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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 1993
Filed:
Sep. 10, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takuju Kobori, Tokyo, JP;
Shunichi Yamada, Tokyo, JP;
Shigeru Ban, Tokyo, JP;
Koji Ishii, Tokyo, JP;
Isao Nishimura, Tokyo, JP;
Masatoshi Ishida, Tokyo, JP;
Kuniaki Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuo Takenaka, Tokyo, JP;
Shozo Maeda, Tokyo, JP;
Jun Tagami, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Kajima Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
5216 / ; 52573 ; 248548 ;
Abstract
An elasto-plastic damper adapted to be used in a structure for absorbing vibration energy created by earthquake tremors and other ground vibrations. The damper is formed from flat plates to simplify design and to minimize costs. The damper may be used in combination to absorb vibration energy impacting the structure from different directions.