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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2015
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-Ku, JP;
Hiroshi Katayama, Yokohama, JP;
Urara Watanabe, Yokohama, JP;
Gaku Nakamura, Yokohama, JP;
Yoshitaka Nihira, Yokohama, JP;
Tetsuharu Tanoue, Meguro, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Minato-ku, JP;
Abstract
A seismic isolation apparatus is provided between a structure and a foundation floor, and the seismic isolation apparatus includes: a support plate that is provided so as to face the structure at a predetermined interval; a base plate that is fixed to the foundation floor; and an elasto-plastic damper that is provided between the support plate and the base plate to be fixed to the support plate and the base plate. The elasto-plastic damper includes an inner cylinder inside which an elasto-plastic member is provided and an outer cylinder, and the inner cylinder and the outer cylinder are configured to mutually slide in an axis direction thereof.