Patent ID: 8328424
Filing Date: 2012-12-11
Classification: F16C,F16F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A resilient bearing device in support of a turret on board a vessel, which bearing comprises an abutment surface connected to a bearing insert mounted in a housing with an axial centre axis, for absorption of forces acting on the abutment surface, wherein the bearing insert comprises devices for gradual absorption of loads to which the bearing is exposed, wherein the devices comprise two or more elastic elements with different modulus of elasticity, viewed in the direction of the centre axis of the housing, wherein the devices further comprise a force transfer element arranged between the abutment surface and the elastic elements, and being provided on the side facing away from the abutment surface with a partly spherical surface, which abuts against a complementarily shaped surface in a restricting body, thereby permitting the bearing surface, to be subjected to tilt or angular deviation relative to the centre axis for the bearing without the elastic elements being subjected to corresponding angular deviation; wherein at least one restricting body stops the compression of an elastic layer; and wherein the restricting body is composed of at least one element mounted between the abutment surface and a distance piece and restricts movement of the abutment surface and the distance piece in a direction towards each other.