Corrugated metal plate assembly system and method

摘要

A corrugated plate structure including a plurality of first rows of members, each first row including a first plurality of members connected end-to-end lengthwise. Each first row has members of variable widths along its length to define a first edge, and the first edge is similarly shaped for each first row. The corrugated plate structure further includes a plurality of second rows of members, each second row including a second plurality of members connected end-to-end lengthwise. Each second row has members of variable widths along its length to define a second edge, and the second edge is similarly shaped for each second row. The first edge and the second edge are complementary in shape, and the first rows and second rows are connected side-by-side along their first and second edges, where each member of the first row is interconnected with one member of the second row.

主权项

1. A plate structure, comprising:
a plurality of first plate members each having lengthwise first and second sides and widthwise first and second ends, each of the plurality of first plate members having a common substantially uniform first width; a plurality of second plate members each having lengthwise first and second sides and widthwise first and second ends, each of the plurality of second plate members having a common substantially uniform second width, wherein the second width is larger than the first width; wherein the plurality of first plate members and the plurality of second plate members are interconnected with each other as follows:
at least one first row formed by first plate members and second plate members connected end-to-end in an alternating manner,at least one second row formed by first plate members and second plate members connected end-to-end in an alternating manner,the first row and second row connected side-by-side, wherein the sides of the first plate members of the first row are connected to the sides of the second plate members of the second row, and the sides of the second plate members of the first rows are connected to the sides of the first plate members of the second rows; wherein the first plate members are corrugated plate members including multiple corrugations formed therein, and the second plate members are corrugated plate members including multiple corrugations formed therein.