公开(公告)号：US06415556B1

公开(公告)日：2002-07-09

申请号：US09609728

申请日：2000-07-03

Applicant: Cyril J. Silberman ,  M. David Sadinsky ,  Barton L. Riberich ,  Cheuk A. Cheng ,  Dick Eide ,  Lennart Nielsen ,  Michael James Becker ,  Timothy John Kline ,  Michael R. Riberich ,  Jennifer Ann McLeish

Inventor： Cyril J. Silberman ,  M. David Sadinsky ,  Barton L. Riberich ,  Cheuk A. Cheng ,  Dick Eide ,  Lennart Nielsen ,  Michael James Becker ,  Timothy John Kline ,  Michael R. Riberich ,  Jennifer Ann McLeish

IPC: E04B1346

CPC classification number: E04B7/166

Abstract: An edifice such as a sports stadium is adapted for open use during good weather as well as for covered use during poor weather by having at least one movable roof member. Each movable roof member includes a transport mechanism that is constructed and arranged to permit the roof member to move in a predetermined path with respect to the underlying structure of the edifice. The transport mechanism includes structure for supporting both ends of the roof member, which bridges an otherwise open area of the edifice. In order to permit some flexure and movement of the roof member with respect to the underlying edifice, as will inevitably occur as a result of natural forces such as winds, orientation structure is provided for maintaining the transport mechanism in a predetermined orientation while simultaneously permitting a limited amount of movement of the roof member in a direction that is nonparallel to the predetermined path of movement. The orientation structure has been found to be most effective when it is provided at but one end of the roof member.

Abstract translation: 诸如运动场的建筑物在良好的天气以及通过具有至少一个可动屋顶构件的恶劣天气中被覆盖使用而适用于开放使用。 每个可移动屋顶构件包括运输机构，其构造和布置成允许屋顶构件相对于大厦的下面的结构以预定的路径移动。 运输机构包括用于支撑屋顶构件的两端的结构，其桥接了大厦的另外开放区域。 为了允许屋顶构件相对于下面的建筑物的一些挠曲和移动，由于诸如风的自然力将不可避免地发生定位结构，用于将运输机构保持在预定取向，同时允许 屋顶构件在不平行于预定的运动路径的方向上的有限的移动量。 已经发现，当设置在屋顶构件的一端时，取向结构是最有效的。

公开(公告)号：US06367206B1

公开(公告)日：2002-04-09

申请号：US09609727

申请日：2000-07-03

Applicant: Cyril J. Silberman ,  M. David Sadinsky ,  Barton L. Riberich ,  Cheuk A. Cheng ,  Dick Eide ,  Lennart Nielsen

Inventor： Cyril J. Silberman ,  M. David Sadinsky ,  Barton L. Riberich ,  Cheuk A. Cheng ,  Dick Eide ,  Lennart Nielsen

IPC: E04B716

CPC classification number: E04B7/166

Abstract: A stadium that is adapted for open use during good weather as well as for covered use during poor weather includes a foundation and a pair of movable end roof members that are movable between first, retracted positions and second, operational positions for covering first and second end areas, respectively, of the stadium. The stadium also includes a center roof member that is movable between a retracted position and an operational position for covering a center area of the stadium. All of the roof members are supported for movement between the retracted positions and the operational positions by a guide and support assembly that includes at least one rail member that is secured to the foundation and a plurality of independently suspended follower assemblies that are mounted to the respective roof member. Each of said follower assemblies include a wheel member that is positioned in contact with the rail and a resilient member that is interposed between the wheel member and the roof member, so that each of the wheel members is independently suspended with respect to the other wheel members. This creates a number of advantages, including that it makes alignment easier to achieve and maintain, and that it allows the guide and support assembly to be constructed with a large number of small wheels and to have a relatively low profile, which makes the system attractive from both an aesthetic and a structural standpoint.

Abstract translation: 在恶劣天气期间适于开放使用的体育场，以及在恶劣天气期间被覆盖使用的体育场包括可在第一缩回位置和第二位置之间移动的基座和一对可移动的顶部屋顶构件，用于覆盖第一和第二端的操作位置 区域分别是体育馆。 该体育场还包括可在缩回位置和用于覆盖体育场的中心区域的操作位置之间移动的中心屋顶构件。 所有的屋顶构件被支撑以通过导向和支撑组件在缩回位置和操作位置之间运动，所述导向和支撑组件包括固定到基座的至少一个轨道构件和多个独立悬挂的从动组件，其安装到相应的 屋顶成员 每个所述随动件组件包括与所述导轨接触定位的轮构件和介于所述车轮构件和所述车顶构件之间的弹性构件，使得每个所述车轮构件相对于所述其它车轮构件独立地悬挂 。 这产生了许多优点，包括使得对准更容易实现和维护，并且它允许引导和支撑组件由大量的小轮构成并且具有相对低的轮廓，这使得系统具有吸引力 从美学和结构的角度来看。

公开(公告)号：US6082054A

公开(公告)日：2000-07-04

申请号：US140718

申请日：1998-08-27

Applicant: Cyril J. Silberman ,  M. David Sadinsky ,  Barton L. Riberich ,  Cheuk A. Cheng ,  Dick Eide ,  Lennart Nielsen

Inventor： Cyril J. Silberman ,  M. David Sadinsky ,  Barton L. Riberich ,  Cheuk A. Cheng ,  Dick Eide ,  Lennart Nielsen

IPC: E04B7/16

CPC classification number: E04B7/166

Abstract: A stadium that is adapted for open use during good weather as well as for covered use during poor weather includes a foundation and a pair of movable end roof members that are movable between first, retracted positions and second, operational positions for covering first and second end areas, respectively, of the stadium. The stadium also includes a center roof member that is movable between a retracted position and an operational position for covering a center area of the stadium. All of the roof members are supported for movement between the retracted positions and the operational positions by a guide and support assembly that includes at least one rail member that is secured to the foundation and a plurality of independently suspended follower assemblies that are mounted to the respective roof member. Each of said follower assemblies include a wheel member that is positioned in contact with the rail and a resilient member that is interposed between the wheel member and the roof member, so that each of the wheel members is independently suspended with respect to the other wheel members. This creates a number of advantages, including that it makes alignment easier to achieve and maintain, and that it allows the guide and support assembly to be constructed with a large number of small wheels and to have a relatively low profile, which makes the system attractive from both an aesthetic and a structural standpoint.