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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 1985
Filed:
Jun. 18, 1982
Charles C Frost, Ada, MI (US);
Siegfried K Weis, Byron Center, MI (US);
Conveyor Maintenance & Supply, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Abstract
A lubrication apparatus for conveyor equipment and/or chains, especially overhead conveyors and conveyor chains. The apparatus is mounted immediately adjacent a conveyor or chain for proper lubrication of bearing surfaces while the conveyor or chain is moving. Provision is made for pivotal movement of the lubrication apparatus out of the path of the conveyor or chain should a damaged conveyor or chain part contact the apparatus. Preferably, the apparatus includes side arms with internal lubricant passageways and metering pump means therein for dispensing and directing the lubricant. The pump means are actuated by a center arm pivotally mounted between the side arms and biased into engagement with the moving conveyor or chain. The side arms may be pivotally mounted or stationary with respect to the conveyor apparatus or chain. Check-valve nozzles which direct lubricant in a finely divided spray from the side arms are also disclosed.