Damping device for structure
AssigneesHiroshi Kurabayashi, Sansei Air Danshin System, Ltd., Ohmoto Gumi Co., Ltd., Konkuk University Industrial Cooperation Corp., Gradient Wind Engineering Inc.
InventorsHiroshi Kurabayashi, Shoichi Sakamoto
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Abstract
A damping device for structure includes a base frame installed on a target place, an air floating mass disposed on the base frame to blow off air, a TMD mass disposed above the base frame to float with an air pressure, one pair of guiderail units disposed on X-direction both sides of the base frame along the X direction respectively, slider units disposed to be slidable in the X direction relative to the guiderail units, coupled to each X-direction side face of the TMD mass and each including a slider moving up/down mechanism part which moves down a slider when the TMD mass floats, an oil damper attached to the base frame to exert an attenuation action on the TMD mass and a coil spring attached to the base frame to exert a restoration action on the TMD mass.
Claims3
A damping device for structure comprising:
- four installation bases which are installed on a target place in a state of being arranged into a square shape;
- an air floating mass which is disposed on a target place which occupies a central position of the four installation bases and blows off air;
- a TMD mass which is disposed above the air floating mass, is framed with an H-shaped frame material which floats with a pressure of air sent from the air floating mass, wherein the TMD mass is a square shape in a planar view;
- two cross guide bodies which are installed on one set of the two diagonally-arranged installation bases in the four installation bases and upper parts of which are coupled to lower surfaces of one set of diagonally arranged both corners of the TMD mass respectively;
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- two slide bearings which are installed on the other set of the two diagonally arranged installation bases in the four installation bases and come into sliding contact with the other set of diagonally arranged both corners of the TMD mass.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.