Patent ID: 9593717
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: F03B,F05B,F16C,F16F,F16G,Y02E

Claim:
1. Arrangement for a self-lubricating bearing, the arrangement comprising: a fluid bearing comprising a first fluid bearing element located in a bearing housing and a piston located in a pump housing, the bearing housing comprising a bearing housing opening, the pump housing comprising a pump housing opening, the first fluid bearing element being connected to the piston by a connection member extending from the first fluid bearing element through the bearing housing opening to the piston through the pump housing opening, the piston being arranged to reciprocate in the pump housing, wherein the pump housing is connected to a fluid reservoir by a first inlet, the bearing housing comprises a first outlet for allowing fluid to exit the bearing housing, the arrangement further comprises a fluid transport member fluidly connecting the pump housing and the bearing housing, a longitudinal movement of the bearing housing or the pump housing causes the piston to cause a pumping action, whereby fluid from the fluid reservoir is pumped to the fluid bearing through the fluid transport member, lubricating the fluid bearing, the pump housing is attached to a support structure and the bearing housing is attached to a tether, and the longitudinal movement of the bearing housing is caused by a linear force from the tether acting on the bearing housing.