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US 5,630,298 AGranted
Shear link energy absorber
AssigneeNational Science Council
InventorsKeh-Chyuan Tsai, Ray-Jeng Wang
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Abstract
A shear link energy absorber comprises a base plate, an I-shaped beam, a fixture, at least one connecting plate and a plurality of bolts. The I-shaped beam has a pair of flange plates and a web plate positioned between the flange plates. The fixture has a bottom plate and two side plates parallel connected to the bottom plate. The base plate is connected to one end of the I-shaped beam while the connecting plate connected to the other end of the I-shaped beam. The plurality of bolts bolt the connecting plate and the fixture together.
Claims7
A shear link energy absorber comprising:
- a beam having an I-shaped cross-section comprising a pair of flange plates and a web plate extending between said flange plates;
- a fixture having a bottom plate and two parallel and spaced apart side plates connected to said bottom plate;
- a base plate connected to a first end of said beam;
- at least one connecting plate connected to a second end of said beam opposite said first end thereof;
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- a plurality of bolts bolting said connecting plate and said fixture together.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.