From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Centralized grease pressure system for quick vehicle lubrication compared to standard grease cups.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 42\5\ Scan128 | |
Date | 10th December 1920 | |
R.R. 235a (100 T) (S.H. 798. 10-12-20) G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 2048 contd. -2- into which a car can be driven and greased throughout from hose connections connected with a central "grease pressure system" in two or three minutes. The other makers will doubtless follow suit, or the Alemite stations will carry Rimtco hose connections, but it will notbe possible to get anything like such quick service where ordinary grease cups are fitted, because of time taken in screwing and unscrewing the connections. OY. | ||