Self-centering damper
OwnerChong-Shien TSAIinventor
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Abstract
A self-centering damper has an elongated damping body and at least one returning device. The elongated damping body has at least one elongated-sheet shape first wing plate and a supporting element connected to and extending from the first wing plate. The at least one returning device is connected to the damping body and has two holding ribbed-plates respectively connected to the end segments of the damping body, a supporting ribbed-plate securely connected to the damping body between the holding ribbed-plates and at least one pre-stressed stay wire extending through the supporting ribbed-plate and connected the holding ribbed-plates in a tension condition.
Claims73
A self-centering damper comprising:
- an elongated damping body having
- two sides;
- two end segments;
- an elongated-sheet shape first wing plate;
- and
- a supporting element connected to and extending from the first wing plate;
- and
- at least one returning device connected to one of the sides of the damping body and each one of the at least one returning device having
- two holding ribbed-plates respectively connected to the end segments of the damping body;
- and
- at least one pre-stressed stay wire connected to the holding ribbed-plates in a tension condition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.