Patent ID: 7857101

Claim:
In an arcuate-shaped wick holder for mounting a central lubricating wick so that a lower portion of the lubricating wick is immersed in an lubricant reservoir and an upper portion of the lubricating wick is received in a central wick window for lubricating a journal surface mounted by a support bearing of a railway locomotive traction motor, said wick holder comprising an upper surface and a lower surface, the improvement comprising: at least one lubricant-reservoir collection element in at least one of said upper surface and said lower surface of said wick holder for temporarily storing lubricant therein and for delivering the lubricant to a lubricating wick; said at least one lubricant-reservoir collection element projecting away from said at least one of said upper surface and said lower surface of said wick holder and comprising an entrance opening for receiving lubricant therein; said at least one of said upper surface and said lower surface of said wick holder having at least one opening in fluid communication with said at least one lubricant-reservoir collection element for delivering the lubricant from said at least one lubricant-reservoir collection element to the central lubricating wick, whereby additional lubrication of a central lubricating wick is achieved; said at least one lubricant-reservoir collection element being louver-shaped and comprising a main wall section projecting outwardly at an acute angle from said at least one of said upper surface and said lower surface of said wick holder; said entrance opening facing upwardly.