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US 11,796,224 B2Granted
Solar fluid heater installation system
AssigneePlexiSun Limited
InventorRichard Lecky Gourley
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Abstract
This invention provides a solar fluid heating panel with fluid conduits that allow a fluid to be heated by the sun. It also provides a mounting system and weather sealing system that allow the panels to replace a traditional roof. The roof replacing panels can be installed quickly using mounting brackets attached to roof purlins. The panels can allow natural ambient light to enter the building while harnessing the sun's energy to heat fluid within the conduits.
Claims6
A solar fluid heating roof comprising:
- a plurality of panels, the panels comprising:
- a fluid conduit;
- a quadrilateral frame having two side members, the side members having an outer wall, open ends, and a c-channel on an exterior of an inner face;
- a corrugated top sheet;
- and
- a flashing strip, the flashing strip comprising:
- a ridge, the ridge slidably engaged with the c-channel;
- a frame lip, the frame lip overlaying an upper corner of the side member;
- and
- a tail, the tail overlaying and contacting a portion of the corrugated top sheet;
- and
- at least one mounting bracket, the mounting bracket comprising:
- a plate;
- a plurality of top shelves extending outward from the plate, the top shelves engaged within the open ends of side members of panels;
- a plurality of lower feet, the lower feet engaged within the open ends of side members of panels;
- at least one shelf gap between top shelves;
- at least one foot gap between lower feet;
- a mounting hole through the plate;
- and
- an access hole through the plate between the top shelves and the lower feet;
- and
- wherein the top shelves on a first mounting bracket are engaged with side members of different panels, and wherein the lower feet on the first mounting bracket are engaged with side members of different panels, and wherein a portion of the ends of the outer walls of two adjacent panels are within the shelf gap and the foot gap of the first mounting bracket.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.