Patent ID: 6408586
Filing Date: 2002-06-25
Classification: B62D,E01D,E04C,Y10T

Abstract:
A floorplate element for use as a load bearing surface for a vehicle, the floorplate element comprising a folded sheet which forms a corrugation (2) having a plurality of sequentially and longitudinally extending planar raised areas (3) and recessed grooves (4) spaced from one another by lateral walls (22, 23), and the corrugation (2) having a plurality of bends (10, 11, 12, 13);wherein the corrugation (2) has at least one transverse recessed area (14) formed by a controlled localized compression of a portion of the grooves (4) and the lateral walls (22, 23) toward an upper surface of the raised areas (3), without deformation of the upper surface of the raised areas (3) in the at least one transverse recessed area (14), and the at least one transverse recessed area (14) extends transverse to a longitudinal direction of the floorplate element and forms a bearing surface for supporting the floorplate element by a crossbeam (15, 25) of a supporting structure (16).