US 5,125,206 AGranted

Truss structure

AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba

InventorsShoichi Motohashi, Fumihiro Kuwao

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Abstract

A truss structure includes a first truss element having, a foldable frame obtained by assembling a plurality of beam members into a cube, foldable diagonal beam members located on diagonals of two opposing planes of the frame, respectively, and telescopic diagonal beam members located on diagonals of four planes other than the two planes of the frame, respectively, a second truss element having, a foldable frame obtained by assembling a plurality of beam members into a cube, foldable diagonal beam members located on diagonals of two opposing planes of the frame, respectively, and telescopic diagonal beam members located on diagonals of three planes other than the two planes of the frame, respectively, a third truss element having, a foldable frame obtained by assembling a plurality of beam members into a cube, and a telescopic diagonal beam member located on a diagonal connecting farthest node portions of the frame, and an adjusting unit for adjusting the length of each telescopic diagonal beam member.

A truss structure having a plurality of truss elements, said truss structure comprising:

a foldable first truss element having:
(i) a frame obtained by assembling a plurality of beam members into a cube, both ends of each of said beam members being pivotally hinged to a plurality of node portions of said cube;
(ii) foldable diagonal beam members located on diagonals of two opposing planes of said frame, respectively, both ends of each of said foldable diagonal beam members being pivotally hinged to said node portions;
and
(iii) telescopic diagonal beam members located on diagonals of four planes other than said two planes of said frame, respectively, both ends of each of said telescopic diagonal beam members being pivotally hinged to said node portions;
(b) a foldable second truss element having:
(i) a frame obtained by assembling a plurality of beam members into a cube, both ends of each of said beam members being pivotally hinged to a plurality of node portions of said cube;
(ii) foldable diagonal beam members located on diagonals of two opposing planes of said frame, respectively, both ends of each of said foldable diagonal beam members being pivotally hinged to said node portions;
and
(iii) telescopic diagonal beam members located on diagonals of three planes other than said two planes of said frame, respectively, both ends of each of said telescopic diagonal beam members being pivotally hinged to said node portions;
(c) a foldable third truss element having:
(i) a frame obtained by assembling a plurality of beam members into a cube, both ends of each of said beam members being pivotally hinged to a plurality of node portions of said cube, and
(ii) a telescopic diagonal beam member located on the diagonal connecting farthest node portions of said frame, both ends of said telescopic diagonal beam member being pivotally hinged to said node portions;
and
(d) adjusting for adjusting the length of each telescopic diagonal beam member mounted in said first, second, and third truss elements.

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Facts

Application

07/453,070Filed 18 Dec 1989 · continuation in part

Priority

JP 62-21354427 Aug 1987

Granted

30 Jun 1992

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Classification11 codes

E04B 1/19
Structures comprising elongated load-supporting parts, e.g. columns, girders, skeletons: three-dimensional [3D] framework structures
B64G 99/00
Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
E04B 1/1909
Connecting nodes specially adapted therefor: with central cylindrical connecting element
E04B 2001/1918
Connecting nodes specially adapted therefor: with connecting nodes having flat radial connecting surfaces

Abstract

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