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US 2024/0384532 A1Published application
A lightweight construction element
OwnerKanakavel Saminathan, Vikram S.inventors
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A lightweight construction element is disclosed comprising a first and a second flange member 10, 20 each having front face 13, 23 facing each other and back face 14, 24 non-facing each other. The first flange member and the second flange member 10, 20 are aligned alongside each other at a distance X. Further, the lightweight construction element comprises a plurality of web members 50, whereby, the length of the plate portion 51 of web members 50 defines the spacing between the first flange member 10 and the second flange member 20. The plurality of web members 50 are physically coupled to the first and second flange members 10, 20 by attaching to either the front surface 13, 23, or the back surface 14, 24 of each flange member 10, 20, and are bent at an angle ranging between 90-110 degrees to the plate portion 51 along the the attachment line 60. The plurality of web members 50 eliminate the need of a full length web and which results in reduction of metal usage and thus in turn reduced CO2 emission.
A lightweight construction element comprising:
The lightweight construction element as claimed in any of the preceding claims, the web members are bent along an attachment line 60 between the flange members and web members.
The lightweight construction element as claimed in any of the preceding claims, wherein the attachment line 60 lies along the center of the flange members 10, 20.
The lightweight construction element as claimed in any of the preceding claims, wherein the attachment line 60 lies along the edges of the flange members 10, 20, respectively lying closest to each other.
The lightweight construction element as claimed in any of the preceding claims, is I-shaped or U-shaped.
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The lightweight construction element as claimed in any of the preceding claims, wherein the width of the plate portion 51 is equal or greater than to the distance X measured between the closest points on each flange member 10 and 20.
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The lightweight construction element as claimed in any of the preceding claims, wherein the closest points for measuring distance X there between the flange members 10, 20 lies at their respective edges or at their respective centers or at respective points lying between their edges and their centers.
The lightweight construction element as claimed in any of the preceding claims, wherein the web members 50 are spaced such that length of the web member 50 is not equal to the length of the flange members 10, 20.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.