Bearing assembly
AssigneeTyco Fire Products LP
InventorsKarl Maas, Jr., Adam Staszak
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Abstract
A rotational coupling including a bearing assembly including a first race rotatably coupled to a second race, wherein the first race is configured to receive a plurality of first fasteners to couple the first race and the bearing assembly to a fluid supply. The rotational coupling also including a connection flange coupled to the second race and configured to receive a plurality of second fasteners to couple the connection flange to the second race. The second race includes a first side facing the connection flange and a second side opposite the first side and facing the first race, wherein the second race includes at least one access aperture configured to enable access to the plurality of first fasteners from the first side to removably couple the bearing assembly to the fluid supply.
Claims19
A rotatable fluid coupling for a fluid discharge device, the rotatable fluid coupling comprising:
- a bearing including a first member rotatably coupled with a second member;
- and
- a fastener configured to couple the first member with a fluid supply conduit, wherein the second member comprises an opening to access the fastener for installation and removal of the bearing, and the first member and the second member define an inner volume and are sealed with each other, the inner volume defining a flow path for a fluid from the fluid supply conduit to the fluid discharge device.
A bearing assembly, comprising:
- a first member comprising a plurality of first apertures to receive a plurality of first fasteners to couple the first member to a first flange;
- a second member rotatably coupled to the first member and defining a fluid flow pathway through the second member, the second member comprising:
- a top side;
- a bottom side facing the first member;
- a plurality of second apertures to receive a plurality of second fasteners to couple the second member to a second flange;
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- a plurality of access apertures to enable access to and removal of the plurality of first fasteners from the top side while the first member is coupled to the first flange and the second member is coupled to the first member.
A fluid discharge assembly, comprising:
- a fluid discharge device;
- and
- an oscillating monitor coupled with the fluid discharge device, the oscillating monitor comprising:
- a housing;
- and
- a rotational coupling removably coupled with the housing to allow for rotation of the fluid discharge device relative to the housing, the rotational coupling having a fluid conduit to provide fluid to the fluid discharge device through the fluid conduit, the rotational coupling including a plurality of apertures to access fasteners for decoupling at least one of (i) the rotational coupling from the housing or (ii) a first member of the rotational coupling from a second member of the rotational coupling.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.