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US 12,749,882 B2Granted
Electric junction box mount apparatus
AssigneeUnirac, Inc.
InventorShawn J. Meine
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Abstract
An electrical junction box mount apparatus including a base for mounting to a mounting surface and a lid sized to seal against the base. The base includes a mounting portion having a penetration area. A periphery of the penetration area is circumscribed via a groove formed into a bottom surface of the base such that upon placing the base on a mounting surface, the groove encloses empty space within the groove against the mounting surface.
Claims20
A junction box comprising:
- a housing including:
- a bottom side,
- a top side opposite the bottom side,
- a base portion disposed at the bottom side,
- sidewalls extending from the top side of the base portion,
- an interior cavity defined at least in part by the base portion and the sidewalls, and
- a slot formed at least in part by one sidewall of the sidewalls, the slot being offset in a direction away from the interior cavity, the slot being open to the bottom side of the housing;
- a DIN rail disposable within the interior cavity, the DIN rail for mounting electrical components of one or more solar panel modules;
- a lid positionable on the housing;
- and
- at least one bracket to attach the housing to a solar array rail structure on which the one or more solar panel modules are disposed, the at least one bracket including:
- a first portion at least partially disposable within the slot, wherein the first portion is insertable into the slot in a direction from the bottom side of the housing to the top side of the housing, and
- a second portion engageable with the solar array rail structure.
10 more elements
A junction box comprising:
- a housing including:
- a bottom side,
- a top side opposite the bottom side,
- an interior cavity in which electrical connections of one or more solar panels are disposable,
- a sidewall extending from the bottom side, and
- a slot defined between the sidewall and a flange spaced apart from the sidewall, the slot being open to the bottom side;
- a lid to connect to the housing;
- and
- a connector to attach the housing to a solar array rail structure, the connector including:
- a first portion disposable within the slot, and
- a second portion engageable with the solar array rail structure.
8 more elements
An assembly attachable to a solar array rail structure, the assembly comprising:
- a junction box including:
- a housing having:
- a bottom,
- sidewalls extending upwardly from a periphery of the bottom,
- an interior cavity to receive electrical connections from one or more solar panel modules, and
- a receptacle extending beyond a surface of at least one sidewall of the sidewalls, the receptacle being located external to the interior cavity, the receptacle having an opening facing the bottom, and
- a lid attachable to the housing;
- and
- a connector engageable with the receptacle to attach the junction box to the solar array rail structure.
6 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.