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US 11,894,799 B2Granted
System for mounting a service component to a building structure
AssigneeSolpod Pty Ltd
InventorsStuart Gordon, James Larratt, Jeremy Lawrence
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Abstract
A system for mounting a service component to a building structure has a plurality of elongate feet, and a plurality of connectors that each interconnect a respective one of the feet with the service component. Each foot is configured to affix to a surface of the building structure and then to resist disengagement from that surface. The connectors each interconnect a respective one of the feet with the service component, and secure the relative position of the respective foot and the service component. An elongate beam can be connected or connectable to the service component, such that in the installed system the beam is to be positioned to extend obliquely across the feet.
Claims24
A solar photovoltaic assembly comprising:
- a plurality of solar photovoltaic modules that are arranged into at least two sets, with each set having one or more of the modules;
- and
- a support structure on which the modules are mounted, the support structure including:
- at least one central support portion, the sets of photovoltaic modules being mounted to the support structure so as to be movable relative to the central support portion between a stowed configuration in which the sets are positioned with at least one edge of each set being disposed adjacent a peripheral edge of another set,
- for each set of modules, vectors normal to the plane of the modules are oriented towards the modules in the other set such that photovoltaic cells of the modules face towards one another, and
- the planes of the modules are substantially parallel with one another, and
- a deployed configuration in which the photovoltaic modules are arranged relative to one another for simultaneously receiving solar energy and the assembly adopts a general A-frame arrangement, wherein the central support portion defines one or more pivot axes, and each set is mounted to the central support portion so as to rotate about a respective one of the pivot axes when moving between the stowed and deployed configurations;
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- a plurality of feet, each of which being configured to affix to an external surface of a building and then to resist disengagement from that external surface, a first subset of the feet being provided to affix the central support portion to the external surface of the building, and one or more second subsets of the feet that are arranged to affix a respective one of the sets of modules to the building, each second subset of feet being spaced from the first subset of feet,
- wherein each of the plurality of feet includes a piece of compressible foam, and an adhesive material is disposed on an underside surface of the compressible foam, whereby the adhesive material on the underside surface of the compressible foam is to affix to the external surface of the building.
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A solar photovoltaic assembly comprising:
- a plurality of solar photovoltaic modules that are arranged into at least two sets, with each set having one or more of the modules;
- and
- a support structure on which the modules are mounted, the support structure including:
- at least one central support portion, an outer support portion for each set of modules, wherein each outer support portion is spaced from the central support portion, the sets of photovoltaic modules being mounted to the support structure so as to be movable relative to the central support portion between a stowed configuration in which the sets are positioned with at least one edge of each set being disposed adjacent a peripheral edge of another set,
- for each set of modules, vectors normal to the plane of the modules are oriented towards the modules in the other set such that photovoltaic cells of the modules face towards one another, and
- the planes of the modules are substantially parallel with one another, and
- a deployed configuration in which the photovoltaic modules are arranged relative to one another for simultaneously receiving solar energy and the assembly adopts a general A-frame arrangement, wherein the central support portion defines one or more pivot axes, and each set is mounted to the central support portion so as to rotate about a respective one of the pivot axes when moving between the stowed and deployed configurations;
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- a plurality of feet, each of which being configured to affix to an external surface of a building and then to resist disengagement from that external surface, a first subset of the feet being provided to affix the central support portion to the external surface of the building, and one or more second subsets of the feet that are arranged to affix a respective one of the sets of modules to the building, each second subset of feet being spaced from the first subset of feet;
- wherein each foot in the one or more second subsets of feet is connected to a respective one of the outer support portions.
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A solar photovoltaic assembly comprising:
- a plurality of solar photovoltaic modules that are arranged into at least two sets, with each set having one or more of the modules;
- and
- a support structure on which the modules are mounted, the support structure including:
- at least one central support portion, the sets of photovoltaic modules being mounted to the support structure so as to be movable relative to the central support portion between a stowed configuration in which the sets are positioned with at least one edge of each set being disposed adjacent a peripheral edge of another set,
- for each set of modules, vectors normal to the plane of the modules are oriented towards the modules in the other set such that photovoltaic cells of the modules face towards one another, and
- the planes of the modules are substantially parallel with one another, and
- a deployed configuration in which the photovoltaic modules are arranged relative to one another for simultaneously receiving solar energy and the assembly adopts a general A-frame arrangement, wherein the central support portion defines one or more pivot axes, and each set is mounted to the central support portion so as to rotate through approximately 100° about its respective pivot axis when moving between stowed and deployed configurations;
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- a plurality of feet, each of which being configured to affix to an external surface of a building and then to resist disengagement from that external surface, a first subset of the feet being provided to affix the central support portion to the external surface of the building, and one or more second subsets of the feet that are arranged to affix a respective one of the sets of modules to the building, each second subset of feet being spaced from the first subset of feet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.