Expansion joint seal with load transfer and flexion

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10233633-B2
Application number	US-201816152903-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 5, 2018
Priority date	Dec 30, 2015
Publication date	Mar 19, 2019
Grant date	Mar 19, 2019

Abstract

An expansion joint design for supporting transfer loads. The system includes an elongated core and at least one longitudinal load-transfer member which are bonded together.

First claim

I claim:

1. An expansion joint system, comprising:
an elongated core,
the elongated core composed of a resiliently compressible material,
the elongated core having an elongated core longitudinal axis,
the elongated core having an elongated core top,
the elongated core top having an elongated core lateral width at the elongated core top and an elongated core bottom width at the elongated core bottom
the elongated core having an elongated core bottom,
the elongated core having an elongated core height intermediate the elongated core top and the elongated core bottom,
the elongated core having an elongated core first side,
the elongated core first side being generally perpendicular to the elongated core top,
the elongated core having an elongated core second side,
the elongated core second side being generally perpendicular to the elongated core top, and
an open shaft provided into the elongated core from an elongated core first end, the open shaft having a first end shaft location at a first end of the elongated core and relative to the elongated core top and the elongated core first side and a second end shaft location near a second end of the elongated core relative to the elongated core top and the elongated core first side, the first end shaft location and the second end shaft location being misaligned;

a longitudinal load-transfer member,
the longitudinal load-transfer member being incompressible,
the longitudinal load-transfer member having a longitudinal load-transfer member axis,
the elongated core longitudinal axis and the longitudinal load-transfer member axis being parallel,

the longitudinal load-transfer member positioned at least partly into the open shaft.

2. The expansion joint system of claim 1 further comprising:
an elongated beveled surface adjacent the elongated core bottom and the elongated core first side, and
the elongated core lateral width greater than the elongated core bottom width.

3. The expansion joint system of claim 2 further comprising a second open shaft provided into the elongated core from an elongated core first end, the second open shaft parallel to the elongated core longitudinal axis and a third open shaft provided into the elongated core from an elongated core first end, the third open shaft parallel to the elongated core longitudinal axis.

4. The expansion joint system of claim 3 wherein the longitudinal load-transfer member protrudes from the elongated core.

5. The expansion joint system of claim 1 further comprising:
an elongated core channel in the elongated core at the elongated core bottom.

6. The expansion joint system of claim 1 further comprising
a second open shaft provided into the elongated core from an elongated core first end, the second open shaft parallel to the elongated core longitudinal axis,
a second longitudinal load-transfer member positioned at least partly into the second open shaft,
a third open shaft provided into the elongated core from an elongated core first end, the third open shaft parallel to the elongated core longitudinal axis, and
a third longitudinal load-transfer member positioned at least partly into the third open shaft.

7. The expansion joint system of claim 6 further comprising a fourth open shaft provided into the elongated core from an elongated core first end, the fourth open shaft parallel to the elongated core longitudinal axis and a fourth open shaft provided into the elongated core from an elongated core first end, the fourth open shaft parallel to the elongated core longitudinal axis.

8. The expansion joint system of claim 7 wherein the longitudinal load-transfer member protrudes from the elongated core.

9. The expansion joint system of claim 1 further comprising:
an elongated core channel in the elongated core at the elongated core bottom.

10. The expansion joint system of claim 8 wherein the longitudinal load-transfer member has a longitudinal load-transfer member length equivalent to an elongated core length, and wherein the second longitudinal load-transfer member has a second longitudinal load-transfer member length equivalent to the elongated core length, and wherein the third longitudinal load-transfer member has a fourth longitudinal load-transfer member length equivalent to the elongated core length.

11. The expansion joint system of claim 1 , wherein the joint seal is adapted to be cycled one of 500 times at 1 cycle per minute, 500 times at 10 cycles per minute and 100 cycles at 30 times per minute, without indication of stress, deformation or fatigue.

12. The expansion joint system of claim 1 , wherein the body of compressible foam having a maximum joint width of more than six (6) inches and a bottom surface temperature of a bottom of the body of compressible foam increases no more than 139° C. after sixty minutes when the joint seal is exposed to heating according to the equation T=20+345*LOG(8*t+1), where t is time in minutes and T is temperature in C.

13. The expansion joint system of claim 1 , wherein a bottom surface temperature of a bottom of the body of compressible foam at a maximum joint width increases no more than 181° C. after sixty minutes when the joint seal is exposed to heating according to the equation T=20+345*LOG(8*t+1), where t is time in minutes and T is temperature in C.

14. The expansion joint system of claim 10 , wherein the joint seal is adapted to be cycled one of 500 times at 1 cycle per minute, 500 times at 10 cycles per minute and 100 cycles at 30 times per minute, without indication of stress, deformation or fatigue.

15. The expansion joint system of claim 10 , wherein the body of compressible foam having a maximum joint width of more than six (6) inches and a bottom surface temperature of a bottom of the body of compressible foam increases no more than 139° C. after sixty minutes when the joint seal is exposed to heating according to the equation T=20+345*LOG(8*t+1), where t is time in minutes and T is temperature in C.

16. The expansion joint system of claim 10 , wherein a bottom surface temperature of a bottom of the body of compressible foam at a maximum joint width increases no more than 181° C. after sixty minutes when the joint seal is exposed to heating according to the equation T=20+345*LOG(8*t+1), where t is time in minutes and T is temperature in C.

Assignees

• Schul International Co Llc

Inventors

• Robinson Steven R

Classifications

• G06F9/45558

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