Truss system

摘要

A truss system for roofing a building; a truss of said truss system including at least one truss segment; each said truss segment comprising a first elongate element and a second elongate element; said first and second elongate elements interconnected at intervals by a series of fish-plate assemblies; said fish-plate assemblies arranged in sliding engagement with respective extruded fish-plate channels of said first and second elongate elements.

主权项

1. A truss system for roof or façade panels of a building; a truss of said truss system including at least one truss segment; each said truss segment comprising a first elongate element and a second elongate element; said first and second elongate elements interconnected at intervals by a series of fish-plate assemblies; each fish-plate assembly of said series of fish-plate assemblies comprising a pair of fish-plates arranged back-to-back and touching each other when in use; each fish-plate comprising a planar plate portion provided at respective upper and lower edges with flanges projecting outwardly and normal to an outer surface of said planar plate portion; each of said fish-plates engaging at opposite ends with respective extruded fish-plate channels of said first and second elongate elements; said fish-plate channels formed so as to retain said fish-plate assemblies by capture of said flanges when said pair of fish-plates are assembled back-to-back; and
wherein each said first and second elongate element of a said truss segment comprises an extruded section; said extruded section including a panel retaining channel and said extruded fish-plate channel; and comprising an interconnected pair of said truss segments wherein the respective extruded section of each truss segment further includes a connector plate slot; the respective connector plate slots of the pair of truss segments adapted for friction fit insertion of a connector plate for interconnecting the pair of truss segments; and wherein said panel retaining channel includes panel retaining elements; said panel retaining elements formed along outer edges of said panel retaining channel; said panel retaining elements directed inwards towards a median plane of said panel retaining channel.