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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2015
Applicant:
Maurer Söhne Engineering Gmbh & Co. KG, München, DE;
Inventors:
Christian Braun, Holzkirchen, DE;
Renzo Medeot, Selvazzano, IT;
Assignee:
MAURER SÖHNE ENGINEERING GMBH & CO. KG, München, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04B 1/98 (2006.01); F16F 7/12 (2006.01); E04H 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 7/128 (2013.01); E04H 9/02 (2013.01); E04B 1/98 (2013.01); E04H 9/028 (2013.01);
Abstract
An energy dissipating device which is capable of dissipating energy through its plastic axial deformation without undergoing buckling comprises at least three hysteretic elements, being interconnected in series in such a way, that at least one hysteretic element will be subjected to compression while at least another hysteretic element is subjected to tension when an external load is applied to the energy dissipating device.