Bracket for mounting metal sheets of a tank for transporting and / or storing gas in the liquid state

Abstract

The present invention relates to a bracket (1) for mounting at least one metal sheet (10) constituting a membrane of a tank for transporting and / or storing gas in the liquid state, comprising at least one attachment module (2) configured for reversibly attaching the mounting bracket (1) to at least one wall (11) of the tank, and a support region (3) configured for supporting a metal sheet (10) intended to be installed against the wall (11) of the tank, and for receiving a section of the metal sheet (10).

Description

[0001] DESCRIPTION

[0002] Title of the invention: MOUNTING SUPPORT FOR SHEET METAL OF A TANK FOR TRANSPORTING AND / OR STORING GAS IN THE LIQUID STATE

[0003] The present invention relates to the field of tanks for transporting and / or storing gas in the liquid state and more particularly concerns a sheet metal mounting support for such tanks for transporting and / or storing gas in the liquid state.

[0004] In order to transport and / or store liquid gas efficiently, the tanks reserved for this purpose are designed to ensure both sealing to prevent any leakage of liquid gas and thermal insulation to prevent the liquid gas from rising in temperature, causing it to evaporate.

[0005] Thermal insulation is provided by a plurality of insulating panels assembled so as to form a thermal insulation layer defining a wall on which a waterproof sheet formed from a plurality of metal sheets is subsequently assembled.

[0006] Mounting the sheets on the wall of the thermal insulation layer is therefore a crucial step in ensuring the tank's watertightness and thermal insulation. The sheet to be mounted is first attached to a positioning frame and is lifted using this positioning frame. Due to the large size of the sheet, several operators are required to position and secure it correctly. In addition, to ensure optimal assembly, the sheet must be positioned very precisely in relation to the sheets already installed.

[0007] However, the positioning of the sheets is not systematically respected, and a potential accumulation of human errors and / or defects in the sheet assembly procedure can lead to long and lengthy assembly rectifications. In addition, the positioning frame used to mount the sheets generates a bulge in the sheet which, after removal of the positioning frame, creates difficulties in positioning the sheet being fixed in relation to the immediately adjacent sheet.

[0008] The present invention overcomes all of these problems related to the mounting of the sheets by proposing a mounting support for at least one sheet constituting a membrane of a tank for transporting and / or storing gas in the liquid state, comprising at least one fixing module configured to reversibly fix the mounting support to at least one wall of the tank and a support zone configured to support a sheet intended to be installed against the wall of the tank and to receive a slice of said sheet.

[0009] The mounting bracket according to the invention thus ensures improved mounting of the sheets at a wall of the tank under construction, for example at the level of the panels of the insulation layer of said tank. Indeed, the support of the sheet from below guarantees better stability of the sheet before its fixing to the wall and also improves the precision of the fixing. Furthermore, the mounting bracket makes it possible to do without fixing the sheet to a positioning frame, thus avoiding any deformation of the latter during its installation.

[0010] The fastening module secures the mounting bracket to the wall, thereby determining a starting position for the sheet metal to be mounted. Once the mounting bracket has been secured, the sheet metal is then positioned against the wall, resting on the support area of ​​the mounting bracket. The sheet metal is thus mechanically supported from below and over its entire or substantially its entire length by the mounting bracket, which greatly improves stability and precision compared to lifting the sheet metal via the positioning frame. Optionally, the sheet metal can also be supported from above in parallel to the mechanical support by the mounting bracket.It is thus understood that the mounting support according to the invention is particularly advantageous for fixing the different sheets forming the membrane on a vertical wall, that is to say on a wall where the sheets fixed thereto are subjected to gravity in a direction parallel to one of the main dimensions of said sheets.

[0011] The support area is arranged so as to be perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to a surface of the wall against which the sheet is intended to be fixed, in order to be able to position the edge of the sheet on the support area so that the sheet extends against the wall and along it. The support area is preferably oriented horizontally so that positioning the sheet on its edge allows a mainly vertical orientation of the sheet. By edge of the sheet, it is understood that this is the surface corresponding to the dimension according to a thickness of the sheet.

[0012] Once the sheet metal has been fixed, the mounting bracket can be removed from the wall and positioned elsewhere, where the next sheet metal is to be fixed. Despite the need to move and fix the mounting bracket regularly, it saves time and increases the efficiency of sheet metal installation.

[0013] According to a characteristic of the invention, the mounting support comprises at least one first adjustment means capable of moving the support zone in a first direction and at least one second adjustment means capable of moving the support zone in a second direction, the first direction being parallel to a main dimension of the support zone, the second direction being secant to the main dimension of the support zone.

[0014] The adjustment means allow faster and more precise positioning of the sheet metal than fully manual positioning carried out by a plurality of operators.

[0015] The first adjustment means and the second adjustment means allow movement in two directions, which define a plane preferably parallel to the surface of the wall on which the sheet is intended to be fixed. This makes it possible to position the sheet so as to respect an alignment with the sheets already positioned and thus to optimize the assembly of the latter in order to construct a tank guaranteeing sealing and thermal insulation.

[0016] By displacement of the support zone via the adjustment means, it is to be understood that it is a relative displacement of the support zone implemented in an installed state of the mounting support, that is to say fixed to the wall so that only the support zone moves when the adjustment means are implemented. The displacement of the support zone is thus relative to another point of the mounting support which remains fixed to it, for example the fixing module of the mounting support. According to a characteristic of the invention, the first adjustment means and / or the second adjustment means comprises a position adjustment device.By way of non-exhaustive examples, the position adjustment device of the first adjustment means and / or the second adjustment means may be a key, a ball screw or a screw-nut system or any other element that can be rotated in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction in order to move the support zone in a first vertical and / or horizontal direction or a second vertical and / or horizontal direction opposite to the first vertical and / or horizontal direction. The position adjustment device is easily manipulated and does not require the intervention of a plurality of operators to adjust the position of the sheet metal.

[0017] According to a feature of the invention, the fixing module comprises at least one fixing member configured to be inserted into an insert of the wall. The fixing member is preferably configured to be inserted and removed easily and quickly, the inserts can be implemented at the wall specifically for the fixing of the mounting support or can be inserts initially implemented for at least one other function. The fixing member can for example be a screw or a bolt which can be screwed into the insert and unscrewed from the insert. Preferably, the mounting support, once fixed to the wall, is pressed against it with a tolerance of between 0 and 5 mm.

[0018] According to a characteristic of the invention, the first adjustment means is formed by a first rail and by a second rail, the second rail being superimposed on the first rail and capable of sliding along the first rail in the first direction, the second rail forming the support zone. This is a first embodiment of the mounting support according to the invention. The two rails are one on top of the other and the sheet metal is positioned on the second rail, which is here the upper rail.

[0019] The first rail is fixed and the second rail is able to move along the first rail, this ensuring the movement of the sheet in the first direction and thus constituting the first adjustment means. The sliding of the second rail along the first rail can for example be done using a ball bearing. The first rail and the second rail can also have complementary shapes so that the second rail is nested within the first rail and the sliding can be carried out.

[0020] Advantageously, the first adjustment means of the first embodiment of the mounting support comprises at least one stop member ensuring that the sliding of the second rail in the first direction is limited, in order to prevent any fall of the second rail and of a sheet metal potentially positioned there.

[0021] According to a feature of the invention, at least the second rail is configured to extend along a main dimension less than or equal to a main dimension of the sheet. For example, the main dimension of the second rail may be between three and four meters. Such a dimension makes it possible to correctly position the sheet without the risk of it tipping over. This dimension is measured between the two longitudinal ends of the rail.

[0022] It is understood from the above that, according to the first embodiment of the mounting bracket, the first rail and the second rail form the first adjustment means, while the second adjustment means is a position adjustment device as previously described.

[0023] According to a second embodiment of the mounting bracket according to the invention, the first adjustment means and the second adjustment means are both a position adjustment device. The support area may be a surface which is horizontally and millimetrically adjustable by the position adjustment device acting as the first adjustment means in order to correctly position the sheet metal horizontally.

[0024] Independently of the embodiments presented previously, the second adjustment means may also be a position adjustment device making it possible to move the support zone vertically or substantially vertically, i.e. in the second direction.

[0025] Concerning the second embodiment, the first adjustment means and the second adjustment means can be two position adjustment devices independent of each other or can be combined into a single position adjustment device capable of implementing a horizontal and vertical movement of the support zone.

[0026] According to a characteristic of the invention, the support zone comprises at least one support member made of polytetrafluoroethylene configured to protect a lower edge of the sheet. The support member is advantageously the only element in contact with the edge of the sheet. The polytetrafluoroethylene, or Teflon™, material makes it possible to avoid any deformation of the edge or the lower edge of the sheet which must support its own weight by being positioned on its edge.

[0027] In addition to the protective function, the support member also improves the support and positioning of the sheet metal, which contributes to the safety of operators interacting with the mounting bracket.

[0028] Preferably, the support zone comprises a plurality of support members along the support zone, so that the sheet can rest exclusively on the support members and in a stable manner.

[0029] By lower edge we mean that this corresponds to a lower portion of the surface of the sheet extending mainly parallel to the wall. The lower edge is therefore located near the edge, which corresponds to the surface corresponding to the dimension according to the thickness of the sheet.

[0030] According to a characteristic of the invention, the support member is of a shape complementary to the lower edge of the sheet metal. It is indeed possible for the lower edge to be not entirely flat and to include, for example, curved portions, or corrugations, designed to improve the capacities of the tank. In this situation, the support member can be formed in such a way as to take into account such curved portions so that the latter can also rest on at least one of the support members during the assembly of the sheet metal. It is understood from the above that in order to improve the stability of the sheet metal positioned on the mounting support, a width of the mounting support, corresponding to a dimension perpendicular to the wall, is preferably equal to a thickness of the sheet metal, that is to say taking into account the edge of the sheet metal as well as the dimensions of the curved portions.According to a characteristic of the invention, the support member is able to move in a third direction intersecting the first direction and the second direction. The third direction is preferably perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction. The movement of one or more support members allows the sheet metal to be pressed against the wall of the tank while keeping said sheet metal resting on the support members so as not to damage it. The sheet metal can therefore be moved closer to or further from the wall depending on the adjustments made.

[0031] Advantageously, if several support members are present, these are configured so that the movement in the third direction is carried out in a synchronized manner for all the support members, in order to maintain the stability of the sheet on the mounting support and to avoid any offsetting of the sheet relative to the wall.

[0032] According to a feature of the invention, the mounting bracket comprises at least one holding member configured to hold the sheet metal parallel to the wall. The holding member makes it possible to apply additional support to the horizontal support and to further improve the stability of the sheet metal once it is installed on the mounting bracket and before being fixed to the wall.

[0033] According to a characteristic of the invention, the holding member comprises at least one end piece configured to come into contact with the sheet metal. Just as for the support member, the holding member may for example have a shape by its end pieces so as to receive a particular shape of the sheet metal, for example a corrugation thereof, always with the aim of optimizing the stability of the sheet metal when it is positioned on the mounting support. Alternatively, the end pieces may be a flat plate resting on a flat area of ​​the sheet metal. The end pieces may be made of polytetrafluoroethylene, or Teflon™, so as not to damage the parts of the sheet metal which are in contact with said end pieces.

[0034] The invention also covers a method for mounting a sheet of a tank for transporting and / or storing gas in the liquid state on at least one wall of said tank, implemented by a mounting support for at least one sheet as described previously, during which: the mounting support is fixed to the wall using the fixing module, the sheet is positioned on the support zone of the mounting support, the sheet is fixed to the wall.

[0035] Such a process using the mounting bracket described above ensures faster, more precise sheet metal installation and also requires less labor to guide the sheet metal, which allows the tank to be built more quickly overall. The sheet metal fixing step can, for example, be done by welding it to another previously installed sheet metal.

[0036] According to a feature of the method, the position of the mounting bracket and the sheet metal can be adjusted using the first adjustment means and / or the second adjustment means once the sheet metal is positioned on the support area.

[0037] Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description on the one hand, and from several examples of embodiment given for informational and non-limiting purposes with reference to the attached schematic drawings on the other hand, in which:

[0038] [fig 1] Figure 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a mounting bracket according to the invention;

[0039] [fig 2] Figure 2 is a side view of the first embodiment of the mounting bracket;

[0040] [fig 3] figure 3 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the mounting bracket according to the invention;

[0041] [fig 4] Figure 4 is a side view of the second embodiment of the mounting bracket.

[0042] Figure 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a mounting bracket 1 according to the invention. The mounting bracket 1 is used for the construction of a tank for transporting and / or storing gas in the liquid state. The gas in the liquid state is kept at a very low temperature, for example -163°. Such a type of tank must therefore meet specific expectations in order to keep the gas in the liquid state at such a temperature. The two major factors relating to such tanks are therefore sealing and thermal insulation.

[0043] The walls of a tank are made up of a plurality of panels forming at least one thermal insulation layer and at least partially delimiting an internal volume of the tank, at least one of the walls of the thermal insulation layer is subsequently covered by a plurality of sheets forming a membrane and ensuring the sealing of the tank.

[0044] Each of the sheets is therefore fixed to at least one wall of the thermal insulation layer and it is important to fix each of these sheets precisely so that the membrane thus formed meets the sealing criteria. The operation of fixing the sheets against the wall is carried out using a positioning frame fixed to the sheet and supporting it, and the positioning and fixing are ensured by operators who communicate with each other in particular to correctly position the sheet during installation so as to be aligned with one or more sheets already installed. Due to negligence and / or lack of time, this alignment is not always optimally respected and this can create offsets or imperfections that can harm the sealing and / or thermal insulation of the tank and can then require long and costly corrections.In addition, the positioning frame, being fixed to the sheet metal, exerts mechanical stresses on it, which can lead to deformations.

[0045] The mounting bracket 1 according to the invention makes it possible to increase the speed of assembly while greatly limiting any assembly errors of the sheets. To do this, the mounting bracket 1 comprises a fixing module 2 for fixing the mounting bracket 1 to the wall of the thermal insulation layer, and a support zone 3 configured to receive the sheet intended to be fixed against the wall of the thermal insulation layer.

[0046] The mounting bracket 1 is first fixed to the wall via the fixing module 2, in the vicinity of an area where the sheet is to be fixed. The sheet is then positioned to rest on the support area 3 by resting on its edge. Thus, the sheet is placed parallel to the wall against which said sheet is intended to be fixed. The sheet is also supported from below, which improves its stability and subsequently allows for more precise adjustment.

[0047] The mounting support 1 comprises at least one first adjustment means 4 and at least one second adjustment means 5, making it possible to move at least part of the support zone 3 in a first direction X and in a second direction Y. The first direction X and the second direction Y define in particular a plane parallel to the wall against which the sheet is intended to be fixed, and are respectively parallel and secant, ideally perpendicular, to a main dimension of the support zone 3. Thus, it is possible to adjust the positioning of the sheet precisely so that the latter can be fixed subsequently in such a way as to respect the alignment mentioned above and guarantee sealing and thermal insulation of the tank during construction.Such an adjustment operation associated with mechanical support from below is then made more precise than when the sheet is suspended using the positioning frame mentioned above. In addition, the adjustment means 4, 5 make it possible to limit the number of people dedicated to the installation of a single sheet because they are easily handled by only one or two operators. The overall installation is therefore greatly improved in terms of speed if a plurality of mounting supports 1 are used by a plurality of groups of operators.

[0048] According to the first embodiment of the mounting support 1, the latter comprises in particular a first rail 6 and a second rail 7 superimposed on the first rail 6 in the second direction Y. The first rail 6 and the second rail 7 preferably extend along a main dimension less than or equal to a main dimension of the sheet, for example between three and four meters, from a longitudinal end of the first rail 6 and / or the second rail 7 in order to correspond to the dimensions of the sheet. Such a dimension makes it possible to correctly position the sheet without the risk of it tipping over. It is the upper rail, here the second rail 7, which constitutes the support zone 3 on which the sheet will rest. The support zone 3 also comprises two support members 8 secured to the second rail 7 and configured so that the sheet rests on it.In Figure 1, two support members 8 are shown, but the mounting support 1 can comprise any number of support members 8. The support members 8 are advantageously made of polytetrafluoroethylene, or Teflon™, which makes it possible to position the sheet on its edge without risk of damaging or deforming it. Furthermore, the support members 8 make it possible to improve the holding and positioning of the sheet, thus reinforcing the safety of the operators responsible for constructing the tank.

[0049] In addition, the support members 8 may be of a shape complementary to a lower edge of the sheet metal. Indeed, the latter may not be completely flat and may include curved portions, or corrugations, which may have a sealing and / or thermal insulation function. The support members 8 may therefore have shapes matching these curved portions. Such a configuration improves the stability of the sheet metal once it is positioned on the support zone 3 and the polytetrafluoroethylene material preserves the sheet metal.

[0050] Furthermore, the first rail 6 and the second rail 7 constitute the first adjustment means 4 of the first embodiment of the mounting support 1. The first rail 4 is fixed while the second rail 7, although integral with the first rail 6, is movable in the first direction X along the latter. This makes it possible to move the sheet horizontally to correctly position it in the first direction X. The second rail 7 can for example slide along the first rail 6 via a ball bearing device, or even, in a manner not illustrated, via a complementary shape making it possible to interlock the rails 6, 7 with each other. In a manner not illustrated, the mounting support 1 comprises at least one stop member making it possible to interrupt the sliding of the second rail 7 along the first rail 6 in order to prevent the second rail 7 from falling.

[0051] The second adjustment means 5 allows a movement to be carried out in the second direction Y, i.e. in the vertical direction. In Figure 1, the second adjustment means 5 comprises a position adjustment device 9. Such a position adjustment device 9 may be a key, a ball screw or a screw-nut system or any other element that can be rotated in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction in order to move the support zone 3 in a first vertical direction or a second vertical direction opposite to the first vertical direction.

[0052] The sheet metal resting on the mounting bracket 1 can therefore be positioned precisely in the two directions defining the wall on which the sheet metal is intended to be fixed. Once the positioning has been carried out, the sheet metal is then fixed to the wall.

[0053] Figure 2 shows the first embodiment of the mounting bracket 1 seen from the side, and also includes a schematic representation of the sheet 10 positioned on the mounting bracket 1, as well as the wall 11 on which the sheet 10 is intended to be fixed.

[0054] In Figure 2, it can be seen that the fixing module 2 comprises at least one fixing member 13 ensuring the fixing of the mounting support 1 to the wall 11. The fixing module 2 preferably comprises a plurality of fixing members 13 in order to guarantee the stability of the fixing of the mounting support 1. The fixing members 13 can be screws or bolts configured to be inserted into inserts 14 arranged in the wall 11. The fixing module 2 is fixed in a reversible manner in order to be able to change the mounting support 1 location when it is necessary to fix a sheet 10 to another location.

[0055] It is also important to note that the support members 8 can be moved in a third direction Z perpendicular to the first direction and to the second direction Y, in order to move the sheet 10 closer to or further away from the wall 11. Such a functionality further improves the positioning quality of the sheet 10, since the latter can be pressed against the wall 11 only using the mounting support 1.

[0056] A method of mounting the sheet 10 on the wall 11 thus comprises a step of fixing the mounting support 1 to the wall 11 via the fixing module 2, then a step of positioning the sheet 10 on the support zone 3, and more precisely on the support members 8. Once the sheet 10 is positioned, its position can be adjusted using the first adjustment means 4 and / or the second adjustment means 5. Thus the second rail 7 is moved in the first direction to adjust the horizontal positioning of the sheet 10, and the position adjustment device 9 is manipulated in order to adjust the vertical positioning of the sheet 10 in the second direction Y. Also optionally, the sheet 10 is also pressed against the wall 11 by moving the support members 8 in the third direction Z.

[0057] Finally, the sheet 10 is fixed to the wall 11, for example by welding with one or more other sheets already fixed, then the mounting support 1 is detached from the wall 11 in order to position it against another wall 11 and to fix a new sheet 10 there. Such a mounting method can be carried out by two operators.

[0058] The omitted structural and functional details being identical to those described in Figure 1, reference will therefore be made to the description in Figure 1 for details additional to those described in Figure 2.

[0059] Figure 3 and Figure 4 are respectively a perspective view and a side view of a second embodiment of the mounting bracket 1 according to the invention. As for the first embodiment, the side view of the second embodiment makes it possible to illustrate the sheet 10 and the wall 11.

[0060] The second embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that the support zone 3 is a fixed portion and is devoid of support members. However, it is entirely possible to add support members to the support zone 3 of the second embodiment.

[0061] According to the second embodiment, the first adjustment means 4 comprises a position adjustment device 9, just as for the second adjustment means 5. The position adjustment device 9 of the first adjustment means 4 and the position adjustment device 9 of the second adjustment means 5 may be a key, a ball screw or a screw-nut system or any other element that can be rotated in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction in order to move the support zone 3 in a first horizontal direction or a second horizontal direction opposite to the first horizontal direction for the first adjustment means 4, and in a first vertical direction or a second vertical direction opposite to the first vertical direction for the second adjustment means 5.

[0062] In Figures 3 and 4 the adjustable modules 9 of the adjustment means 4, 5 are two independent position adjustment devices 9, but the adjustment means 4, 5 can both be controlled by a single position adjustment device 9.

[0063] The second embodiment of the mounting support 1 also comprises at least one holding member 15 allowing additional support of the sheet metal 10 against the mounting support 1. In Figure 3, it can be seen that the mounting support 1 comprises two holding members 15 allowing better vertical stability of the sheet metal 10.

[0064] Each holding member 15 is divided at its end into two end pieces 16 defining a receiving space. As for the first embodiment, the second embodiment of the mounting support 1 can be configured to receive a sheet metal 10 which comprises curved portions 17, or corrugations. When the sheet metal 10 is positioned on the mounting support 1, the curved portions 17 are housed between the two end pieces 16 of each holding member 15. In order not to damage the curved portions 17 of the sheet metal 10, the end pieces 16 can be made of polytetrafluoroethylene, or Teflon™. Alternatively, in a manner not illustrated, the end pieces 16 can be flat if they are intended to come into contact with a flat portion of the sheet metal 10.

[0065] Just as for the first embodiment, and as illustrated in Figure 4, the second embodiment of the mounting support 1 ensures the implementation of the mounting method described previously.

[0066] The mounting bracket 1 is fixed to the wall 11 using the fixing module 2, more particularly the fixing members 13 which are housed in the inserts 14 of the wall 11. The sheet 10 is then positioned against the support zone 3 and against the holding members 15. The position of the sheet 10 is adjusted horizontally and / or vertically by manipulating the position adjustment devices 9 respectively of the first adjustment means 4 and / or of the second adjustment means 5 until the sheet 10 is correctly positioned at the area on which said sheet 10 is to be fixed. Finally, the sheet 10 can be fixed to the wall 11. Subsequently, the module support 1 can be detached from the wall 11 and fixed at a location where the next sheet 10 is to be fixed.

[0067] Of course, the invention is not limited to the examples which have just been described and numerous adjustments can be made to these examples without departing from the scope of the invention.

[0068] The invention, as just described, achieves the aim it set itself, and makes it possible to propose a mounting support for sheets for the construction of a tank for transporting and / or storing gas in the liquid state, improving the reliability and speed of installation of said sheets. Variants not described here could be implemented without departing from the context of the invention, provided that, in accordance with the invention, they comprise a mounting support in accordance with the invention.

Claims

CLAIMS 1- Mounting support (1) of at least one sheet (10) constituting a membrane of a tank for transporting and / or storing gas in the liquid state, comprising at least one fixing module (2) configured to reversibly fix the mounting support (1) to at least one wall (11) of the tank and a support zone (3) configured to support a sheet (10) intended to be installed against the wall (11) of the tank and to receive a slice of said sheet (10), the mounting support (1) comprising at least one first adjustment means (4) capable of moving the support zone (3) in a first direction (X) and at least one second adjustment means (5) capable of moving the support zone (3) in a second direction (Y), the first direction (X) being parallel to a main dimension of the support zone (3), the second direction (Y) being secant to the main dimension of the support zone (3). 2- Mounting bracket (1) according to claim 1, wherein the first adjustment means (4) and / or the second adjustment means (5) comprises a position adjustment device (9). 3- Mounting bracket (1) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the fixing module (2) comprises at least one fixing member (13) configured to be inserted into an insert (14) of the wall (11). 4- Mounting support (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 3, in which the first adjustment means (4) is formed by a first rail (6) and by a second rail (7), the second rail (7) being superimposed on the first rail (6) and capable of sliding along the first rail (6) in the first direction (X), the second rail (7) forming the support zone (3). 5- Mounting support (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 4, in which the support zone (3) comprises at least one support member (8) of complementary shape to a lower edge of the sheet metal (10). 6- Mounting support (1) according to claim 5, wherein the support member (8) is able to move in a third direction (Z) intersecting the first direction (X) and the second direction (Y). 7- Mounting support (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 6, comprising at least one holding member (15) configured to hold the sheet metal (10) parallel to the wall (11). 8- Mounting support (1) according to claim 7, wherein the holding member (15) comprises at least one end piece (16) configured to come into contact with the sheet metal (10). 9- Method for mounting a sheet metal (10) of a tank for transporting and / or storing gas in the liquid state on at least one wall (11) of said tank, implemented by a mounting support (1) of at least one sheet metal (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 8, during which: the mounting support (1) is fixed to the wall (11) using the fixing module (2), the sheet metal (10) is positioned on the support zone (3) of the mounting support (1), the position of the mounting support (1) and the sheet metal (10) is adjusted using the first adjustment means (4) and / or the second adjustment means (5) once the sheet metal (10) is positioned on the support zone (3), the sheet metal (10) is fixed to the wall (11).

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