Building damper apparatus
OwnerGregg O. Haskellinventor
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Abstract
Brace apparatus for bracing a building or other structure and for applying damping forces to the structure during seismic disturbance includes a slider member slidably mounted on the structure. A brace member is connected to the slider member and is attached to the structure at a location spaced from the slider member. A damper member is connected to the slider member for damping and restricting sliding movement of the slider member relative to the structure. A track is provided to guide sliding movement of the slider member relative to the structure along a predetermined path of movement.
Claims10
In combination:
- a structure including spaced columns, an upper beam having a longitudinal axis extending between said spaced columns, and a lower beam having a longitudinal axis extending between said spaced columns;
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- brace apparatus for bracing said structure and for applying damping forces to said structure during seismic disturbance, said brace apparatus including a brace member attached to said structure at a first location on said brace member, slider means slidably mounted on said structure and connected to said brace member at a second location on said brace member spaced from said first location, damper means operatively connected to said slider means for damping and restricting sliding movement of said slider means relative to said structure, guide means connected to said structure for guiding sliding movement of said slider means relative to said structure along a predetermined path of movement, said guide means comprising a straight track having a longitudinal axis, said straight track fixedly attached to one of said beams and extending therealong with the longitudinal axis of said straight track oriented in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the beam to which said straight track is fixedly attached, and said predetermined path of movement being straight and oriented in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the beam to which said straight track is fixedly attached, and anchor means fixedly attached to said straight track, said damper means being connected to said anchor means and extending between said slider means and said anchor means adjacent to said straight track.
Apparatus for bracing a structure including spaced columns, an upper beam having a longitudinal axis extending between said spaced columns, and a lower beam having a longitudinal axis extending between said spaced columns and for applying damping forces to said structure during seismic disturbance, said apparatus including a brace member for attachment to said structure at a first location on said brace member, slider means for slidable mounting on said structure and connected to said brace member at a second location on said brace member spaced from said first location, damper means operatively connected to said slider means for damping and restricting sliding movement of said slider means relative to said structure, guide means for connection to said structure for guiding sliding movement of said slider means relative to said structure along a predetermined path of movement, said guide means comprising a straight track having a longitudinal axis, said straight track for fixed attachment to a beam and for extension therealong with the longitudinal axis of said straight track oriented in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the beam, and said predetermined path of movement being straight and oriented in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the beam, and anchor means fixedly attached to said straight track, said damper means being connected to said anchor means and extending between said slider means and said anchor means adjacent to said straight track.
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