LUBRICANT STICK APPLICATOR

摘要

2123882 9406664 PCTABS00030 An apparatus for applying anti-frictional compound such as stick lubricant to a surface (3a), for example a selected area of a railroad car wheel (3a), includes a magazine (85) for retaining a plurality of sticks or rods of the compound; a mechanism (3) for guiding an individual stick or rod and directing it into contact with the surface (3a) to be lubricated. The apparatus sequentially draws individual sticks or rods from the magazine (85) and locates each one, in sequence, in the guideway (3) until the magazine (85) is empty. The apparatus applies a constant pressure on the lubricant to the area to be lubricated.