Abstract: Embodiments of an expansion joint are provided. The expansion joint is configured to cover a gap between a first architectural surface and a second architectural surface. The expansion joint includes a panel having a first surface and a second surface in which the second surface is opposite the first surface. When the panel covers the gap, the panel is magnetically connected to both of the first architectural surface or the second architectural surface. In specific embodiments, at least one of the magnetic structures that magnetically connect the panel to both of the first architectural surface or the second architectural surface is allowed to move in response to movement of the panel. In more specific embodiments, the movement of the magnetic structure is a tilting movement.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 27, 2022
Date of Patent:
February 13, 2024
Assignee:
InPro Corporation
Inventors:
David R. Gebhardt, George Matthew Fisher
Inventors:
Jonathan P. Siegel, Christopher M. Green, Christopher Daniel Peak, Vasco Agnoli, Casey Feeney, Kully Kraig Mandon, James Andrus, Sam Brown, Stefan Behling
Assignees:
thyssenkrupp AG, ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG
Inventors:
Andreas Cott, Ingo Rogner, Lothar Patberg, Marcus Rauhut, Erik Hilfrich, Michael Bruggenbrock, Ralf Stegmeyer, Stephan Drews, Thomas Flaskamp
Assignees:
thyssenkrupp AG, ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG
Inventors:
Andreas Cott, Ingo Rogner, Lothar Patberg, Marcus Rauhut, Erik Hilfrich, Michael Brüggenbrock, Ralf Stegmeyer, Stephan Drewes, Thomas Flaskamp
Assignees:
thyssenkrupp AG, ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG
Inventors:
Andreas Cott, Ingo Rogner, Lothar Patberg, Marcus Rauhut, Erik Hilfrich, Michael Brüggenbrock, Ralf Stegmeyer, Stephan Drewes, Thomas Flaskamp
Assignees:
thyssenkrupp AG, ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG
Inventors:
Andreas Cott, Ingo Rogner, Lothar Patberg, Marcus Rauhut, Erik Hilfrich, Michael Brüggenbrock, Ralf Stegmeyer, Stephan Drewes, Thomas Flaskamp
Assignees:
thyssenkrupp AG, ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG
Inventors:
Andreas Cott, Ingo Rogner, Lothar Patberg, Marcus Rauhut, Erik Hilfrich, Michael Brüggenbrock, Ralf Stegmeyer, Stephan Drewes, Thomas Flaskamp