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Gravity Feed Oilers
The purpose of gravity feed lubrication is to provide a reliable and continuous supply of oil to bearings, gears, chains, and other rotating or moving machinery components. As the name applies, these systems operate using gravity feed principle.
A supply reservoir is used to feed lubricant through piping, by means of gravity, to the point of lubrication. These systems can also consist of a number of manifolds or distribution centers from which oil is directly piped to the surface to be lubricated. Each point has its own independent piping and set of connections.
Gravity feed lubrication is an alternate means of lubricating machinery components rather than using automatic systems such
as centralized lubrication. The method of employing gravity feed lubrication consists of drip-feed, chain, and wick feed lubrication.
Drip-feed Oilers: A drip-feed oiler consists of a simple reservoir mounted in a convenient position for filling, while allowing the piping to be connected to the point of lubrication. Typically the rate of feed, to each lubrication point, is regulated by a needle valve, which is manually adjustable. In addition, manifolds can be used with drip-feed oilers to supply lubricant to multiple points.
Chain Oilers: Chain oilers automatically apply a film of lubricant to chains, gears, slides, irregular surfaces or out-of-theway oscillating parts. They greatly reduce link wear, stretch, friction, rust, and corrosion. Chain oilers are similar in operation to drip-feed oilers however; they contain an applicator to supply lubricant to the source. Applicators are available in a variety of styles for both lubricating and cleaning purposes of the chain.
Wick Feeds Oilers:Wick feed oilers combine gravity feed with capillary action to provide a constant rate of oil to the lubricating point, regardless of fluid level in the reservoir. The capillary action is provided by the use of various wick sizes. The rate of feed is adjusted with the use of different wick sizes or viscosity of oil.
Gravity feed oilers bring the benefits of automatic lubrication without the high cost. They provide a simplistic, yet reliable method, of keeping component parts of industrial machinery lubricated. Trico offers a wide range of gravity feed oilers for lubricating single or multiple points and for use in conjunction with brush applicators.
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