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US 12,597,879 B2Granted
Rail mounted junction box
AssigneeUnirac, Inc.
InventorsBrian Wares, Ethan Ely, Sushrut Bapat, Gary Rossi
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a bracket assembly for securing a photovoltaic (PV) module. The bracket assembly may include a bracket having a top portion and a bottom surface and a clip coupled to the bracket. The clip may include a hooked portion, wherein the clip is configured to be displaced by a PV module from a first position to a second position. The clip may be biased toward the first position, and the hooked portion may be configured to engage an edge feature of the PV module.
Claims12
A junction box comprising:
- a housing including:
- a base having an aperture,
- one or more sidewalls extending from the base, and
- an interior cavity defined at least in part by the base and the one or more sidewalls,
- the interior cavity to receive one or more electrical connections;
- a lid securable to the housing;
- a bracket to attach the housing to a rail, the bracket including a flange disposable adjacent to the base, external to the interior cavity;
- and
- a fastener to secure the bracket to the housing, the fastener being disposable at least partially through the aperture, at least partially through the flange, and at least partially in the interior cavity, the fastener electrically bonding the one or more electrical connections to the rail.
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An assembly comprising:
- a junction box including:
- a housing having a top and a bottom, and
- a lid securable to the top of the housing;
- a bracket including:
- a first portion engageable with a rail that supports one or more solar panel modules,
- a second portion extending from the first portion, and
- a third portion extending from the second portion, the third portion engageable with the bottom of the housing;
- and
- a fastener at least partially disposed in the housing, the fastener creating a bonding pathway between one or more electrical connections disposed within the junction box and the rail.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.