US4924640A
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Vibration controlling apparatus for buildings
Assignee: Bridgestone Corp
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Filing: 1988-10-14
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Granted: 1990-05-15
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Expires: 2008-10-14
Abstract
Abstract A vibration controlling apparatus for buildings such as high-rise building, tower and the like comprises a laminated elastic body comprised of elastomer layers and reinforcing plates attached to the building, and an additional mass attached thereto, and reduces the swinging of the building.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoji Suizu
- 👤 Nobuo Masaki
- 👤 Takafumi Fujita
- 👤 Hiroshi Kurabayashi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 03:05
CPC Classifications
E; E02; E02D; E02D31/00; E02D31/08; E04; E04H; E04H9/00; E04H9/02; E04H9/021; E04H9/0215
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
135 words
A vibration controlling apparatus for a building, comprising; an additional mass attached to a building, elastic support means for attaching said additional mass to said building, said elastic support means comprising multi-stage elastic units each unit formed by piling plural laminated elastic bodies, each of the elastic bodies having alternately laminated elastomer layers and reinforcing plates, stabilizing plates each connecting one of said elastic units to another of said elastic units and means for applying an excitation force of a given waveform corresponding to vibration of said building to said additional mass, said means for applying an excitation force comprising a vibration sensor for detecting a vibration of said building, means for forming an excitation force of a given waveform based on the detected signal and means for transmitting said excitation force to an actuator.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
135 words
A vibration controlling apparatus for a building, comprising; an additional mass attached to a building, elastic support means for attaching said additional mass to said building, said elastic support means comprising multi-stage elastic units each unit formed by piling plural laminated elastic bodies, each of the elastic bodies having alternately laminated elastomer layers and reinforcing plates, stabilizing plates each connecting one of said elastic units to another of said elastic units and means for applying an excitation force of a given waveform corresponding to vibration of said building to said additional mass, said means for applying an excitation force comprising a vibration sensor for detecting a vibration of said building, means for forming an excitation force of a given waveform based on the detected signal and means for transmitting said excitation force to an actuator.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
The vibration controlling apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said elastic support means and said additional mass are employed as a passive dynamic vibration reducer when said excitation force is not applied to said actuator.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The vibration controlling apparatus according to claim 1 comprising a damper coupled to adjacent stabilizing plates for damping vibration in the horizontal direction.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
The vibration controlling apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said stabilizing plates have a through-hole, a rod inserted in said through-holes, said rod having one end pivoted to said building and the other end engaging said additional mass.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
The vibration controlling apparatus according to claim 4 further comprising plural rods passing through said stabilizing plates.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
42 words
The vibration controlling apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said means for forming an excitation force comprises a charge amplifier receiving said detected signal, signal shaping means receiving the output of said charge amplifier and a power amplifier outputting said given waveform.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
51 words
The vibration controlling apparatus according to claim 6 wherein said signal shaping means comprises in sequence first low filter, an analog to digital converter, a digital filter, an digital to analog converter and a second low pass filter, whereby a vibration wave form counteracting the vibration of the building is produced.
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