Mount for solar panel

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10367446-B2
Application number	US-201515574025-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 19, 2015
Priority date	May 19, 2015
Publication date	Jul 30, 2019
Grant date	Jul 30, 2019

Abstract

A mount for a solar panel capable of changing a tilt angle of the solar panel easily and positively, includes a tilted support frame including a pair of horizontal members extending along a horizontal direction in parallel with different heights and a pair of tilted members arranged between the horizontal members and extending in parallel to be tilted in one side, a fixed support member fixing and supporting the tilted support frame, a square-shaped panel support member on which a solar panel is fixed, a support shaft extending between the tilted support frame and the panel support member and supporting the panel support member to rotate, and a pair of stopper members respectively provided on both rotating end sides of the panel support member so that one end portions rotate freely and including engaging concave portions engaged with half circumferences of outer peripheries of the horizontal members.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A mount for a solar panel comprising:
a tilted support frame having a pair of horizontal members extending along a horizontal direction in parallel to each other with different heights and a pair of tilted members arranged between the horizontal members and extending in parallel to each other so as to be-tilted in one side;
a fixed support member fixing and supporting the tilted support frame on an installation surface;
a square-shaped panel support member provided above the tilted support frame, on which a solar panel is arranged and fixed;
a support shaft provided so as to extend along a direction parallel to the horizontal members between the tilted support frame and the panel support member and supporting the panel support member so as to rotate at a central portion portions of two facing sides of the panel support member; and
a pair of stopper members respectively provided on each rotating end side of the panel support member so that one end portion of each of the pair of stopper members rotates freely and wherein the pair of stopper members include engaging concave portions having open lower sides engaging with half circumferences of outer peripheries of the horizontal members from above in a rotating direction so as to be removed at positions corresponding to a predetermined tilt angle position of the panel support member.

2. The mount for the solar panel according to claim 1 ,
wherein the pair of stopper members are provided with at least one each of the engaging concave portions, and
when the engaging concave portion of one stopper member is engaged with one horizontal member, the engaging concave portion of the other stopper member is not engaged with the other horizontal member.

3. The mount for the solar panel according to claim 1 ,
wherein the pair of stopper members are provided with at least two each of the engaging concave portions, and
when the engaging concave portion of one stopper member is engaged with one horizontal member, the engaging concave portion of the other stopper member is not engaged with the other horizontal member.

4. The mount for the solar panel according to claim 3 ,
wherein the stopper member is provided with the engaging concave portions and shallow engaging concave portions not enough to be engaged with a half circumference of the outer periphery of the horizontal member being arranged alternately, and
when the engaging concave portion of one stopper member is engaged with one horizontal member, the shallow engaging concave portion of the other stopper member is engaged with the other horizontal member.

5. The mount for the solar panel according to claim 1 ,
wherein a position of a combined center of gravity formed by combining respective centers of gravity in the panel support member, the stopper members and the solar panel arranged and fixed to the panel support member corresponds to a rotation center of the panel support member.

6. The mount for the solar panel according to claim 1 ,
wherein a combined center of gravity formed by combining respective centers of gravity in the panel support member, the stopper members and the solar panel arranged and fixed to the panel support member is set just under a rotation center of the panel support member.

7. The mount for the solar panel according to claim 1 ,
wherein a combined center of gravity formed by combining respective centers of gravity in the panel support member, the stopper members and the solar panel arranged and fixed to the panel support member is set to be deviated to a side to be lower by tilting when the panel support member is rotated.

8. The mount for the solar panel according to claim 1 ,
wherein the panel support member is provided with a gravity-center position moving device capable of moving a position of a combined center of gravity formed by combining respective centers of gravity in the panel support member, the stopper members and the solar panel arranged and fixed to the panel support member to any of one side and the other side of both sides with the rotation center interposed therebetween by allowing a weight part to be close to or away from the rotation center.

9. The mount for the solar panel according to claim 2 ,
wherein a position of a combined center of gravity formed by combining respective centers of gravity in the panel support member, the stopper members and the solar panel arranged and fixed to the panel support member corresponds to a rotation center of the panel support member.

10. The mount for the solar panel according to claim 3 ,
wherein a position of a combined center of gravity formed by combining respective centers of gravity in the panel support member, the stopper members and the solar panel arranged and fixed to the panel support member corresponds to a rotation center of the panel support member.

11. The mount for the solar panel according to claim 4 ,
wherein a position of a combined center of gravity formed by combining respective centers of gravity in the panel support member, the stopper members and the solar panel arranged and fixed to the panel support member corresponds to a rotation center of the panel support member.

12. The mount for the solar panel according to claim 2 ,
wherein a combined center of gravity formed by combining respective centers of gravity in the panel support member, the stopper members and the solar panel arranged and fixed to the panel support member is set just under a rotation center of the panel support member.

13. The mount for the solar panel according to claim 3 ,
wherein a combined center of gravity formed by combining respective centers of gravity in the panel support member, the stopper members and the solar panel arranged and fixed to the panel support member is set just under a rotation center of the panel support member.

14. The mount for the solar panel according to claim 4 ,
wherein a combined center of gravity formed by combining respective centers of gravity in the panel support member, the stopper members and the solar panel arranged and fixed to the panel support member is set just under a rotation center of the panel support member.

15. The mount for the solar panel according to claim 2 ,
wherein a combined center of gravity formed by combining respective centers of gravity in the panel support member, the stopper members and the solar panel arranged and fixed to the panel support member is set to be deviated to a side to be lower by tilting when the panel support member is rotated.

16. The mount for the solar panel according to claim 3 ,
wherein a combined center of gravity formed by combining respective centers of gravity in the panel support member, the stopper members and the solar panel arranged and fixed to the panel support member is set to be deviated to a side to be lower by tilting when the panel support member is rotated.

17. The mount for the solar panel according to claim 4 ,
wherein a combined center of gravity formed by combining respective centers of gravity in the panel support member, the stopper members and the solar panel arranged and fixed to the panel support member is set to be deviated to a side to be lower by tilting when the panel support member is rotated.

18. The mount for the solar panel according to claim 2 ,
wherein the panel support member is provided with a gravity-center position moving device capable of moving a position of a combined center of gravity formed by combining respective centers of gravity in the panel support member, the stopper members and the solar panel

Assignees

• Fuji Seiko Co Ltd
• Fuji Shoji Co Ltd

Inventors

• Tanaka Tatsumi

Classifications

• H02S20/30 Primary

  Supporting structures being movable or adjustable, e.g. for angle adjustment · CPC title

• F24S2030/18

  Load balancing means, e.g. use of counter-weights · CPC title

• F24S2025/018

  Means for preventing movements, e.g. stops · CPC title

• F24S25/70

  with means for adjusting the final position or orientation of supporting elements in relation to each other or to a mounting surface; with means for compensating mounting tolerances · CPC title

• F24S25/13

  Profile arrangements, e.g. trusses (F24S25/12 takes precedence) · CPC title