公开(公告)号：US20110233157A1

公开(公告)日：2011-09-29

申请号：US13052905

申请日：2011-03-21

申请人： Gerard J. Kmita

发明人： Gerard J. Kmita

IPC分类号： F24J2/52 ,  H01L31/048

CPC分类号： H02S20/24 ,  F24S25/13 ,  F24S25/16 ,  F24S25/61 ,  F24S25/63 ,  F24S25/70 ,  F24S2025/021 ,  H02S20/23 ,  H02S20/30 ,  Y02B10/12 ,  Y02B10/20 ,  Y02E10/47

摘要： A frame system is disclosed for supporting photovoltaic (PV) panels on a support surface. The frame system may make use of a plurality of frame rails, with each frame rail forming a single piece component having a channel formed therein. Each frame rail may have a first portion and a second portion extending non-parallel to the first portion. The system may also include a plurality of ballast trays for securing to the frame rails. Each ballast tray may have a floor portion being of dimensions adapted to support a predetermined ballast weight thereon, and a connecting bracket secured to the floor portion. The connecting bracket may define a plurality of locations thereon at which end portions of a pair of the frame rails may be connected to the connecting bracket. The connecting bracket enables a degree of adjustable spacing to be provided between adjacent rows of frame rails connected to the connecting bracket.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于在支撑表面上支撑光伏（PV）面板的框架系统。 框架系统可以使用多个框架轨道，每个框架导轨形成具有形成在其中的通道的单件组件。 每个框架轨道可具有不平行于第一部分的第一部分和第二部分。 系统还可以包括用于固定到框架轨道的多个压载托盘。 每个压载托盘可以具有适于支撑其上的预定压载重量的尺寸的底板部分和固定到地板部分的连接支架。 连接支架可以限定其上的多个位置，一对框架轨道的端部可以连接到连接支架。 连接支架能够在连接到连接支架的相邻行框架轨道之间提供一定程度的可调间距。

公开(公告)号：US20110039430A1

公开(公告)日：2011-02-17

申请号：US12856039

申请日：2010-08-13

申请人： Jeffrey M. Aftanas

发明人： Jeffrey M. Aftanas

IPC分类号： H01R4/66

CPC分类号： H01R4/64 ,  F16B37/045 ,  F16B2001/0064 ,  F24S25/636 ,  F24S2025/807 ,  H01R4/26 ,  H02S20/23 ,  Y02B10/12 ,  Y02E10/47

摘要： A fastening and grounding apparatus adapted to be positioned against a channel of a metallic support frame member. A metallic bolt has a threaded shaft and an enlarged head portion at one end thereof. A metallic leaf spring has a central portion and a pair of opposing end portions, with the threaded shaft extending through the hole. At least one of the opposing end portions has a tooth projecting therefrom. The metallic leaf spring maintains the threaded shaft in an upright orientation extending from the channel. The tooth digs into a surface of the metallic support frame member to effect an electrical current signal path through the fastening apparatus to the metallic support frame member.

摘要翻译： 一种紧固和接地装置，适于抵靠金属支撑框架构件的通道定位。 金属螺栓在其一端具有螺纹轴和扩大的头部。 金属板簧具有中心部分和一对相对的端部，螺纹轴延伸穿过该孔。 相对的端部中的至少一个具有从其突出的齿。 金属板簧将螺纹轴保持在从通道延伸的直立方向。 齿挖入金属支撑框架构件的表面，以实现通过紧固装置到金属支撑框架构件的电流信号路径。

公开(公告)号：US20110214365A1

公开(公告)日：2011-09-08

申请号：US12719536

申请日：2010-03-08

申请人： Jeffrey M. Aftanas

发明人： Jeffrey M. Aftanas

IPC分类号： F24J2/52

CPC分类号： F24S25/636 ,  Y02B10/20 ,  Y02E10/47

摘要： A clamp assembly for clamping one or more solar panel cells to a supporting frame rail. The clamp assembly may have a clamp body, an insert and a fastener. The clamp body may have a neck portion and a pair of shoulders extending generally perpendicular to the neck portion. The shoulders may be adapted to overlay edges of a pair of adjacently positioned solar panel cells resting on a frame rail. The insert may be sized to be inserted into the neck portion, with the insert having a plurality of teeth formed along its length. The insert may be captured within the neck portion of the clamp body so as to be non-removable therefrom, but still able to be rotated within the clamp body. The threaded fastener may be pressed into the insert and captured by the teeth, and then once a head portion thereof is positioned within a channel of the frame rail, the insert may be rotated to tighten the fastener and clamp the edges of the pair of solar panel cells to the frame rail.

摘要翻译： 用于将一个或多个太阳能电池单元夹紧到支撑框架轨道的夹具组件。 夹具组件可以具有夹具本体，插入件和紧固件。 夹具主体可以具有颈部和大致垂直于颈部延伸的一对肩部。 肩部可以适于覆盖搁置在框架导轨上的一对相邻定位的太阳能电池单元的边缘。 插入件的尺寸可以被插入到颈部中，其中插入件具有沿其长度形成的多个齿。 插入件可以被捕获在夹具主体的颈部内，以便不能从其移除，但仍然能够在夹具主体内旋转。 螺纹紧固件可以被按压到插入物中并被齿捕获，然后一旦其头部位于框架轨道的通道内，则插入件可以旋转以紧固紧固件并夹紧该对太阳能的边缘 面板单元到框架导轨。

公开(公告)号：US20120187267A1

公开(公告)日：2012-07-26

申请号：US13014191

申请日：2011-01-26

申请人： John Hudson ,  Daniel Lee Hughes

发明人： John Hudson ,  Daniel Lee Hughes

IPC分类号： H01L23/12

CPC分类号： H02S20/23 ,  F24S25/613 ,  F24S25/632 ,  F24S25/70 ,  F24S2025/6008 ,  H02S20/24 ,  Y02B10/12 ,  Y02E10/47

摘要： A bracket assembly for use with a photovoltaic panel frame system. The bracket assembly has an L-shaped member and a base member. A foot portion of the L-shaped member has a lower surface with an arcuate configuration and a plurality of teeth. The base member has an upper surface with an arcuate configuration similar or identical to that of the lower surface of the L-shaped member. The base member further includes a slot for enabling a shaft portion of a threaded fastening member to extend through, while the L-shaped member includes a hole for allowing the shaft portion of the threaded fastening member to pass there through. The teeth allow the L-shaped member and the base member to be quickly secured together so as to provide a desired degree of inclination of the L-shaped member relative to the base member. The slot enables a degree of adjustability between the L-shaped member and the base member so that the bracket assembly can be configured to provide various degrees of inclination to a PV panel being secured by the bracket assembly.

摘要翻译： 一种与光伏面板框架系统一起使用的支架组件。 托架组件具有L形构件和基座构件。 L形构件的脚部具有弓形构造的下表面和多个齿。 基部构件具有与L形构件的下表面的弓形构造类似或相同的弓形构造的上表面。 基部构件还包括用于使螺纹紧固构件的轴部能够延伸穿过的狭槽，而L形构件包括用于允许螺纹紧固构件的轴部分通过的孔。 这些齿允许L形构件和基座构件快速固定在一起，以便提供L形构件相对于基座构件所需的倾斜程度。 该槽能够在L形构件和基座构件之间实现一定程度的可调整性，使得支架组件可被构造成向由托架组件固定的PV面板提供不同程度的倾斜。

公开(公告)号：US20110085875A1

公开(公告)日：2011-04-14

申请号：US12903799

申请日：2010-10-13

申请人： Jeffrey M. Aftanas

发明人： Jeffrey M. Aftanas

IPC分类号： F16B5/06

CPC分类号： F16B7/187 ,  F16B43/00 ,  F24S25/636 ,  H01R4/64 ,  Y02E10/47

摘要： A fastening system especially well suited for use with solar panel systems that enables an electrical connection to be made between two metallic frame components that are secured together. The fastening assembly includes a spring clip and a threaded bolt that engages within a hole in the spring clip. The spring clip has a leaf spring like shape. The threaded bolt has a head portion shaped to permit it to be inserted in a channel of a frame member, then rotated ninety degrees, which flattens the spring clip and enables it to retain the threaded bolt in an upright orientation ready for use. After being rotated ninety degrees, the head is retained in the channel as well. The fastening assembly can be inserted into a suitable sized channel of a frame member at any point along the channel, thus significantly simplifying and expediting the assembly of solar panel modules onto a supporting frame element.

摘要翻译： 特别适用于太阳能面板系统的紧固系统，其能够在固定在一起的两个金属框架部件之间形成电连接。 紧固组件包括弹簧夹和接合在弹簧夹中的孔内的螺栓。 弹簧夹具有类似形状的板簧。 螺纹螺栓具有形成为允许其插入框架构件的通道中的头部部分，然后旋转90度，这使得弹簧夹固定，并使其能够将螺栓保持在准备使用的直立定向中。 旋转九十度后，头部也保留在通道中。 紧固组件可以在沿着通道的任何点处插入到框架构件的合适尺寸的通道中，从而显着地简化并加速将太阳能电池板模块组装到支撑框架元件上。

公开(公告)号：US20110138585A1

公开(公告)日：2011-06-16

申请号：US12968924

申请日：2010-12-15

申请人： Gerard J. Kmita ,  Jeffrey M. Aftanas ,  Donald L. Muñoz

发明人： Gerard J. Kmita ,  Jeffrey M. Aftanas ,  Donald L. Muñoz

IPC分类号： F16B2/06 ,  E05B65/00 ,  H01R4/48

CPC分类号： H02S20/23 ,  F24S25/636 ,  F24S2025/6008 ,  H02S20/00 ,  H02S40/34 ,  Y02B10/12 ,  Y02E10/47 ,  Y02E10/50 ,  Y10T24/44573 ,  Y10T70/50

摘要： A lockable clamping system for use in securing photovoltaic (PV) panels to a frame rail component, wherein the frame rail component includes structure for engaging with a portion of the lockable clamping system. The lockable clamping system may have a clamp member having a body portion, with the body portion having a bore. A fastener may be operatively coupled to the clamp member and may extend through the bore in the clamp member generally perpendicular to the clamp member. The fastener may have a head portion having a key shaped recess, the key shaped recess configured to allow rotation of the fastener only via predetermined security key shaped to engage with the key shaped recess. The clamp member and the fastener may cooperatively operate to clamp adjacently positioned edges of a pair of PV panels to the frame rail component by engagement of a portion of the fastener with a portion of the frame rail component, while rotation of the clamp member is inhibited except through the use of the predetermined security key.

摘要翻译： 一种用于将光伏（PV）面板固定到框架轨道部件的可锁定夹紧系统，其中所述框架轨道部件包括用于与所述可锁定夹紧系统的一部分接合的结构。 可锁定的夹紧系统可以具有具有主体部分的夹紧构件，主体部分具有孔。 紧固件可以可操作地联接到夹紧构件并且可以延伸穿过大致垂直于夹紧构件的夹紧构件中的孔。 紧固件可以具有头部，其具有键形凹部，该键形凹槽被构造成允许仅通过成形为与键形凹部接合的预定安全钥匙来旋转紧固件。 夹紧构件和紧固件可以协作地操作以通过将紧固件的一部分与框架轨道部件的一部分接合而将一对PV面板的相邻定位的边缘夹紧到框架轨道部件，同时夹紧构件的旋转被抑制 除非通过使用预定的安全密钥。

公开(公告)号：USD627717S1

公开(公告)日：2010-11-23

申请号：US29353445

申请日：2010-01-08

申请人： Donald L. Munoz ,  Jeffrey M. Aftanas

设计人： Donald L. Munoz ,  Jeffrey M. Aftanas