Node, apparatus, system and method regarding a frame support for solar mirrors
AssigneeWerner Extrusion Solutions LLC
InventorsCraig Roy Werner, John Funai, Nicholas Palladino
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Abstract
A method for producing a node for solar mirror frame having the steps of placing an aluminum billet having a diameter of less than 13 inches into a die. There is the step of extruding the billet through the die so an extrusion is formed having an elongate portion to which a structural element is attached, and a fin extending radially outward from the elongate portion where at least 5% of the volume of the fin is replaced by at least a single void extending essentially in parallel with the elongate portion, the elongate portion and the fin having a circle diameter of less than 12 inches; and cutting the extrusion to form the node.
Claims10
A method for producing a node for a support frame comprising the step of:
- placing an aluminum billet having a diameter of less than 13 inches into a die;
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- extruding the billet through the die with a 10 inch diameter extrusion press so an extrusion is formed having an elongate portion to which a structural element is attached, and a fin extending radially outward from the elongate portion where at least 5% of the volume of the fin is replaced by at least a single void extending essentially in parallel with the elongate portion, the elongate portion and the fin having a circle diameter of less than 10 inches and sustaining a 12,000 lb. compressive or tensile force with;
- and cutting the extrusion to form the node, the fin has a hole through which a fastener extends to fasten the structural element to the fin, the hole disposed so the fastener extends perpendicular to the fin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.