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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 1976
Filed:
May. 08, 1975
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert Ivan Skinner, Wellington, NZ;
Arnold John Heine, Wellington, NZ;
Assignee:
New Zealand Inventions Development Authority, Wellington, NZ;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
188 / ; 52393 ;
Abstract
A cyclic absorber of energy in massive quantities. It is suitable for installation between two parts of a structure that would be caused to move relative to each other by earthquakes or heavy winds. Energy is absorbed by the cyclic, flexural deformation into the plastic range of a main beam which may be a single or double cantilever. Strain of the main beam may be distributed and the capacity of the device increased, by short auxiliary cantilevers initially in contact with the main beam.