Sealed wall structure and tank furnished with such a structure
US7540395B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 1, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jun 2, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 19, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF17C2270/0107
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sealed wall structure includes at least one sealed plate (10), the plate (10) being corrugated with at least one first series of corrugations and a second series of corrugations (6) of transverse directions, the corrugations protruding toward the internal face of a tank. The structure includes at least one reinforcing ridge (11) made on at least one corrugation of a series in its portion lying between two successive intersections (8) with corrugations of the other series, each ridge (11) being generally convex and made locally on at least one lateral face (6b) of the corrugation that supports it.
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