Floating roof assembly
AssigneeJing Kai Industrial Co., Ltd.
InventorsWen-Pin Pan, Shu-Wen Yen
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Abstract
A floating roof assembly includes longitudinal girders, and floating members arranged in rows that alternate with the longitudinal girders. Upper and lower press bars are disposed across and fixed to the longitudinal girders. Each of the upper and lower press bars has fastening holes each of which has a first hole portion and a second hole portion. Fastening members connect the upper and lower press bars to the longitudinal girders through the fastening holes. When the fastening members reach the second hole portions of the upper and lower press bars, the longitudinal girders can increase a clamping force thereof to clamp the floating members.
Claims8
A floating roof assembly, comprising:
- a plurality of longitudinal girders spaced apart from each other, each of said longitudinal girders having girder top and bottom sides extending in a lengthwise direction thereof, a top slide groove formed in and opening upwardly at said girder top side, and a bottom slide groove formed in and opening downwardly at said girder bottom side, said top and bottom slide grooves extending in the lengthwise direction;
- a plurality of floating members arranged in longitudinal rows that alternate with said longitudinal girders, each row of said floating members being clamped between two of said longitudinal girders;
- a plurality of spaced-apart upper press bars and lower press bars, each of said upper press bars being disposed across and fixed to said girder top sides of adjacent two of said longitudinal girders to place said two of said longitudinal girders in a clamping position, each of said lower press bars being disposed across said girder bottom sides of adjacent two of said longitudinal girders to place said two of said longitudinal girders in a clamping position, each of said upper and lower press bars having a plurality of fastening holes;
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- a plurality of fastening members connecting said upper and lower press bars to said longitudinal girders, each of said fastening members including a bolt, and a nut engaged with said bolt, each of said fastening members being slidably attached to one of said girder top and bottom slide grooves of one of said longitudinal girders and one of said fastening holes of one of said upper and lower press bars,
- each of said fastening holes being an elongated hole that has a first hole portion, and a second hole portion, each of said fastening members being able to transition from said first hole portion to said second hole portion, whereby, when said fastening members respectively reach corresponding said second hole portions in a corresponding one of said upper and lower press bars, corresponding two of said longitudinal girders can have an increased clamping force.
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