Bearing support for a lift pump
US4160569A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 17, 1978 |
| Grant date | Jul 10, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16C19/507
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A bearing structure for supporting at least one end of the cylindrical housing of a cylindrical lift pump for handling large volumes of fluid, particularly sewage, and, in particular, to bearings for carrying the load of the pump which bearings include at least two supports for engaging a wear ring or track carried by the cylinder with each support disposed on opposite sides of a vertical axis bisecting the cylindrical housing and having at least two coplanar rollers carried by a first base member which is in turn pivotally carried by a second fixedly positioned base member for tri-axial motion relative thereto.
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