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Home Vibration and Earthquake Isolation Aseismic-system

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Details
Inventors: Valencia, Hector;
Assignee:
Primary Examiner: Redman; Jerry
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

The Improved Aseismic System of the present invention isolates a structure from seismic forces, and wind forces and seismic forces combined. During an earthquake the structure will slide on seismic filters, while gas dampeners act as shock absorbers to absorb the tremors and keep the structure from impacting its foundation. Fluid flow control assemblies control the flow of incompressible fluid between the double-action ram assemblies and the gas dampeners. Seismic filters provide a frictionless base for the structure support pillars to isolate them from the foundation and any forces which would otherwise be transmitted from the foundation to the structure's support pillars.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Referring initially to FIG.
1 the Improved Aseismic System of the present invention is shown and generally designated 100.
FIG.
1 shows the major components of Improved Aseismic System 100 installed in a structure 700.
The structure 700 includes a base 702, a plurality of support pillars 704, a roof 706 and a basement 708.
Installed in the basement 708 of the structure 700 are the double-action hydraulic ram assemblies, generally designated 200.
The structure 700 in this instance is a multi-story building with a square perimeter.
It can be appreciated that the structure 700 could be a house, a bridge, or any other similar structure.
The double-action hydraulic ram assemblies 200 are rigidly attached to the base 702 of the structure 700, but are isolated from the foundation 800 by the seismic filters 600.
One seismic filter 600 may be affixed vertically to each end of the double-action hydraulic ram assemblies 200.
Additionally, a seismic filter 600 may be mounted horizontally under each support pillar 704.
These seismic filters 600 isolate the support pillars 704 from the foundation 800.
It is to be appreciated that the structure 700 is not rigidly linked to the foundation 800.
Mounted on roof 706 of the structure 700 is the wind-sensitive pressure generator, generally designated 500.
The wind-sensitive pressure generator 500 actuates the flow control assembly 400.
The wind-sensitive pressure generator 500 and the flow control assembly 400 interact through the use of an incompressible fluid 210 which is contained in a sealed pipe 480 connected to the wind-sensitive pressure generator 500 and the flow control assembly 400.
FIG.
1 shows the sealed pipe 480 installed in the structure 700 from the roof 706 to the basement 708.
FIG.
2 shows the configuration of the double-action hydraulic ram assemblies 200 in the basement 708 of the structure 700.
The double-action hydraulic ram assemblies 200 are arranged under the base 702 of the structure 700 in a pattern reflecting the perimeter of the structure 700



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