PROCESSO PARA A FABRICACAO DE UMA TIRA DE METAL DELGADA CORRUGADA EM QUE AS CORRUGACOES SAO LINEARES E SE ESTENDEM EM SENTIDO OBLIQUO A PARTIR DE UMA BORDA MARGINAL LONGITUDINAL ATE A BORDA MARGINAL LONGITUDINAL OPOSTA DA TIRA

摘要

A method for making a corrugated thin metal strip wherein corrugations are linear and extend obliquely from one longitudinal marginal edge to the opposite longitudinal marginal edge of the strip. The invention involves passing the thin metal strip through corrugating rolls for impressing a series of single apex, V-shaped chevron corrugations into the surface of the metal strip. The rolling of the strip between the helical gears is done in such a way that the apex of the V-shaped chevron is the last portion to leave the corrugating rolls whereby the apex is in tension and enables metal strip to be split into two obliquely corrugated metal strips along the apices of the chevron.