Damper frame
AssigneeColumbia Insurance Company
InventorJesse Karns
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Abstract
A damper frame includes a structural frame and a damper assembly secured to the structural frame. The damper assembly includes a damper support secured to the structural frame. A damper is secured to the damper support. A diagonal link is secured to the structural frame. A lever is secured to the damper support and the damper. The lever is pivotally connected to the diagonal link so displacement of the diagonal link is amplified and transferred to the damper. The damper support includes a laterally-extending cantilevered portion and the damper is secured to the damper support at the cantilevered portion.
Claims14
A damper frame comprising:
- a structural frame;
- and
- a damper assembly secured to the structural frame, the damper assembly comprising:
- a damper support secured to the structural frame;
- a damper secured to the damper support adjacent a first end of the damper;
- a diagonal link secured to the structural frame;
- and
- a lever secured to the damper support and the damper adjacent a second end of the damper opposite the first end of the damper, the lever being connected to the diagonal link so displacement of the diagonal link relative to the damper support is amplified and transferred to the second end of the damper by the lever,
- wherein the damper support comprises a laterally-extending cantilevered portion and the damper is secured to the damper support at the cantilevered portion.
A damper assembly for dissipating seismic energy in a structural frame, the damper assembly comprising:
- a damper support;
- a damper secured to the damper support adjacent a first end of the damper;
- a lever secured to the damper support and the damper adjacent a second end of the damper opposite the first end of the damper;
- and
- a diagonal link connected to the lever so displacement of the diagonal link relative to the damper support is amplified and transferred to the second end of the damper by the lever,
- wherein the damper support comprises a laterally-extending cantilevered portion and the damper is secured to the damper support at the cantilevered portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.