EP 4253680 A1 20231004 - LONG SPAN DOMES AND CONSTRUCTION THEREOF
Title (en)
LONG SPAN DOMES AND CONSTRUCTION THEREOF
Title (de)
KUPPELN MIT GROSSER SPANNWEITE UND DEREN KONSTRUKTION
Title (fr)
DÔMES À LONGUE PORTÉE ET CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIÉE
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 22166156 A 20220331
Abstract (en)
A long span truss dome comprises:(a) a plurality of trusses, wherein each truss comprises:(i) a compression member,(ii) a tension member, and(iii) a plurality of intermediate members,(b) a compression ring,(c) a tension ring,wherein a first end of the compression member of each truss is connected to the compression ring,wherein a first end of the tension member of each truss is connected to the tension ring,wherein a first end of each intermediate member is connected to the compression member,wherein a second end of each intermediate member is connected to the tension member, andwherein each truss experiences axial forces, the axial forces experienced by the intermediate members being less than 5% of the axial forces experienced by the compression member and less than 5% of the axial forces experienced by the tension member.
IPC 8 full level
E04B 1/32 (2006.01); E04B 1/342 (2006.01); E04B 7/10 (2006.01); E04B 1/24 (2006.01); E04C 3/04 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
E04B 1/3211 (2013.01); E04B 1/342 (2013.01); E04B 2001/249 (2013.01); E04B 2001/2496 (2013.01); E04B 2001/3235 (2013.01); E04C 2003/0491 (2013.01); E04C 2003/0495 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [I] CH 426201 A 19661215 - VEVEY ATEL CONST MEC [CH]
- [XAI] CN 110258802 A 20190920 - UNIV SOUTHEAST
- [XA] WO 0102657 A1 20010111 - TOMLINSON ANDREW DAVID [GB], et al
- [A] US 5067288 A 19911126 - TAKAHAMA YOSHIHIRO [JP], et al
- [A] JP H07197582 A 19950801 - KAWAGUCHI MAMORU, et al
- [A] JP H09256535 A 19970930 - TOMOE CORP
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
Designated validation state (EPC)
KH MA MD TN
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 22166156 A 20220331