Structural bearing
AssigneeAeplc
InventorBaigent Maurice G.
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Abstract
A structural bearing assembly in which a center plate is located upon a support 11. The support comprises an elastomeric core and a reinforcing outer layer 13 made up of a spirally wound cord of KEVLAR material embedded in a matrix of an elastomeric material which may or may not be the same as that of the core.
Claims18
A structural bearing assembly having a self-aligning support comprising:
- an elastomeric core support element, an annular reinforcement member surrounding said support element and integrally joined thereto;
- said member having a plurality of windings of tension resistant material in fibre form embedded in a matrix of an elastomeric material, said reinforcement member extending vertically from the top to the bottom of said support element and with said reinforcement member providing a free standing flexibly resilient support resistant to deformation in the form of lateral expansion.
A structural bearing assembly having vertically spaced upper and lower plates and a self-aligning support positioned between and engaging both of said plates, said support having a central core of elastomeric material and an annular reinforcement member surrounding and integrally joined to said central core and engaging both of said plates, said member being an annulus of windings of a tension resistant fibre embedded in an elastomeric matrix capable of torsional twisting and bending about its central axis without any lateral enlargement due to axially imposed loads.
A structural bearing assembly including a self aligning support located between an upper plate and a lower plate, said support comprising an elastomeric core of neoprene, said core having an integral outer reinforcing layer, said outer reinforcing layer comprising a spirally wound cord of poly (p-phenyleneterephthalamide) material embedded in an elastomeric material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.