A draw wire apparatus, including: a rod and a motor for rotating the rod; a thread extending from the rod, for being attached to a draw wire, and shaped for advancing thereof upon the rotation of the rod; and an oil pump characterized in being operated by the rotation of the rod, and disposed adjacent to the draw wire, thereby drawing oil onto, thereby the motor lubricates the draw wire and as well advances thereof.

A draw wire apparatus, including: a rod and a motor for rotating the rod; a thread extending from the rod, for being attached to a draw wire, and shaped for advancing thereof upon the rotation of the rod; and an oil pump characterized in being operated by the rotation of the rod, and disposed adjacent to the draw wire, thereby drawing oil onto, thereby the motor lubricates the draw wire and as well advances thereof.

Apparatus and method for supplying lubricant to a plurality of lubrication sites. Embodiments include a pump with venting and non-venting piston return, a pump with stirrer and direct feed mechanism, a pump with CAN system and self-diagnostics, a pump with heated housing and reservoir, a pump with stepper motor and overdrive control and a pump able to be used with a plurality of different types or of lubrication systems.

Apparatus and method for supplying lubricant to a plurality of lubrication sites. Embodiments include a pump with venting and non-venting piston return, a pump with stirrer and direct feed mechanism, a pump with CAN system and self-diagnostics, a pump with heated housing and reservoir, a pump with stepper motor and overdrive control and a pump able to be used with a plurality of different types or of lubrication systems.

A self-lubricating king pin joint system has a bushing within a knuckle, with a hollow king pin positioned through a center of the bushing, thereby forming a king pin joint between the bushing and the king pin. A controllable spring is positioned in and near the center of the hollow interior of the king pin, where upper and lower pistons are positioned on opposite ends of the spring. An upper volume of lubricant is placed on the upper side of the upper piston and a lower volume of lubricant is placed on the lower side of the lower piston. A drive mechanism separately controls an extension of the spring in both upper and lower axial directions, so as to individually extend each piston to self-meter lubricant over time/miles and at prescribed intervals. Thereby, each piston separately lubricates respective portions of the king pin joint.

A guide rail oiling tool includes: a sliding body, which is capped on a guide rail and slidable along the guide rail, and has an inner side surface facing a surface to be oiled of the guide rail, a shape of the inner side surface being matched with a shape of the surface to be oiled of the guide rail; an oil inlet disposed on the sliding body; and an oiling groove in communication with the oil inlet, disposed on the inner side surface of the sliding body and surrounding the surface to be oiled of the guide rail, so that the oiling groove applies oil to the surface to be oiled of the guide rail when the sliding body is sliding.

A guide rail oiling tool includes: a sliding body, which is capped on a guide rail and slidable along the guide rail, and has an inner side surface facing a surface to be oiled of the guide rail, a shape of the inner side surface being matched with a shape of the surface to be oiled of the guide rail; an oil inlet disposed on the sliding body; and an oiling groove in communication with the oil inlet, disposed on the inner side surface of the sliding body and surrounding the surface to be oiled of the guide rail, so that the oiling groove applies oil to the surface to be oiled of the guide rail when the sliding body is sliding.

A transmission lubricating structure includes: a main tank; an auxiliary tank; a common line to supply lubricating oil from the main or the auxiliary tank; a main line to introduce the lubricating oil in the main tank to the common line; an auxiliary line to introduce the lubricating oil in the auxiliary tank to the common line; a common nozzle configured to discharge the lubricating oil, supplied from the common line, to a transmission; a pump configured to supply the lubricating oil from the main tank to the common line; and a relay valve arranged lower than the auxiliary tank and higher than the common nozzle and provided upstream of the common line, the relay valve being configured to block the auxiliary line when the pump is operating and open the auxiliary line so the common line communicates with the auxiliary tank when the pump is in a stop state.

A lubrication apparatus is provided. The lubrication apparatus includes a tray having opposing sides, opposing ends, a bottom member and a cavity formed therewithin. A plurality of roller assemblies is positioned within the cavity. The roller assemblies are configured for rotation and further configured to receive the bushing therebetween. A motor is mounted to the tray and configured to rotate the plurality of roller assemblies. Rotation of the plurality of roller assemblies urges rotation of the bushing. A lubricant material is positioned in the tray and configured to contact the roller assemblies. Rotation of the roller assemblies brings the lubricant material into contact with the outer surface of the bushing. The motor and the roller assemblies are further configured such that a single revolution of the bushing results in a substantially uniform layer of a lubricant material on the outer surface of a bushing.

A lubrication apparatus is provided. The lubrication apparatus includes a tray having opposing sides, opposing ends, a bottom member and a cavity formed therewithin. A plurality of roller assemblies is positioned within the cavity. The roller assemblies are configured for rotation and further configured to receive the bushing therebetween. A motor is mounted to the tray and configured to rotate the plurality of roller assemblies. Rotation of the plurality of roller assemblies urges rotation of the bushing. A lubricant material is positioned in the tray and configured to contact the roller assemblies. Rotation of the roller assemblies brings the lubricant material into contact with the outer surface of the bushing. The motor and the roller assemblies are further configured such that a single revolution of the bushing results in a substantially uniform layer of a lubricant material on the outer surface of a bushing.