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US 12,662,359 B2Granted
Devices and methods for loading an assembled solar table onto a mobile transport
AssigneeTerabase Energy, Inc.
InventorsJohann Fritz Karkheck, Sarika Kumar, Adam Hansel, Soren Jensen
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Abstract
A solar table loader is described that moves an assembled solar table from an assembly frame to a mobile transport. The solar table loader comprises at least one motor that provides horizontal, vertical, and rotational movements of the solar table to facilitate onboarding of the solar table to the mobile transport.
Claims17
A solar table loader for loading a solar table on a mobile transport, the solar table loader comprising:
- a securing element that couples to the solar table, the securing element is a torque tube securing element that couples to a torque tube within the solar table;
- a first motor coupled within the solar table loader, the first motor providing horizontal movement of the solar table between an assembly frame for the solar table to the mobile transport;
- a second motor coupled within the solar table loader, the second motor providing vertical movement of the solar table;
- a third motor coupled within the solar table loader, the third motor providing rotational movement of the solar table;
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- a track proximate to an edge of the torque tube securing element, the track guiding rotational movement of the torque tube securing element along the track in coordination with the third motor.
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A solar table loader that loads a solar table onto a mobile transport, the solar table loader comprising:
- a first upright portion comprising a first torque tube securing element that couples to a torque tube on the solar table, the first upright portion comprising a first plurality of motors that provide horizontal, vertical and rotational movement of the solar table;
- a second upright portion comprising a second torque tube securing element that couples to the torque tube on the solar table, the second upright portion comprising a second plurality of motors that provide horizontal, vertical and rotational movement of the solar table;
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- wherein the first and second upright portions are positioned to create an opening in which at least a portion of the mobile transport resides and to enable the solar table to be located above the mobile transport to facilitate securing the solar table to the mobile transport.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.