Support apparatus for movable member and pump apparatus

A pump apparatus, comprising:

• a rotating shaft;
• slide bearing members formed of amorphous carbon for rotatably supporting said rotating shaft;
• a drive for drivingly rotating said rotating shaft;
• and
• a pump connected to said rotating shaft for pumping a fluid;
• wherein said slide bearing members are radial bearings bearing a radial load of said rotating shaft, and said pump body is formed of amorphous carbon to bear a thrust load of said rotating shaft.

A pump apparatus, comprising:

• a rotating shaft;
• slide bearing members for rotatably supporting said rotating shaft;
• a drive for drivingly rotating said rotating shaft;
• and
• a pump connected to said rotating shaft for pumping a fluid;
• wherein said slide bearing members are radial bearings bearing a radial load of said rotating shaft, and said pump body is formed of amorphous carbon to bear a thrust load of said rotating shaft.

A pump apparatus, comprising:

• a rotating shaft;
• a plurality of self-lubricating slide bearing members formed of amorphous carbon for rotatably supporting said rotating shaft, said slide bearing members being radial bearings bearing a radial load of said rotating shaft;
• a drive for drivingly rotating said rotating shaft;
• and
• a pump connected to said rotating shaft for pumping a fluid;
• wherein said slide bearing members are arranged in a space in which said fluid is contained so as to be exposed to said fluid.