Universal joint between sections of a structure
AssigneeTrina Solar Spain, S.L.U.
InventorsJuan Manuel Gómez Garcia, Abraham Ruiz Molinero, Daniel Gonzalez Garcia
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Abstract
A universal joint to join inclined sections (2) of a rotating shaft of a solar tracker. The universal joint consists of a crosshead (1) with parts (1.1) perpendicular to each other, two clamps (3) able to be fixed to each inclined section (2) at the ends thereof to be joined, such that each part (1.1) of the crosshead (1) is arranged inside a clamp with freedom of rotation on the plane thereof and at least one side cover (3.2) for each clamp (2) that retains the corresponding part (1.1) of the crosshead (1) perpendicular to the plane.
Claims12
A universal joint to join inclined sections of a rotating shaft of a solar tracker, comprising a crosshead with first and second parts fixed perpendicularly to each other, two clamps fixed to each inclined section at the ends thereof to be joined, such that each of the first and second parts of the crosshead is arranged inside a different clamp with freedom of rotation on the plane thereof and at least one side cover for each clamp that retains the corresponding part perpendicular to said plane.
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