the nut T. by which it is held to the spur wheel E. The
Lubricator is charged through the aperture at V and sealed by the screw plug as
shown connection with the bearing is made by a screw X.
instead of the screw
plug V. where solidified Lubricants are employed the end of the Cylinder A. is made
movable.
Fig. 6 and 7. Sheet 1. shows a Lubricator which is mounted in a Vertical position
on the bearing to which it is connected by the screw X which is formed with a passage
like that at W. Fig. 2-with exception that the said passage goes straight through
into the Cylinder and the Oil or Lubricant is forced direct from the Cylinder through
the said passage to the bearing the movements and arrangement of mechanism for
regulating the supply of Lubricant is the same as Fig. 1 and 2. 3. 4. 5 with excep-
tion that the Rachet wheel is worked by a lever bent over at right angles so as to
be brought into contact with the Cam or projection, by which the radial movement
necessary for working the rachet wheel a which is imparted to it by the box b
carrying the pawl. The lever J 1. is fitted with a set screw c for the purpose of admitting
of the adjustinent and setting of the lever to any required radius by the rotation of
the case.
The rachet is covered with a glass face to keep the dust out of the box.
Fig. 1. Sheet 2 is a sectional elevation showing the Lubricator arranged with a
movable cover fitted with a force pump shown partially in section. Fig. 2 is an end view.
Fig. 3 shows the spring clip or Cam in position on a Shaft shown in section. Fig. 4 Sheet 3
shows the formation of the Cylinder-with the cap of the Bearing block-Fig. 5. is
an elevation. The arrangement of the Cylinder A is the same as Fig's. 1 and 2
Sheet 1. in so far as its being arranged horizontally and fitted with screw cap V. and
outlet passage W. and the arrangement of the movable cover B so that it can be
noved around and set in any part of the circle by the lock-nut S. so as to adjust
the leverage of lever J which is attached to a quadrant or segment of a spur wheel, a.

page_text: gearing into a rack b formed on the pump ram or plunger c working in the Cylinder
or hole of the pump, d. and by the reciprocating movement (it has imparted to it
from the vibration of the lever J) drawing the water or fluid from the source of
supply through the pipe, e. passage and valve, y. into the barrel or Cylinder d,
from which it is ejected by the downward or inward stroke of the plunger or ram c.
through the valve h. into the Cylinder A. so as to act on the piston C. with the
necessary pressure to impel it forward and cause it to force or deliver the semifluid
or solidified lubricating matter from the said Cylinder through the passage W. into
the bearing the supply being governed by the movement of the lever J. which is
regulated as aforesd. by moving round the case or cover B (as hereinbefore mentioned)
and in order that such movement can be made without effecting the position of the
supply pipe the said pipe passes through a gland i. arranged in the centre of rotation
of the case.
The Lubricator can be recharged by opening the passage V and by
applying pressure to the piston rod, &. pushing the piston back and forcing out the
charge of fluid through a valve not shown. Fig. 3 Sheet 2 shows the spring Cam or
clip G arranged in position on Shaft H with its tempered points /. h. sprung over the
Shaft at the centre / 1. and so bighting the Shaft with the necessary grip to hold it in
position for vibrating the Lever. Figs. 4 and 5 Sheet 3. The movements are similar
to those shown in Figs. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Sheet 1. but the Cylinder or reservoir A and inlet
and outlet passages and W. are cast in one piece with the cap of the bearing block.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare what I claim is-
Firstly A Horizontal Lubricator arranged with a movable cover case or part in
which the gearing clockwork or movements for controlling increasing or diminishing
the supply of Lubricant to the bearing are concealed or contained but the position
of which is secured and indicated by an index on the external surface of such case
cover or movable part which is arranged in such a manner as to admit of its being
adjusted and set in position for regulating or varying the movement of the Rachet
motion or the motion by which movement is imparted to the Train of wheels or move-
ments aforesd. in the manner and for the purposes (herein described) and shown
in Fig. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Sheet 1. of the Drawings hereto annexed.
Secondly I claim the arrangement of a Vertical Lubricator with a sliding bent
lever or vibrating rod for working the rachet motion which is fitted with a trans-
parent cover for showing the movement of the rachet and excluding the dust in the
manner and for the purposes herein described and shown in Fig. 6. and 7. Sheet 1 of
the Drawings hereto annexed.
Thirdly claim the arrangement and combination of the pump with the movable
cover case or part aforesd. the reciprocating movement of which Pump is regulated
or adjusted in the manner and for the purposes herein described and shown in Fig. 1
and 2 Sheet 2 of the Drawings hereto annexed.
Fourthly I claim the employment of a Spring Cam or Clip in the manner and
for the purposes herein described and shown in Fig. 3. Sheet 2 of the Drawings
hereto annexed.
Fifthly I claim the combination of the Lubricator and movements (for controlling
the flow or passage of the lubricant) with the bearing or bearing block in the manner
and for the purposes herein described and shown in Fig's. 4 and 5 Sheet 3 of the
Drawings hereto annexed.
Lastly I claim improved general arrangement and combination of movements and
parts for controlling and regulating the flow and passage of lubricants in the manner
and for the purposes herein described and shown in sheets. 1, 2, and 3 of drawings
hereto annexed.