US5154259A
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Lubricating device for knitting machine
Assignee: Lube Corp
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Filing: 1990-10-24
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Granted: 1992-10-13
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Expires: 2010-10-24
Abstract
Abstract A lubricating device for a knitting machine capable of feeding lubricating oil in proper quantities while eliminating the necessity of forming the oil into mist, to thereby accomplish a lubricating action with high efficiency without deteriorating the environment. The lubricating device includes oil/air mixing sections which are defined in a lubricating distributor so as to communicate with oil passages and air passages. The mixing sections each are adapted to mix lubricating oil fed thereto through the oil passage by means of an oil feed valve and compressed air fed thereto through the air passage by means of an air feed valve, resulting in the lubricating oil being fed to a lubricated section of the knitting machine while being carried on the compressed air.
Inventors
- 👤 Shigenao Magome
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 14:19
CPC Classifications
D; D04; D04B; D04B35/00; D04B35/28
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
171 words
A lubricating distributor for providing a supply of a lubricating oil in a stream of compressed air, said lubricating distributor including lubricating oil feed means for providing a predetermined amount of said lubricating oil, said lubricating oil feed means comprising oil passage means for feeding said predetermined amount of said lubricating oil to said mixing means, said oil passage means including oil feed valve means for feeding said lubricating oil to said oil passage means in said predetermined amounts, said oil feed valve means comprising a hollow shaft including an axially extending through-hole therein, slidable piston means on the outer surface of said hollow shaft, and slidable along said outer surface of said hollow shaft between said shaft and said oil passage means, and elastic check valve means for opening and closing said through-hole in said hollow shaft, compressed air feed means for providing a predetermined amount of said compressed air, and mixing means for mixing said predetermined amount of said lubricating oil with said predetermined amount of said compressed air.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
171 words
A lubricating distributor for providing a supply of a lubricating oil in a stream of compressed air, said lubricating distributor including lubricating oil feed means for providing a predetermined amount of said lubricating oil, said lubricating oil feed means comprising oil passage means for feeding said predetermined amount of said lubricating oil to said mixing means, said oil passage means including oil feed valve means for feeding said lubricating oil to said oil passage means in said predetermined amounts, said oil feed valve means comprising a hollow shaft including an axially extending through-hole therein, slidable piston means on the outer surface of said hollow shaft, and slidable along said outer surface of said hollow shaft between said shaft and said oil passage means, and elastic check valve means for opening and closing said through-hole in said hollow shaft, compressed air feed means for providing a predetermined amount of said compressed air, and mixing means for mixing said predetermined amount of said lubricating oil with said predetermined amount of said compressed air.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The lubricating distributor of claim 1 wherein said lubricating oil feed means includes an oil pump.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
The lubricating distributor of claim 1 wherein said lubricating oil feed means comprises lubricating oil adjustment means for adjusting said predetermined amount of said lubricating oil provided by said lubricating oil feed means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
The lubricating distributor of claim 3 wherein said compressed air feed means comprises compressed air adjustment means for adjusting said predetermined amount of said compressed air provided by said compressed air feed means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
The lubricating distributor of claim 1 wherein said lubricating oil feed means comprises intermittent lubricating oil feed means for intermittently feeding said predetermined amount of said lubricating oil.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
56 words
The lubricating distributor of claim 1 wherein said compressed air feed means comprises compressed air passage means for feeding said predetermined amount of said compressed air to said fixing means, said compressed air passage means including compressed air feed valve means for feeding said compressed air to said compressed air passage means in said predetermined amount.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
54 words
The lubricating distributor of claim 6 wherein said oil passage means includes a throttle nozzle for discharging said lubricating oil into said mixing means, and wherein said compressed air passage means includes a blowout section surrounding said throttle nozzle for blowing out said compressed air and discharging said compressed air into said mixing means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
The lubricating distributor of claim 1 wherein said elastic check valve means includes a flexible outer lip normally in contact with said oil passage means and flexibly movable out of contact with said oil passage means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
169 words
The lubricating distributor for feeding a supply of a lubricating oil and a stream of compressed air into the lubricated section of a knitting machine, said lubricating distributor including lubricating oil feed means for providing a predetermined amount of said lubricating oil, said lubricating oil feed means comprising oil passage means for feeding said predetermined amount of said lubricating oil to said mixing means, said oil passage means including oil feed valve means for feeding said lubricating oil to said oil passage means in said predetermined amounts, said oil feed valve means comprising a hollow shaft including an axially extending through-hole therein, slidable piston means on the outer surface of said hollow shaft between said shaft and said oil passage means, and elastic check valve means for opening and closing said through-hole in said hollows shaft, compressed air feed means for providing a predetermined amount of said compressed air, and mixing means for mixing said predetermined amount of said lubricating oil with said predetermined amount of said compressed air.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
169 words
The lubricating distributor for feeding a supply of a lubricating oil and a stream of compressed air into the lubricated section of a knitting machine, said lubricating distributor including lubricating oil feed means for providing a predetermined amount of said lubricating oil, said lubricating oil feed means comprising oil passage means for feeding said predetermined amount of said lubricating oil to said mixing means, said oil passage means including oil feed valve means for feeding said lubricating oil to said oil passage means in said predetermined amounts, said oil feed valve means comprising a hollow shaft including an axially extending through-hole therein, slidable piston means on the outer surface of said hollow shaft between said shaft and said oil passage means, and elastic check valve means for opening and closing said through-hole in said hollows shaft, compressed air feed means for providing a predetermined amount of said compressed air, and mixing means for mixing said predetermined amount of said lubricating oil with said predetermined amount of said compressed air.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
The lubricating distributor of claim 9 wherein said lubricating oil feed means includes an oil pump.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
33 words
The lubricating distributor of claim 9 wherein said lubricating oil feed means comprises lubricating oil adjustment means for adjusting said predetermined amount of said lubricating oil provided by said lubricating oil feed means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
33 words
The lubricating distributor of claim 11 wherein said compressed air feed means comprises compressed air adjustment means for adjusting said predetermined amount of said compressed air provided by said compressed air feed means.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
28 words
The lubricating distributor of claim 9 wherein said lubricating oil feed means comprises intermittent lubricating oil feed means for intermittently providing said predetermined amount of said lubricating oil.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
56 words
The lubricating distributor of claim 9 wherein said compressed air feed means comprises compressed air passage means for feeding said predetermined amount of said compressed air to said mixing means, said compressed air passage means including compressed air feed valve means for feeding said compressed air to said compressed air passage means in said predetermined amount.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
53 words
The lubricating distributor of claim 14 wherein said oil passage means including a throttle for discharging said lubricating oil into said mixing means, and wherein said compressed air passage means includes a blowout section surrounding said throttle nozzle for blowing out said compressed air and discharging said compressed air into said mixing means.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
36 words
The lubricating distributor of claim 9 wherein said elastic check valve means includes a flexible outer lip normally in contact with said oil passage means and flexibly movable out of contact with said oil passage means.
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