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US 2013/0153519 A1Published application
Modular Solar Support Assembly
AssigneeMagna International Inc.
InventorsErryn Ashmore, Sten Burris, Gary Banasiak, Dinesh Mahadevan
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Abstract
A solar tracker and more specifically to a modular support assembly for a solar tracker that allows reduced assembly and transportation costs.
Claims27
A solar tracker assembly for solar collectors comprising:
- an upper support assembly having a first longitudinal support extent and a second longitudinal support extent and wherein each of said first and second longitudinal support extents includes:
- a tube assembly having a tube with a longitudinal axis and an outer circumferential surface and wherein said tube includes a drive end and an opposing outer end and at least two slip plates welded to said outer circumferential surface and a drive adapter plate welded to the drive end;
- at least two mounting plates welded to said slip plates and wherein each of said mounting plates includes a plurality of mounting plate bolt holes with at least two different sizes of bolt holes;
- a rib assembly having a plurality of rib sections extending laterally outwardly from said tube;
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- wherein each of said rib sections includes an inner rib section and an outer rib section and wherein said inner rib section includes a plurality of rib bolt holes and wherein said inner rib section is coupled to said mounting plate.
3 more elements
The solar tracker assembly of claim 27 wherein the shorter of each half on each of said inner rib section and said outer rib section abuts the longer of each half on each of said inner rib section and said outer rib section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.