Installation assembly for photovoltaic module and method of using the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10432136-B2
Application number	US-201715697858-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 7, 2017
Priority date	Aug 30, 2017
Publication date	Oct 1, 2019
Grant date	Oct 1, 2019

Abstract

An installation assembly for a photovoltaic module comprises a base plate, a pressing block, a elastic member, and a connecting member. The base plate comprises a connecting portion. The pressing block comprises a pressing portion, a supporting portion, and a sliding portion. The sliding portion is movably connected to the base plate. The elastic member is located between the connecting portion and the supporting portion. The connecting member sequentially inserted into the pressing block, the elastic member, and the base plate. The pressing block, the elastic member, and the base plate are positioned between two ends of the connecting member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An installation assembly for a photovoltaic module, the installation assembly comprising:
a base plate comprising a connecting portion, a fixing portion, an inclined portion, and a leg;
a pressing block comprising a pressing portion, a supporting portion, and a sliding portion, the sliding portion movably connected to the base plate;
an elastic member located between the connecting portion and the supporting portion; and
a connecting member sequentially passing through the pressing block, the elastic member, and the base plate, the pressing block, the elastic member, and the base plate positioned between two ends of the connecting member; and
wherein the fixing portion and the inclined portion are positioned at opposite ends of the connecting portion, the leg and the connecting portion are located at opposite ends of the inclined portion, and a bottom of the leg and the connecting portion are located on a same plane.

2. The installation assembly of claim 1 , wherein the fixing portion is perpendicular to the connecting portion, and extends from the connecting portion, the inclined portion is inclined relative to the fixing portion, and extends from the connecting portion away from the fixing portion.

3. The installation assembly of claim 2 , wherein the pressing block comprises an resting portion, the resting portion is perpendicular to the connecting portion, the pressing portion and the supporting portion are located on opposite sides of the resting portion, the pressing portion is located at one end of the resting portion and perpendicular to the resting portion, the supporting portion is located at the other end of the resting portion, the supporting portion is perpendicular to the resting portion, the sliding portion is positioned at an end of the supporting portion and inclined towards the resting portion.

4. The installation assembly of claim 3 , wherein a first through hole is defined in the connecting portion, the first through hole is adjacent to the inclined portion, a second through hole is defined in the supporting portion, the second through hole corresponds to the first through hole.

5. The installation assembly of claim 4 , wherein the connecting member passes through the pressing block, the elastic member, and the base plate through the second through hole and the first through hole.

6. The installation assembly of claim 4 , wherein a diameter of the elastic member is larger than a diameter of the second through hole.

7. The installation assembly of claim 2 , wherein the fixing portion comprises a first part and a second part, the first part is perpendicular to the second part, the first part is perpendicularly connected to the connecting portion, the second part is perpendicularly connected to the first part, the second part is parallel to the connecting portion and extends towards the inclined portion.

8. The installation assembly of claim 2 , wherein the leg comprises an oblique section and a horizontal section, the oblique section connects the inclined portion, and the horizontal section connects the oblique section, the horizontal section and the connecting portion are located on a same plane.

9. The installation assembly of claim 1 , wherein the connecting member is cylindrical, the connecting member is fixed at one end to the pressing block, and a threaded portion is located on an outer surface of another end of the connecting member.

10. A method of using an installation assembly for a photovoltaic module, the method comprising:
providing a base and the installation assembly for photovoltaic module, the installation assembly for photovoltaic module comprising a base plate, a pressing block, a elastic member, and a connecting member, the base plate comprising a connecting portion, a fixing portion, an inclined portion, and a leg, the pressing block comprising a pressing portion, a supporting portion, and a sliding portion, the sliding portion movably connected to the base plate, the elastic member located between the connecting portion and the supporting portion, the connecting member sequentially passing through the pressing block, the elastic member, and the base plate, the pressing block, the elastic member, and the base plate positioned between two ends of the connecting member, wherein the fixing portion and the inclined portion are positioned at opposite ends of the connecting portion, the leg and the connecting portion are located at opposite ends of the inclined portion, and a bottom of the leg and the connecting portion are located on a same plane;
providing a photovoltaic module frame, embedding the photovoltaic module frame into the installation assembly for photovoltaic module;
tightening the connecting member to fix the photovoltaic module frame to the installation assembly for photovoltaic module.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the fixing portion is perpendicular to the connecting portion, and extends from the connecting portion, the inclined portion is inclined relative to the fixing portion, and extends from the connecting portion away from the fixing portion.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the pressing block comprises an resting portion, the resting portion is perpendicular to the connecting portion, the pressing portion and the supporting portion are located on opposite sides of the resting portion, the pressing portion is located at one end of the resting portion and perpendicular to the resting portion, the supporting portion is located at the other end of the resting portion, the supporting portion is perpendicular to the resting portion, the sliding portion is positioned at an end of the supporting portion and inclined towards the resting portion.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein a first through hole is defined in the connecting portion, the first through hole is adjacent to the inclined portion, a second through hole is defined in the supporting portion, the second through hole corresponds to the first through hole.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the connecting member passes through the pressing block, the elastic member, and the base plate through the second through hole and the first through hole.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein a diameter of the elastic member is larger than a diameter of the second through hole.

16. The method of claim 11 , wherein the fixing portion comprises a first part and a second part, the first part is perpendicular to the second part, the first part is perpendicularly connected to the connecting portion, the second part is perpendicularly connected to the first part, the second part is parallel to the connecting portion and extends towards the inclined portion.

17. The method of claim 11 , wherein the leg comprises an oblique section and a horizontal section, the oblique section connects the inclined portion, and the horizontal section connects the oblique section, the horizontal section and the connecting portion are located on a same plane.

18. The method of claim 10 , wherein the connecting member is cylindrical, the connecting member is fixed at one end to the pressing block, and a thread portion is located on an outer surface of another end of the connecting member.

Assignees

• Ambit Microsystems Shanghai

Inventors

• Lu kai-ming

Classifications

• H02S20/20

  Supporting structures directly fixed to an immovable object (H02S20/30 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H02S30/10 Primary

  Frame structures · CPC title

• H02S20/00 Primary

  Supporting structures for PV modules · CPC title

• F24S25/636 Primary

  clamping by screw-threaded elements · CPC title

• Y02E10/47

  Mountings or tracking · CPC title