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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2004
Hiroshi Nakamura, Yachiyo, JP;
Kazuaki Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuhiro Nakata, Chiba, JP;
Takashi Shirai, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Nakamura, Yachiyo, JP;
Kazuaki Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuhiro Nakata, Chiba, JP;
Takashi Shirai, Tokyo, JP;
Nippon Steel Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A damping brace having an axial force member for providing bearing forces against tensile or compressive forces, a constraining member for constraining the axial force member, and a stiffening part for supplementing the stiffness of the axial force member. An adhesion preventive coating is provided for preventing adhesion between the constraining member and the stiffening part. A length of the stiffening part extending along the axial direction and the gap between the stiffening part and the constraining member are defined in such a way as to prevent an end of the axial force member from rotating in the axial direction beyond a specific angle when the compressive force is applied to the force member.