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US 6,732,906 B2Granted
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.
Claims20
A metal-forming apparatus for forming a strip of metal into a tapered structural member, said apparatus comprising:
- a decoiler apparatus for supporting a coil of said metal strip thereon, wherein said metal strip includes a first edge and a second edge;
- a corrugating apparatus for corrugating said metal strip, said corrugations varying in depth from said first edge to said second edge of said metal strip;
- a plurality of bending rolls for deforming said metal strip into a portion of said tapered structural member;
- and
- a welding apparatus for welding said metal strip to form said tapered structural member.
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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 corrugated metal strip together to form said tapered structural member.
A method of forming a tapered structural member from a metal strip having a first edge and a second edge thereof, said method comprising:
- corrugating said metal strip, the corrugations varying in depth from said first edge to said second edge;
- deforming said corrugated metal strip into a portion of said tapered structural member;
- and
- welding said corrugated metal strip together to form said tapered structural member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.