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US4413585A
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Process and arrangement for applying and drying liquid lubricant
Assignee: Schwermaschinenbau Kombinat Ernst Thalmann VEB
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Filing: 1980-07-17
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Granted: 1983-11-08
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Expires: 2000-07-17
Abstract
Abstract A process of applying and drying a liquid lubricant on a metallic material to be mechanically worked has the steps of passing a metallic material through a coating container with a lubricant so that the lubricant coats the metallic material and the latter exits from the coating container through an opening, removing the superfluous portion of the lubricant without contacting the same with outside air, and advancing the lubricant coated metallic material through a drying channel in which air is urged in disturbed state. An arrangement for performing the method is also provided.
Inventors
- 👤 Harri Weinhold
- 👤 Heinz-Rudiger Vogel
- 👤 Bernhard Kurze
- 👤 Joachim Schlegel
- 👤 Dieter Rauschenbach
- 👤 Roland Hering
- 👤 Peter Werner
- 👤 Heinz Wunsch
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-07 12:36
CPC Classifications
B; B05; B05C; B05C19/00; B05C19/02; B05C3/00; B05C3/02; B05C3/12; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S118/00; Y10S118/18
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
241 words
An arrangement for applying and drying a liquid lubricant on a metallic material to be mechanically worked, particularly a lubricant including an organic solvent and a solid or semi-solid lubricating substance, the arrangement comprising a closed coating container arranged to accommodate a lubricant, said coating container forming a part of a closed lubricant circuit and having inlet and outlet openings so that a metallic material passes through said coating container via said openings and the lubricant coats the metallic material whereupon the latter exits from the coating container through one of said openings, said coating container having a sieve located in the interior of the same and a granular material arranged above said sieve and in the region of said inlet and outlet openings, so that a lubricant collecting zone is formed below said sieve, and coating container also having a lubricant supply opening which opens into said granular material above said sieve, and a lubricant discharge opening which leads from said lubricant collecting zone below said sieve; means for removing the superfluous portion of lubricant which exits via said one opening without contacting the superfluous portion of lubricant with outside air; a drying channel located downstream of said removing means and said coating container and arranged to pass the lubricant coated metallic material therethrough; means for urging air through the interior of said drying channel and connected with the latter; and means for disturbing the air in said drying channel.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
241 words
An arrangement for applying and drying a liquid lubricant on a metallic material to be mechanically worked, particularly a lubricant including an organic solvent and a solid or semi-solid lubricating substance, the arrangement comprising a closed coating container arranged to accommodate a lubricant, said coating container forming a part of a closed lubricant circuit and having inlet and outlet openings so that a metallic material passes through said coating container via said openings and the lubricant coats the metallic material whereupon the latter exits from the coating container through one of said openings, said coating container having a sieve located in the interior of the same and a granular material arranged above said sieve and in the region of said inlet and outlet openings, so that a lubricant collecting zone is formed below said sieve, and coating container also having a lubricant supply opening which opens into said granular material above said sieve, and a lubricant discharge opening which leads from said lubricant collecting zone below said sieve; means for removing the superfluous portion of lubricant which exits via said one opening without contacting the superfluous portion of lubricant with outside air; a drying channel located downstream of said removing means and said coating container and arranged to pass the lubricant coated metallic material therethrough; means for urging air through the interior of said drying channel and connected with the latter; and means for disturbing the air in said drying channel.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
An arrangement as defined in claim 1, wherein said air urging means includes an air aspirating device.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
An arrangement as defined in claim 1, wherein said air urging means includes an air blowing device.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
An arrangement as defined in claim 1; and further comprising solvent recuperating means connected with said drying channel.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
An arrangement as defined in claim 1, wherein said air urging means is arranged to generate a turbulent air stream along said channel.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
An arrangement as defined in claim 1, wherein said air urging means is arranged to generate a pressure change along said channel.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
70 words
An arrangement as defined in claim 1, wherein said openings of said coating container include an inlet opening and an outlet opening; an further comprising a collecting container having further inlet and outlet openings for passing the lubricant coated metallic material therethrough, and a nozzle provided in the further outlet opening of said collecting container and arranged for obtaining on the metallic material a lubricant layer of a predetermined thickness.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
An arrangement as defined in claim 1; and further comprising a lubricant reservoir connected with said lubricant collecting zone of said coating container via said lubricant discharge opening.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
An arrangement as defined in claim 1, wherein said drying channel has an inner passage through which the air is urged, said disturbing means including formations arranged in said inner passage.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
An arrangement as defined in claim 9, wherein said formations of said disturbing means include a plurality of baffles subdividing said inner passage into a plurality of chambers.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
An arrangement as defined in claim 9, wherein said formations of said disturbing means include a plurality of nozzles arranged in said inner passage.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
56 words
An arrangement as defined in claim 1, wherein said drying channel has an inner passage through which the air is urged; and further comprising a plurality of pipes which opens into said inner passage and arranged to pass air therethrough so as to obtain the turbulent air stream and to reduce the concentration of the solvent.
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