LUBRICATION PINION

摘要

A lubrication pinion (10) for applying lubricant to a gear in a wind turbine comprises a support (12) defining a socket (18) having an opening, a shaft (14) coupled to the support (12) next to the socket (18), a pinion wheel (16) mounted on the shaft (14), and a joint member (20) having a ball portion (70) at least partially captured in the socket (18) and a shaft portion (72) extending through the opening to the socket. The support (12) can rotate about the shaft portion (72) of the joint member (20) and pivot about the ball portion (70) to be moved into one or more locked positions. A method of lubricating and service a gear with the lubrication is also disclosed where the service is performed while the support is maintained in one of the locked positions.