Device and method for fixing a support structure for a solar panel to a corrugated roof
AssigneeEsdec B.V.
InventorNiek De Bie
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Abstract
The invention relates to a device fixing a support structure for at least one solar panel, in particular a support rail of a support structure for at least one solar panel, to a corrugated roof comprising at least one corrugated roof plate, said device defines a receiving space for receiving at least part of a crest of at least one corrugated roof plate and being configured for co-action with at least one fastening element for fastening of the device onto the corrugated roof.
Claims24
A device for fixing a support structure for at least one solar panel to a corrugated roof comprising at least one corrugated roof plate, the device comprising:
- at least one base element comprising at least one aperture;
- at least one, at least partially resilient, first leg which is connected to the base element;
- at least one, at least partially resilient, second leg which is connected to the base element, wherein the at least one base element separates the at least one second leg and the at least one first leg;
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- at least one top structure connected to the base element, wherein the top structure extends from the base element in upward direction, the top structure being configured for coupling with a support structure for at least one solar panel,
- wherein the base element, the at least one first leg and the at least one second leg together define a receiving space for receiving at least part of a crest of at least one corrugated roof plate and the aperture is configured for receiving at least part of at least one fastening element for fixing the device onto at least part of a crest of at least one corrugated roof plate, and wherein the at least one first leg and the at least one second leg resiliently deform and diverge away from each other when fastening the device onto the corrugated roof by means of the fastening element, wherein the first leg and the second leg each comprise at least two leg parts, the two leg parts are spaced apart and mutually connected via a connection element which are mutually connected.
A device for fixing a support structure for at least one solar panel to a corrugated roof comprising at least one corrugated roof plate, the device comprising:
- at least one base element comprising at least one aperture;
- at least one, at least partially resilient, first leg which is connected to the base element;
- at least one, at least partially resilient, second leg which is connected to the base element, wherein the at least one base element separates the at least one second leg and the at least one first leg;
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- at least one top structure connected to the base element, wherein the top structure extends from the base element in upward direction, the top structure being configured for coupling with a support structure for at least one solar panel,
- wherein the base element, the at least one first leg and the at least one second leg together define a receiving space for receiving at least part of a single crest of at least one corrugated roof plate and the aperture is configured for receiving at least part of at least one fastening element for fixing the device onto at least part of a single crest of at least one corrugated roof plate, and wherein the at least one first leg and the at least one second leg resiliently deform when fastening the device onto the corrugated roof by means of the fastening element leading to a biased coaction between each leg and a supporting valley region of the corrugated roof plate, and the first leg and the second leg comprise at least two leg parts, the two leg parts are spaced apart and mutually connected via a connection element.
A method for fixing a device for a support structure for at least one solar panel, onto a corrugated roof comprising at least one corrugated roof plate, comprising the steps of:
- A) positioning the device on at least one corrugated roof plate, such that at least part of a single crest of at least one corrugated roof plate is received in a receiving space defined by a base element, a first leg and a second leg, and such that the first leg and the second leg bear resiliently against the corrugated roof plate at opposing valley regions extending from the single crest of the corrugated roof plate, the first leg comprises at least two leg parts, the two leg parts spaced apart and mutually connected via a connecting element,
- B) receiving at least part of at least one fastening element through at least one aperture of the base element, and
- C) fixing the device to the corrugated roof by fastening of the fastening element with respect to a roof element of the corrugated roof supporting the corrugated roof plate, such that both the at least one first leg and the at least one second leg are deformed and diverge away from each other leading to a biased coaction between each leg and a supporting valley region of the corrugated roof plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.