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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7992684 | Device for sealing escalator or moving walkway drives The invention relates to an escalator or moving walkway that includes a drive shaft rotating at a relatively low peripheral speed around a horizontal axis and at least one sealing element associated with the drive shaft. Lubricant is supplied to the drive shaft and ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7007773 | Lubrication device A lubrication device lubricates traveling lubrication sites, such as on a belt (1), in particular, on a roller or chain belt (1). The lubrication device includes a lubricating apparatus (2) having a catch (C) that is capable of assuming a restin... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004130 | Camshaft adjuster for an internal combustion engine having hydraulic medium guides A camshaft adjuster for an internal combustion engine having hydraulic medium guides. The adjuster can include a setting unit that can be controlled by a control unit using these guides in the adjuster, wherein the setting unit is for adjusting an angle of a camshaf... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6932196 | Lubrication device A lubrication device lubricates traveling lubrication sites, such as on a belt (1), in particular, on a roller or chain belt (1). The lubrication device includes a lubricating apparatus (2) having a catch (C) that is capable of assuming a restin... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6742490 | Oil pickup tube assembly An apparatus for and method of mounting a flange to an oil pickup tube uses a bracketed flange mounting (201, 203, and 205). The bracketed flange mounting includes a flange (203) with a flange extension (205) in connection with a bracket ... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6659228 | Apparatus for greasing rollers of conveyor belt systems A greasing system for conveyor belt rollers uses a depression formed in a shaft about which the roller rotates to permit grease to flow from a front side to a backside of a roller bearing. In this way grease can be applied to the bearing while the conveyo... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6599066 | Rotating shaft device and machine tool The invention relates to a rotating shaft apparatus for rotationally driving a spindle or a feed screw shaft and a machine tool including the rotating shaft apparatus, and is directed to enhance durability of a rotating shaft apparatus if the rotating sha... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6142257 | Oil pickup tube for internal combustion engine An oil pickup tube includes a substantially straight portion, and a top and bottom portion interconnected with the straight portion. Each portion includes a cavity in fluid flow communication with the cavities of the other portions. Each cavity includes a... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6066060 | Auxiliary pump system for automatic transmissions An auxiliary pressure system is described for a hydraulic activated automotive automatic transmission having a hydraulic fluid reservoir and a line pressure circuit. The system includes an automatic transmission hydraulic fluid connector line having an in... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5947260 | Device for lubricating conveyor chains, chains for drives, and the like A device for lubricating chains, having a sprocket (4) which is fixed to a rotating shaft (6) with an axis of rotation which lies transversely to the chain (1) to be lubricated and is suitable to mesh with the chain. A pair of sidewalls (17,18) are attach... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5762164 | Oil pump for a variable speed hermetic compressor Oil pump for a variable speed hermetic compressor, comprising: a hermetic shell (1), which defines a lubricant oil sump (2) at its bottom and which lodges therewithin a cylinder block (3), supporting a vertical eccentric shaft (5), which carries an electr... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5289899 | Apparatus and method for lubricating conveyors An air actuated apparatus and method for lubricating conveyors such as chains and belts is disclosed, comprising a device including air actuated valves which are alternately opened and closed by a drive system powered from the conveyor movement. The drive... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5232068 | Remote lubrication system for conveyor bearing A conveyor apparatus includes a drive unit with a drive sprocket assembly of an armored face conveyor having a central drive shaft for rotation within a lubricated bearing. A bearing housing encloses the bearing and includes an array of access ports circu... | 08/03/1993 |
| 4877111 | Chain lubricator An endless chain having a tension and a relaxed non-tension run, and a lubricant delivery control including friction responsive elements to sense the friction condition between the chain and a part of a supporting track and respond on increasing friction ... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4274625 | Exercising apparatus An exercising apparatus having a base member with a roller assembly positioned on the surface of the base member. The roller assembly is formed of an array of discrete rollers having a series of parallel axles with closely spaced rollers mounted on the ax... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4008787 | Lubrication system In a lubrication system for an apparatus having a bearing assembly in a lubricant cavity therefor, there is provided means in the lubricant cavity for storing a liquid libricant and for releasing it to effect a supply thereof to the bearing assembly. The ... | 02/22/1977 |
| 4008788 | Lubrication system including lubricant-storing discrete foam particles In a lubrication system for an apparatus having a bearing assembly in a lubricant cavity therefor, there is provided means in the lubricant cavity for storing a liquid lubricant and for releasing it to effect a supply thereof to the bearing assembly, the ... | 02/22/1977 |
| 3991855 | Automatic greaser for universal joint A system for lubricating flexible clutches and couplings while they are in motion. There are two shafts provided, one that is driving and another that is driven, connected to one-another by means of a flexible clutch which may be formed from two forked ar... | 11/16/1976 |
| 3955646 | Track roller with open cell plastic foam in lubrication cavity A track roller for a continuous track on a crawler tractor or the like comprises two sections welded together to define an interior lubrication cavity which communicates by means of lubrication passages to spaces containing bearings and to an exterior lub... | 05/11/1976 |
