Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
174 words
Apparatus for oiling sheet metal stock, which comprises chamber-defining means defining a chamber, a sealing inlet to said chamber, and a sealing outlet from said chamber, stock-feeding means operable to feed sheet metal stock through said inlet, chamber, and outlet along a predetermined path, a plurality of nozzles opening in said chamber and spaced apart transversely to said path and directed toward said path and operable to discharge an oil-air mixture toward said path, a suction conduit connected to said chamber, a container, a compressor connected between said suction conduit and said container and operable to suck surplus oil-air mixture from said chamber and to deliver compressed air and oil to said container so as to form in said container a body of oil and a body of compressed air above said body of oil, an oil conduit connected to said nozzles and to said container to communicate with said body of oil, and a compressed air conduit connected to said nozzles and to said container to communicate with said body of compressed air.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
174 words
Apparatus for oiling sheet metal stock, which comprises chamber-defining means defining a chamber, a sealing inlet to said chamber, and a sealing outlet from said chamber, stock-feeding means operable to feed sheet metal stock through said inlet, chamber, and outlet along a predetermined path, a plurality of nozzles opening in said chamber and spaced apart transversely to said path and directed toward said path and operable to discharge an oil-air mixture toward said path, a suction conduit connected to said chamber, a container, a compressor connected between said suction conduit and said container and operable to suck surplus oil-air mixture from said chamber and to deliver compressed air and oil to said container so as to form in said container a body of oil and a body of compressed air above said body of oil, an oil conduit connected to said nozzles and to said container to communicate with said body of oil, and a compressed air conduit connected to said nozzles and to said container to communicate with said body of compressed air.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
Apparatus as set forth in claim 1, in which said stock-feeding means are operable to feed sheet metal stock in strip form.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
Apparatus as set forth in claim 1, in which said stock-feeding means are operable to feed sheet metal stock in the form of discrete elements.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
Apparatus as set forth in claim 1, which comprises means for maintaining a predetermined level of oil in said container.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
Apparatus as set forth in claim 1, which comprises a pressure-reducing valve incorporated in said oil conduit and a pressure-reducing valve incorporated in said compressed air conduit.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
Apparatus as set forth in claim 1, which comprises a by-pass conduit connected between said pressure conduit and said suction conduit to by-pass said compressor and a pressure relief valve incorporated in said by-pass conduit.