Patent ID: 7225588
Filing Date: 2007-06-05
Classification: E04H,F16F

Abstract:
1. A damping brace, comprising: an axial force member configured to provide bearing forces against at least one of a tensile force and a compressive force that acting in an axial direction; a constraining member provided around the axial force member so as to constrain the axial force member; a stiffening part positioned at an end section of the axial force member so as to increase a stiffness of the damping brace; and an adhesion preventive coating provided between the constraining member and the stiffening part so as to prevent an adhesion therebetween, wherein a length of the stiffening part extending in the axial direction and a gap between the stiffening part and the constraining member as defined by the thickness of the preventive coating are configured so as to prevent an end of the axial force member from rotating and deviating from the axial direction beyond a predetermined angle when the compressive force is applied to the axial force member and wherein a gap between the axial force member and the constraining member as defined by the thickness of the preventive coating is greater than the gap between the stiffening part and the constraining member.