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621-7287
IS : 4009 ( Part
First Reprint MARCH 4983 )
Indian
II ) - 1981
( Reaffirmed 1998 )
Standard
SPECIFICATION
FOR
GREASE NLPPLES
PART
II
CONICAL
HEAD GREASE
( First
1. ScopeCovers the requirements
automobiles.
Revision
NIPPLES
of conical head grease nipples used in industrial
plants and
2. Dimensions
2.1 The details of the conical head for Types A, B and C grease nipples shall be as shown below:
2.2 The dimensions
3. Material -
of Types A, B, C and D grease nipples shall be as given in Table 1.
Shall conform to the following:
Stee! conforming to property class 48 of IS : 1367-1967 Technical
threaded fasteners ( first revision ).
4. Designation -A
designated as:
Type B conical
head grease nipple
of nominal
supply conditions
size M 10 x 1 shall
for
be
Conical Head Grease Nipple B Ml0 x 1 IS : 4009 ( Part II )
5. General Requirements
5.1 The grease nipple
manufacturing defects.
shall
be finished
smooth and shall be free from burrs, cracks and other
5.2 Nipples shall be plated with either zinc or cadmium.
5.3 The ball/poppet shall protrude from the top surface of the nippfe body.
5.4 The head of the nipples shall be hardened to a minimum hardness of 500 HV.
5.5 The shank portion of nipples shall have threads conforming
taper and internal parallel screw threads (except gauge plane).
to IS : 8788-1978 Metric external
5.6 The angular portion of the Types B and C grease nipples shall be ntted to the main body by
means of thread conforming to IS : 4218 IS0 metric screw threads.
b
Adopted 26 February 1981
INDIAN
MANAK
Q July 1~81, ISI
STANDARDS
BHAVAN,
Or 3
INSTITUTION
0 BAHADUR
SHAH
NEW DELHI llooo9
ZAFAR
MARS
IS : 4009 ( Part II ) - 1991
TABLE
1 DIMENSIONS
FOR
CONICAL
HEAD
GREASE
NIPPLES
( Clause 2;2 )
All dimensions
in mllllmetres.
h
Max
Figure
bme
I
,pprox
-.-CONICAL. HEAD
M6
16
M8 x 1
17
MI0
x 1
18
11
Ml6
x 15
235
17
M6
10
M8 x 1
10
11
11
14
17
Ml0
x 1
Ml6 x 15
*Chamfered
down to the minor
thread
diameter.
( Cod/wed
IS : 4009(PartII)- 1981
TABLE
DIMENSIONS
FOR CONICAL
HEAD GREASE NIPPLES-Confd
-h
~ Nominal
Figure
Type
Max
Sire
d
I
rpprox
_._-
Width
Across
Flats
h:3
_-
M6
143
M8 x 1
143
Ml0
153
11
183
11
C
x 1
Ml6 x 15
5-00s
--
_-
----~
15
M6
CHAMF
--
..-..-
*Chamfered
down to the &inor thread diameter.
~_______--.__--_
-Note-The
body of conical
head grease nipples B and C may have square or hexagonal
( width across flats ) as agreed to between the purchas-r and the supplier and Type B nipples
round shapes above 3 mm length of hexagonal
cross-section.
____~._
~_
__.__
___-~.--
cross-sectiorm
may also have
6. Tests
6.1 Flow Tests-The
oil shall flow smoothly
and the valve shall function
normally
when the
Under
lubricating
oil is forced into nipple at a pressure of not more than 2 MPa (204 kgf/cm2).
these conditions
there shall not be any abnormality
caused in the function of ball/poppet and the
~other~components.
6.1.1 The ball/poppet
shall
not move axially
under a force of 30 N.
6.2 Pressure
Tightness-When
the lubricating
oil is forced into the nipple from the fitting
under a pressure of 35 MPa (357 kgf/cm2) there shall not be any leakage or other abnormality.
7. Marking
identification
-The
nipple
mark.
7.1 ISI Cerfification
~6. Packing
purchaser.
Shall
Mark
shall
be marked
Details
be packed
with
nominal
availab,le with the Indian
in accordance
with the
size and the manufacturers
Standards
best trade
side
name or
Institution,
practice
or as specified
~by the
IS:4000m(PartII)- 188'1
9. Sampling followed.
Unless
otherwise
agreed
upon the sampling
plan given in Appendix
A shall
be
recommended
dimensions
for the space required for easy
10, Space for Service Tools -The
connection and detachment
of service tools, such as grease guns (whether hand held or power
operated ) shall be as shown in Flg.1 for Types A, B and C, and Fig. 2 for Type 0 grease nipples.
*Minimum
**Maximum
angle for disengaping.
angle for servicing.
Note - To ensure satisfactory
servicing
with all the usual types of grease guns, the space shown by the
thick lines and hatched shall be kept clear at some point within the cone bounded by the long dash and dot lines.
All dimensions
FIG.
SPACE
REQUIRED
FOR SERVICE
in millimetres.
TOOLS
FOR TYPES
A, B AND
C GREASE
NIPPLES
IS : 4009 ( Part II ) - 1981
All dimensions in milllmetres.
FIG. 2 SPACE
REQUIRED
FOR SERVICE
TOOLS
FOR TYPE
D GREASE
NIPPLES
APPENDIX
( Clause 9 )
SCALE OF SAMPLING
A-l.
AND CRITERIA
FOR CONFORMl,TY
Scale of Sampling
A-l.1 Lot- In any consignment,
all the grease nipples belonging
to the same materiel,
size, and manufactured
under similar processes of production
shall constitute
a lot.
*
Ak1.2 Grease nipples shall be selected and examined
conformity
to the requirements
of the specification.
for each lot separately
for ascertaining
A-l;3 The number of grease nipples to be selected at random from a lot shall depend
of the lot in accordance
with col 1 and 2 of Table 2. To ensure
randomness
IS : 4905-1968 Methods for~random sampling shall be followed.
TABLE
2 SCALE
OF SAMPLING
( Clauses
AND
A-1.3, A-1.4,
CRITERIA
type and
their
upon the size
of selection
~FOR CONFORMITY
A-2.1 and A-2.2)
_____
Lot Size
~For Workmanship
~..___
~..._.._..
(2)
Characteristics
..-._
Permissible
Number
of Defectives*
Sample Size
(1)
For Dimensional
and Finish
Sub-sample
Size
(3)
(4)
Permissible
Number
of Def ectivest
(5)
--
up to
300
20
301 to
500
32
13
to 1000
50
20
1001 to 3000
80
32
125
50
10 001 and above
200
10
80
*This ensures
tThis ensures
only 25 percent cr less defectives
only one percent or less defectives
501
3001to10000
that lots containing
that lots containing
will be accepted most of the times.
will be accepted most of the times.
1s : 4009 ( Part II ) - 1981
A-1.4 If the grease nipples in the lot are packed in
bags or cases ( not less than 20 percent of the total
chosen at random.
From each of the bags or cases
grease nipples shall be picked up from its different
grease nipples specified in col 2 of Table 2.
A-2.
Criteria
different bagsor cases, a suitable number of
in the lot subject to a minimum of 2) shall be
so chosen, an approximately
equal number of
parts so as to obtain the required num6er of
for Conformity
A-2.1 Workmanship
and Finish - AII the grease nipples drawn under
A-l.4
shall be examined
for workmanship
and finish in respect of its smoothness,
burrs, cracks and other manufacturing
defects,
Grease nipples shall also be tested for the hardness of the head and the~plating applied
to the nipples.
Any grease nipple failing to meet the requirements
laid down in the respective
clauses either in one or more of the cases shall be considered
as defective.
If the number of
defective grease nipples found in the sample is less than or equal to the corresponding
permissible
number of defectives
given in col 3 of Table 2, the -lot shall be declared
as conforming
to
workmanship
and finish otherwise not.
A-2.2 Dimensional
and Other Characteristics -The
lot which has been found satisfactory
with
respect to workmanship
and finish shall be examined for its dimensions,
oil flow and pressure
tighitneas.
The number of grease nipples to be selected for this purpose shall be as given in col 4
of Table 2 which
shall be taken at random from those and already drawn under col 2 and
conforming
to the requirements
of A-2.1.
If the number of grease nipples failing to meet it or more
of the requirements
laid down above is less than or equal to the corresponding
permissible
number
of defectives given under col 5 of Table 2, the-lot shall be declared as conforming
to requirements
of this clause otherwise not.
A-2.3 The lot shall be declared
been found satisfactory according
as conforming
to the requirements
to A-2.1 and A-2.2.
EXPLANATORY
of this
specification
if it has
NOTE
This standard incorporates
the requirements
of both button head and conical head grease
nipples, originally
covered by IS : 4009-1967 Grease nipples
and IS : 4974-1968 Grease nipples,
small respectively.
Part I deals with button head, while Part II deals with conical
head grease
nipples.
In this standard
In the preparation
c,tandards:
DIN
the test requirements
for nipples
of this standardassistance
3404-1969
Grease nipples
with button
DIN 71412-1977
Grease nipples
with conical
have also been included.
has been derived from the following
head Deutsches
head.
lnstitut
ftir Normung.
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