WO2010045514A3 - An anchor having three-dimensional freedom of motion for mounting a framework element to a structure - Google Patents

An anchor having three-dimensional freedom of motion for mounting a framework element to a structure Download PDF

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WO2010045514A3
WO2010045514A3 PCT/US2009/060932 US2009060932W WO2010045514A3 WO 2010045514 A3 WO2010045514 A3 WO 2010045514A3 US 2009060932 W US2009060932 W US 2009060932W WO 2010045514 A3 WO2010045514 A3 WO 2010045514A3
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anchor
tongue
framework element
support framework
carriage
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James L. Henderson
Richard Dale Kinard
Peter Veenema
Albert L. Creely Jr
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E. I. Du Pont De Nemours And Company
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02S—GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRARED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES
    • H02S20/00—Supporting structures for PV modules
    • H02S20/20—Supporting structures directly fixed to an immovable object
    • H02S20/22—Supporting structures directly fixed to an immovable object specially adapted for buildings
    • H02S20/23—Supporting structures directly fixed to an immovable object specially adapted for buildings specially adapted for roof structures
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S25/00—Arrangement of stationary mountings or supports for solar heat collector modules
    • F24S25/30—Arrangement of stationary mountings or supports for solar heat collector modules using elongate rigid mounting elements extending substantially along the supporting surface, e.g. for covering buildings with solar heat collectors
    • F24S25/33—Arrangement of stationary mountings or supports for solar heat collector modules using elongate rigid mounting elements extending substantially along the supporting surface, e.g. for covering buildings with solar heat collectors forming substantially planar assemblies, e.g. of coplanar or stacked profiles
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S25/00—Arrangement of stationary mountings or supports for solar heat collector modules
    • F24S25/60—Fixation means, e.g. fasteners, specially adapted for supporting solar heat collector modules
    • F24S25/61—Fixation means, e.g. fasteners, specially adapted for supporting solar heat collector modules for fixing to the ground or to building structures
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24S—SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS
    • F24S25/00—Arrangement of stationary mountings or supports for solar heat collector modules
    • F24S25/60—Fixation means, e.g. fasteners, specially adapted for supporting solar heat collector modules
    • F24S25/63—Fixation means, e.g. fasteners, specially adapted for supporting solar heat collector modules for fixing modules or their peripheral frames to supporting elements
    • F24S25/634—Clamps; Clips
    • F24S25/636—Clamps; Clips clamping by screw-threaded elements
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02S—GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRARED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES
    • H02S20/00—Supporting structures for PV modules
    • H02S20/20—Supporting structures directly fixed to an immovable object
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02B—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
    • Y02B10/00—Integration of renewable energy sources in buildings
    • Y02B10/10—Photovoltaic [PV]
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/40—Solar thermal energy, e.g. solar towers
    • Y02E10/47—Mountings or tracking
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/50—Photovoltaic [PV] energy

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Sustainable Development (AREA)
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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Architecture (AREA)
  • Civil Engineering (AREA)
  • Structural Engineering (AREA)
  • Photovoltaic Devices (AREA)
  • Roof Covering Using Slabs Or Stiff Sheets (AREA)
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Abstract

The present invention is directed to an anchor for mounting a support framework element for a photovoltaic array to a structure. The anchor includes a footing, including a baseplate connectible to the structure, a tongue and a web for securing the tongue to the baseplate. A carriage for receiving a support framework element is movably connected to the tongue. The carriage is able to translate along and/or rotate around one or more lines of action in response to a force imposed on the carriage by a support framework element, each line of action being parallel to, collinear with or resolvable along one of three mutually orthogonal axes of a reference coordinate system extending through the anchor; and/or displace with respect to the footing by translating along and/or rotating around one or more lines of action to accommodate any misalignment between the exterior surface of the tongue and the plane of the support framework.
PCT/US2009/060932 2008-10-17 2009-10-16 An anchor having three-dimensional freedom of motion for mounting a framework element to a structure WO2010045514A2 (en)

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US10627308P 2008-10-17 2008-10-17
US10627008P 2008-10-17 2008-10-17
US10626208P 2008-10-17 2008-10-17
US10626908P 2008-10-17 2008-10-17
US10626508P 2008-10-17 2008-10-17
US61/106,269 2008-10-17
US61/106,270 2008-10-17
US61/106,265 2008-10-17
US61/106,262 2008-10-17
US61/106,273 2008-10-17

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WO2010045514A3 true WO2010045514A3 (en) 2011-07-21

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JP2001107518A (en) * 1999-07-30 2001-04-17 Kanegafuchi Chem Ind Co Ltd Photovoltaic power generating unit
WO2004035954A2 (en) * 2002-10-17 2004-04-29 Michel Yermakoff Device for fixing solar panels
US20040163338A1 (en) * 2003-02-26 2004-08-26 Unirac, Inc., A New Mexico Corporation Low profile mounting system
DE102004044103A1 (en) * 2003-09-17 2005-04-21 Michael Buechele Device for attaching solar modules to attachment profiles has clamp part with arm that interacts with clamp bolt to clamp carrying profile mounting flange, insertion arm for inserting mounting flange of another carrying profile, support
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