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US 2003/0189080 A1Published application
Tapered tower manufacturing method and apparatus
OwnerJohn I. Anderseninventor
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for the manufacture of large diameter elongated generally conical members in a continuous operation.
Claims18
A metal forming apparatus for forming a strip of metal into a structural member, said apparatus comprising:
- a decoiler apparatus for supporting a coil of said metal strip thereon;
- a corrugating apparatus for corrugating said metal strip;
- a plurality of bending rolls for deforming said metal strip;
- welding apparatus for welding said strip to form said structural member;
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- a movable support to support said structural member as it is being formed.
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A method of forming a tapered structural member from a continuous metal strip having a first edge and a second edge thereof, said method comprising the steps of:
- corrugating said continuous metal strip, the corrugations varying in depth from said first edge to said second edge of said metal strip;
- deforming said corrugated metal strip into a portion of said tapered structural member;
- and welding said metal strip together to form said tapered structural member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.