Abstract: A turbine flowmeter includes an impeller rotatably provided within a flow passage through which a fluid to be measured flows and comprising a rotary shaft which rotates together with the impeller, a pair of bearing part having bearing surfaces for axially supporting the rotary shaft, a holding part for holding the bearing part and provided on the flow passage, an oil accumulating space defined by an end portion of the rotary shaft and bearing surfaces facing respective sides of the end portion, an oil accumulating part provided on the holding part and filled with the lubricating oil to be supplied to the oil accumulating space, an oil supplying part for supplying oil to the oil accumulating space which part comprises a capillary part connected on one end direct to the oil accumulating part and communicated on the other end to the space, wherein the lubricating oil is supplied to the space via the oil supplying part from the oil accumulating part by capillarity introduced in the oil accumulating part and the s

Abstract: A turbine flowmeter comprises an impeller which has a rotary shaft rotatable together with the impeller and is provided within a flow passage through which a fluid to be measured flows, a pair of bearing members for axially supporting the rotary shaft, an oil accumulating part provided in a vicinity of the bearing member for holding a lubricating oil therein, and an oil supplying part for supplying the lubricating oil in the oil accumulating part in small quantities to at least one of the bearing members.

Abstract: A turbine flowmeter comprises an impeller which has a rotary shaft rotatable together with the impeller and is provided within a flow passage through which a fluid to be measured flows, a pair of bearing members for axially supporting the rotary shaft, an oil accumulating part for holding a lubricating oil therein, and an oil supplying part for supplying the lubricating oil in the oil accomulating part in small quantities to at least one of the bearing members. The oil supplying part comprises a capilary member.