Alignment bracket
AssigneeArray Tech, Inc.
InventorsNathan Schuknecht, Kevin Krautbauer
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Abstract
An alignment bracket suitable for facilitating the connection of solar components in a PV system may include a first surface, a second surface, and an attachment member. The first surface may be configured to physically interface with a corresponding surface of a solar component of the PV system. The second surface may be configured to physically interface with a corresponding surface of a support column. The attachment member may include an engagement surface configured to engage with a part of the support column to facilitate a position of the second surface relative to the corresponding surface of the support column.
Claims20
An alignment bracket suitable for facilitating the connection of solar components in a photovoltaic (PV) system, the alignment bracket comprising:
- a first surface configured to physically interface with a corresponding surface of a solar component of the PV system, the first surface having a proximal end, a distal end, a first lateral edge that connects the proximal and distal ends on a first side of the first surface, and a second lateral edge that connects the proximal and distal ends on a second side of the first surface;
- a second surface configured to physically interface with a corresponding surface of a support column, the second surface having a proximal end, a distal end, a first lateral edge that connects the proximal and distal ends on a first side of the second surface, and a second lateral edge that connects the proximal and distal ends on a second side of the second surface, wherein at least portions of the proximal ends of the first and second surfaces are connected such that the first and second surfaces are approximately orthogonal to each other;
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- an attachment member integrally formed with at least one of the first surface and the second surface, the attachment member comprising an engagement surface that extends in a direction that is generally opposite a direction in which the first surface extends, the engagement surface configured to engage with a top surface of the support column to facilitate a position of the second surface relative to the corresponding surface of the support column.
An alignment bracket suitable for facilitating the connection of solar components in a photovoltaic (PV) system, the alignment bracket comprising:
- a first surface configured to physically interface with a corresponding surface of a solar component of the PV system, the first surface having a proximal end, a distal end, a first lateral edge that connects the proximal and distal ends on a first side of the first surface, and a second lateral edge that connects the proximal and distal ends on a second side of the first surface;
- a second surface configured to physically interface with a corresponding surface of a support column, the second surface having a proximal end, a distal end, a first lateral edge that connects the proximal and distal ends on a first side of the second surface, and a second lateral edge that connects the proximal and distal ends on a second side of the second surface, wherein at least portions of the proximal ends of the first and second surfaces are connected such that the first and second surfaces are approximately orthogonal to each other;
- a sidewall that connects at least a portion of the first lateral edge of the first surface with at least a portion of the first lateral edge of the second surface;
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- an attachment member comprising a hook tab that includes a curved engagement surface configured to engage with a part of the support column to facilitate a position of the second surface relative to the corresponding surface of the support column.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.