Bracket Mount for Securing Solar Panel Rail Guides on a Roof

    公开(公告)号:US20220178586A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-09

    申请号:US17582887

    申请日:2022-01-24

    申请人: IRONRIDGE, INC.

    IPC分类号: F24S25/33 F16B5/02

    摘要: In various representative aspects, an assembly for securing a solar panel rail and rail-less support structures to a shingle roof. More specifically, the apparatus includes a connection bracket and flashing device for use in installing solar panel rail support structures. The connection bracket is secured to the flashing device by rotating its base around a threaded connection until it locks in place so that a solar panel rail support guide can be connected to a generally U-shaped connection on the top of the bracket. The apparatus also offers an improved means to cover the penetration point on the flashing to protect it and prevent water from leaking into the roof as well as an improved way to install the apparatus over existing products. An alternate embodiment of the apparatus is offered to support a rail-less pivot mount as well.

    Assembly for Clamping and Grounding Objects

    公开(公告)号:US20220149545A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-12

    申请号:US17586307

    申请日:2022-01-27

    申请人: IronRidge, Inc.

    摘要: Assembly for Clamping and Grounding Objects In various representative aspects, an apparatus for clamping and grounding solar panel frames to a mounting rail is disclosed herein. The apparatus comprises a fastener with an enlarged end, and a shank, with the enlarged end having one or more sharp protrusions that resemble teeth, and a washer with one or more sharp protrusions, and an opening. When installed, the shank is inserted through the opening of the washer, the sharp protrusions of the enlarged end penetrate either the lower or upper surface of the mounting rail and the sharp protrusions of the washer penetrate the other surface of the solar panel frames while at the same time creating a grounding path through the apparatus.

    Conduit mount assembly
    4.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10337764B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-02

    申请号:US15488392

    申请日:2017-04-14

    申请人: Ironridge, Inc.

    摘要: An assembly for fastening a conduit to a flashing structure that is typically secured to a shingled roof. The apparatus includes an adjustable clamp that can be secured to a cap on the flashing. A conduit is laid on top of the cap and the adjustable clamp is positioned on top of the conduit and is snapped in place along the perimeter of the cap. An adjustable bolt is threaded through the top of the clamp with a curved saddle that resides beneath the clamp and conforms to the shape of the conduit's outer surface. The bolt can then be adjusted to tighten the conduit to the cap. An exemplary use of the clamp involves securing conduit for running electrical wiring throughout a solar panel array.

    Assembly for Clamping and Grounding Objects
    5.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190123460A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-25

    申请号:US16227145

    申请日:2018-12-20

    申请人: Ironridge, Inc.

    发明人: Jon Ash Shawn Meine

    摘要: In various representative aspects, an apparatus for clamping and grounding solar panel frames to a mounting rail is disclosed herein. The apparatus comprises a fastener with an enlarged end, and a shank, with the enlarged end having one or more sharp protrusions that resemble teeth, and a washer with one or more sharp protrusions, and an opening. When installed, the shank is inserted through the opening of the washer, the sharp protrusions of the enlarged end penetrate either the lower or upper surface of the mounting rail and the sharp protrusions of the washer penetrate the other surface of the solar panel frames while at the same time creating a grounding path through the apparatus.

    Apparatus for Securing a Solar Panel Rail Guide to a Support Bracket

    公开(公告)号:US20180062571A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-01

    申请号:US15730807

    申请日:2017-10-12

    申请人: Ironridge, Inc.

    发明人: Jon Ash David Taggart

    摘要: In various representative aspects, an assembly for securing a support bracket to rail guide used for mounting and installing solar panels is provided. More specifically, the assembly provides a novel and improved nut with a serrated surface in combination with a t-bolt with a serrated surface that is capable of penetrating the respective oxidation surface layers of the bracket and the rail guide when installed. When installed, provides a mechanism for using the bracket to connect the rail guide to a flashing that is typically installed on a roof. An alternate embodiment of the nut also includes rotational and vertical stabilizing features that prevent the nut from moving along the bracket once it is secured. By employing the apparatus at various locations along the roof in a linear fashion, the rail support structure can be properly installed so that an array of solar panel modules to be installed.

    CLAMP FOR SECURING AND ELECTRICALLY BONDING SOLAR PANELS TO A RAIL SUPPORT
    8.
    发明申请
    CLAMP FOR SECURING AND ELECTRICALLY BONDING SOLAR PANELS TO A RAIL SUPPORT 审中-公开
    用于安全和电连接太阳能电池板到铁路支架的夹具

    公开(公告)号:US20160285408A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-09-29

    申请号:US15081282

    申请日:2016-03-25

    申请人: Ironridge, Inc.

    IPC分类号: H02S20/23 H02S40/34 H01B5/02

    CPC分类号: H02S20/23 H02S40/34 Y02B10/12

    摘要: In various representative aspects, a clamp assembly that secures a solar panel module to a rail support structure that utilizes a generally L-shaped clamp in combination with a t-bolt such that the t-bolt fits through an aperture in the L-shaped clamp. This enables the foot of the t-bolt to be inserted into a guide on the top of the rail support structure so that the clamp can subsequently secure the solar panel module to the rail support structure by using a nut to rotate and tighten the t-bolt within the guide and the top of the clamp is then tightened with continuous rotation of the binding bolt, which also enables raised portions on the foot of the t-bolt and top of the clamp to penetrate surface layers of the rail support and the solar panel module respectively to create an electrical bonding path between the solar panel module and the rail support structure.

    摘要翻译: 在各种代表性的方面,一种夹具组件,其将太阳能电池板组件固定到轨道支撑结构上,所述轨道支撑结构利用与t形螺栓组合的大致L形的夹具,使得t形螺栓穿过L形夹具中的孔 。 这样能够使t型螺栓的脚插入轨道支撑结构的顶部的引导件中,从而夹具可以随后通过使用螺母旋转并拧紧t形螺栓将太阳能电池板模块固定到轨道支撑结构, 螺栓在引导件内,然后紧固夹具的顶部,连接螺栓的连续旋转,这也使得t形螺栓的脚部上的凸起部分和夹具的顶部能够穿过轨道支撑件和太阳能的表面层 面板模块,以在太阳能面板模块和轨道支撑结构之间形成电连接路径。