Device to transfer lubricant in a lubricating assembly and implementation thereof

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-10-29
HOWDEN ROOTS LLC
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This patent describes improvements to components in splash lubricating oil systems. These improvements help improve performance, increase lifespan, simplify manufacturing, and make the components easier to work with. One improvement is a reinforcement member in a slinger member, which prevents deflection during manufacture and operation. Another improvement is a hub member that prevents rotation of the slinger member. These improvements can make the components more robust and consistent.

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Parts that operate under these conditions for long periods of time can wear, which can eventually cause failures that interrupt operation of the machinery.

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[0016]The embodiments herein incorporate improvements that address certain problems found in conventional lubricating systems for use with compressors. As used herein, the term “compressor” describes machinery (including compressors and blowers) that acts on a working fluid, for example, to pressurize the working fluid to distribute on a process line. Examples of the process lines may be found in various applications including chemical, petro-chemical, resource recovery and delivery, refinery, and like sectors and industries. However, this disclosure does not foreclose use of the improvements, in whole or in part, in applications that can benefit from the distribution of lubricant that arises from the embodiments contemplated herein.

[0017]Notably, after multiple blowers failed in the field, resulting in expensive warranty claims, an engineering analysis was undertaken of several conventional lubricating systems, including 3-D element modeling, to determine root causes for the failur...

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A slinger member that is part of a lubricating system that flings, or slings, fluid lubricant about the interior of rotating machinery. The slinger member can include a plate body having a central axis and an outer peripheral edge circumscribing the central axis. The plate body can comprise a lubricant collection member, generally a rolled edge member with one or more openings disposed therethrough. The plate body can further comprise a plurality of rib members that are disposed circumferentially about the central axis. These rib members are configured to prevent deflection of the plate body. In one example, the slinger member can incorporate a hub member with a central bore that has an internal surface with a coupling member disposed thereon. The coupling member can be part of a coupling mechanism that can prevent rotation of the slinger member about a shaft member found on the lubricating system.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61 / 985,171, filed Apr. 28, 2014, entitled “LUBRICATING MEMBERS, LUBRICATING ASSEMBLY, AND LUBRICANT DISPERSAL SYSTEM COMPRISED THEREOF.” This application relates to commonly-owned applications identified as U.S. patent application Ser. No. ______, filed on Nov. 30, 2014 and entitled “DEVICE TO DIRECT LUBRICANT IN A LUBRICATING ASSEMBLY AND IMPLEMENTATION THEREOF” and U.S. patent application Ser. No. ______, filed Nov. 30, 2014 and entitled “DEVICE TO RETAIN LUBRICANT IN A LUBRICATING ASSEMBLY AND LUBRICATING SYSTEM COMPRISED THEREOF.”BACKGROUND[0002]This disclosure relates generally to lubricating systems found on compressors and machinery that can pressurize a working fluid and, more specifically, to an improved plate member that is configured to better disperse lubricant among components in the compressor.[0003]Most industrial machinery incorporates...

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IPC IPC(8): F01M9/06
CPCF01M9/06F04D29/063F16N7/18F16N7/26F04B39/0284F04B53/18F16N7/24
InventorNATION, CORY ALFRED
OwnerHOWDEN ROOTS LLC