Flashing system for mounting photovoltaic arrays onto tile roofs

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9428903-B2
Application number	US-201414486165-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 15, 2014
Priority date	Sep 13, 2013
Publication date	Aug 30, 2016
Grant date	Aug 30, 2016

Abstract

A tile hook and flashing assembly, having: (a) a lower flashing; (b) an upper flashing; (c) a tile hook; and (d) a seal, wherein tile hook extends through an aperture passing between overlapping portions of the upper and lower flashings, and wherein the seal extends across the aperture and seals around the tile hook.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A tile hook and flashing assembly, comprising:
(a) a lower flashing having a bottom end dimensioned to mate with a lower building tile, and be received over the lower building tile;
(b) an upper flashing having a top end dimensioned to mate with an upper building tile, and be received under the upper building tile;
(c) a tile hook, wherein a portion of the tile hook extends through an aperture passing between overlapping edges of the upper and lower flashings; and
(d) a seal positioned within the aperture passing between the overlapping edges of the upper and lower flashings.

2. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the seal is made of closed cell EPDM foam.

3. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the portion of the tile hook that extends through the aperture extends above an overlapping portion of the lower flashing and below an overlapping portion of the upper flashing.

4. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein a lower end of the tile hook is attached to a roofing membrane.

5. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the seal extends upwardly from the overlapping edge of the lower flashing and pushes against a bottom of the overlapping edge of the upper flashing.

6. The assembly of claim 5 , wherein the seal pushes against a bottom of the portion of the tile hook that extends through the aperture.

7. The assembly of claim 6 , wherein the seal wraps around the portion of the tile hook that extends through the aperture.

8. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the upper flashing and the lower flashing have an S-shaped edge.

9. The assembly of claim 8 , wherein the S-shaped edges are at opposite ends from the overlapping edges of the upper and lower flashings.

10. The assembly of claim 1 , further comprising:
a top arm mounted onto a top end of the tile hook, the top arm being positioned above both the upper and lower flashings.

11. The assembly of claim 10 , further comprising:
a leveling foot mounted on top of the top arm.

Assignees

• Solarcity Corp

Inventors

• West Jack Raymond
• Johansen Emil
• Molina David

Classifications

• E04B1/665 Primary

  Sheets or foils impervious to water and water vapor · CPC title

• E04D13/147

  specially adapted for inclined roofs {(trays for cavity walls E04B1/70)} · CPC title

• E04D13/0404

  Drainage on the roof surface · CPC title

• E04C2/30

  characterised by the shape or structure (translucent E04C2/54) · CPC title

• F24S25/613

  in the form of bent strips or assemblies of strips; Hook-like connectors; Connectors to be mounted between building-covering elements · CPC title