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Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / Railway applications - Locomotives | | German term or phrase: Kugeldrucköler | Re. "Kennzeichnung der Schmierstellen, die mit Hochdruckschmierköpfen nach DIN 71472 oder mit Kugeldruckölern nach DIN 4310".
Seems pretty rare in German too. |
| | | captive-ball oil cup | Explanation:
one option...
see e.g.
Oil cup, 1/4" captive ball
http://www.magnetoparts.com/oil_cup.htm
and the German-language site posted by Chetan
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-11-11 13:57:31 GMT)
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BTW, DIN 4310 googles rather poorly in general (and Beuth Verlag apparently recognises it only in reference to another standard), so it may be archaic or incorrect (you might want to flag this to the client).
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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-11-11 14:39:53 GMT)
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IMO 'oiler' is relatively informal and 'oil cup' is relatively formal. It's your call, but I'd use 'oil cup' in your context. |
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