Improvements in Axle Lubricators.
Year: 1890

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Date of Application, 28th Oct., 1890-Accepted, 27th Dec., 1890
Improvements in Axle Lubricators.
I JAMES J. STEVER, of 202 Elm Street Owasso, in the County of Shiawassee, State
of Michigan, United States of America, Gentleman, do declare the nature of
my invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to new and useful improvements in car axle oiler, and tho
invention consists in the peculiar construction of the frame, a spring actuated arm
hinged thereto, a bearing plato pivotally connected with the upper end of said frame
and a wicking on said bearing plate to feed the oil to the journal.
Further in the peculiar construction of wearing surfaces or lugs formed on said
bearing plate which bear against the journal and prevent the wearing out of the
wicking.
Further in the peculiar construction of side bearings or lugs on said bearing plate,
whereby the spread of the oil is limited and the oil is prevented from working out
through the end of the axle box.
Further in the peculiar construction, arrangement and combination of the various
parts all as more fully hereinafter described.
In the drawings,
Fig. 1 is a vertical section through a car axle box, showing one half of my oiler in
section and the other half in elevation.
Fig. 2 is a detached perspective view of the base and spring actuated arm.
Fig. 3 is a detached perspective view of the bearing plate.
A is the car axle box; B is the journal of the axle C is the journal bearing, all
of known and usual construction.
In the previous construction of car axle oilers, it has been found difficult to make
them so that they may be inserted into the car axle box while the box is in place upon
the car, and at the same time make such a device efficient and give a sufficiently long
life to the wicking, by means of which the oil is fed to the journal.
To this end my oiler consists of two halves arranged one on each side of the
journal.
D is the base, which is made of a light rectangular frame a laving the upwardly
projecting arm & at right angles thereto at one end and having the lugs c at the other
end, in which is secured the bolt or pin á upon which is hinged the arm e.
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fis a spring having a central loop g engaging over the lug upon the cross-bari of
the frame a and having the coils around the pin d, and the upwardly extending
arm & bearing against the cross-bar of the arm c.
The arm e preferably consists of a light open rectangular frame having the con-
necting bar m at its upper end to which is pivotally secured the curved bearing plate E.
This bearing plate is pivotally supported on the bar m preferably by forming the lugs o
on the rear side of the plate which embrace the bar m, and lugs o' extend downwardly
on each side of the plate to prevent any end motion of the bearing plate upon
the arm.
F and F are slots formed in the top and bottom of the bearing plate respectively
and through which the wicking G is passed, the lower end thereof being allowed to
extend down to near the bottom of the car axle box.
G₁ are lugs or flanges formed on the outer edge of bearing plate E and corre
spondingly curved with said plate and of a height equal to the thickness of the felt or
wicking placed upon the bearing plate, so that in use they will bear firmly against the
journal upon either side of the wicking and prevent the end flow of the oil thereby
preventing its leaking out at the end of the car axle box. This flange or lug.G' also
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page_text: prevents the wearing out of the wicking by being pressed tightly against the journal.
If these lugs or similar lugs, were not present the full force of the spring would
be exerted to press the wick against the journal. The effect of this would be to
rapidly wear out the wick, and the clamping of the wick between the journal and the
bearing plate would prevent the free capilliary action of the wick.
H are lugs or wearing faces formed at the top and bottom of the wearing plate
between the slots F F and engaging in suitable apertures formed in the felt or wicking,
so that their upper surfaces bear firmly against the journal.
These lugs perform the double office of holding the wick firmly in its position and
also forming wearing surfaces for the purpose beretofore described of making the
device more efficient, and long lived.
It is evident that the wick cannot wear out any faster than the lugs H and G' are
worn off in the use of the device and at no time will the wick be tightly clamped
against the journal.
By slightly curving the arm e and making the base D light the two parts De which
are hinged together may be clamped together forming but a thin pieco when so
clamped, which may be readily inserted into the journal box while the box is
car.
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As soon as they are in position, one being placed upon each side of the journal,
upon
as shown in Fig. 1, the spring will firmly hold the wicking in contact with the journal.
The upwardly extending arm b will prevent the frame from tilting and this arm will
be held tightly against the side of the car axle box by the tension of the spring.
To accommodate all sizes of car axle box I make my frame slightly narrower than
the ordinary box which also enables me to more readily insert it in position.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare what I claim is :
1. In a car axle oiler, the combination with the frame, of a spring actuated arm
hinged thereto, a bearing plate pivoted on said arm and wicking on said plate, sub-
stantially as described.
2. In a car axle oiler, the combination with the frame, of a spring actuated arm
hinged thereto at one end, the upward extension at the other end, a bearing plate on
said arm and wicking on said plate, substantially as described.
3. In a car axle oiler, the combination with the frame, of a spring actuated arm
hinged thereto at one end, the upward extension at the other end, a bearing plate
centrally pivoted to said arm and the wicking on said plate, substantially as
described.
4. In a car axle lubricator independent frames located on opposite sides of the
axle carrying spring actuated arms and held in position by the arms and bearings on
the arm, substantially as described.
5. In a car axle oiler, a bearing plate provided with wick supporting wearing
faces adapted to bear against the journal, and passing through the wicking, substantially
as described.
6. In a car axle oiler, the combination with the frame, of a spring actuating arm
hinged thereto, a bearing plate on said arm, wearing faces on and between the edges
of said bearing adapted to bear against the journal, and the wicking on said bearing
plate, substantially as described.
7. In a car axle oiler, the combination with a bearing plate carrying the wicking, of
a side lug or lugs bearing against the journal to limit the spread of the oil, substantially
as described.
8. In a car axle oiler, the combination with spring actuated bearing plate carrying
the wicking of the curved lugs G¹ on each side thereof, bearing against the journal
to limit the spread of the oil, substantially as described.
9. In a car axle oiler, the combination with the flat frame, of lesser width than the
axle box, of a curved spring arm arranged above and hinged thereto, and carrying a
detachable bearing plate and a wicking, the two parts adapted to be folded together,
substantially as described.

page_text: 10. In a car axle lubricator, independent frames located on opposite sides of the
axle carrying spring actuated arms, and curved bearings pivoted on the arms, substan-
tially as described.
TL: 00111000
JAMES J. STEVER.
Haseltine, Lake & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents for the Applicant.