Electric high-voltage earthquake-resistant bushing

An electric high-voltage bushing (2) for an electric apparatus enclosed in a casing (1), said bushing comprising an elongated tube (4) made of insulating material and having a longitudinal axis (5), a conductor (6) extending along said axis, said conductor being surrounded by said tube and electrically connected to said apparatus, and a flexible device (3) constituting a mechanical connection between said tube and said casing, wherein said flexible device (3) comprises a first annular member (9) enclosing said axis, a second annular member (10) enclosing said axis and a force transmitting ring (11) enclosing said axis, said first annular member (9) being mechanically connected to said tube (4), said second annular member (10) being mechanically connected to said casing (1), said first annular member (9) being arranged in axially spaced relationship with said second annular member (10), said ring (11) being arranged with rotatability in relation to said first and said second annular members about a first (19) and a second (18), respectively, transversally directed axis of rotation by means of a first bearing device and a second bearing device, respectively, said first bearing device (24, 25, 26, 27) being fixed to said first annular member (9), said second bearing device (20, 21, 22, 23) being fixed to said second annular member (10), said first axis of rotation (19) being perpendicularly oriented with respect to said second axis of rotation (18);

• a plurality of spring devices (28) being attached to said annular members, each spring device (28) constituting a flexible mechanical connection between said first annular member (9) and said second annular member (10).