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US 10,211,773 B2Granted
Height-adjustable solar panel mounting device
AssigneeSunmodo Corporation
InventorsRoland Jasmin, Jun Liu
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Abstract
A solar panel mounting device that allows for position adjustment along a base mountable to a roof surface and height-adjustment relative to the roof surface. The solar panel mounting device includes a height-adjuster and a dual-locking mechanism separate from the height-adjuster. The dual-locking mechanism acts as a guide surface during level adjustment and can separately lock the position adjustment and height-adjustment upper limit.
Claims16
A device for mounting a solar panel to a roof surface, comprising:
- a base securable to the roof surface;
- a slider captively slidable along the base;
- a pedestal positioned above the slider;
- a height-adjuster and a dual-locking mechanism positioned on opposite sides of a center-line of the pedestal;
- the height-adjuster by rotatable engagement with the pedestal and the slider, causes the pedestal and the solar panel to move a distance relative to the slider, the base, and the roof surface;
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- the dual-locking mechanism slidably engages the base through the pedestal, is impingeable against the base to control sliding of the slider relative to the base, and is separately engageable with the pedestal to set a maximum limit for the distance.
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A device for mounting a solar panel to a roof surface, comprising:
- a base securable to the roof surface;
- a platform configured to seat the solar panel;
- a slider captively slidable along the base;
- a pedestal positioned between the platform and the slider;
- a height-adjuster and a dual-locking mechanism positioned on opposite sides of a center-line of the pedestal, the dual-locking mechanism includes a threaded fastener and a through-hole standoff;
- the height-adjuster by rotatable engagement with the pedestal and the slider causes the pedestal and the platform to move a distance relative to the slider, the base, and the roof surface;
- the threaded fastener slidably engages the base through the pedestal and the slider, is impingeable against the base to control sliding of the slider relative to the base;
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- the through-hole standoff threadably engageable with the threaded fastener to set a maximum limit for the distance.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.