Oil mist lubrication system
Abstract
Abstract AN OIL MIST LUBRICATION SYSTEM FOR LUBRICATING VARIOUS POINTS OF USE FROM A CENTRAL LOCATION. THE SYSTEM INCLUDES A HOUSING STRUCTURE OF ONE-PIECE METAL CAST CONSTRUCTION SO CONFIGURED AND ARRANGED AS TO ACCOMMODATE VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF THE SYSTEM INCLUDING AN AIR FILTER, AN AIR SOLENOID VALVE AND A MIST GENERATING HEAD. AN OIL RESERVOIR IS PROVIDED BY A CHAMBER FORMED IN THE HOUSING STRUCTURE AND IS OPEN ALONG ONE VERTICAL SIDE. VARIOUS POLYMORPHIC CLOSURE STRUCTURES ARE PROVIDED FOR CLOSING THE OPEN SIDE OF THE OIL RESERVOIR CHAMBER. THE CLOSURE STRUCTURES MAY BE INDIVIDUALLY REMOVABLY MOUNTED ON THE HOUSING STRUCTURE FOR EFFECTIVELY VARYING THE VOLUMETRIC CAPACITY OF THE OIL RESERVOIR MERELY BY CHANGING FROM ONE CLOSURE STRUCTURE TO ANOTHER.
Inventors
- 👤 Ronald F Obergefell
- 👤 Gerald C Mcmillen
- 👤 Edward E Kish
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