Anchor for solar module
AssigneeSunPower Corporation
InventorMatthew Danning
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Abstract
An anchor for mounting one or more solar modules to a roof is disclosed. The anchor can comprise a clamp body comprising a central surface and a first arm extending from the central surface. The first arm can have a first clamping face. The clamp body can be sized and shaped to receive one or more webs extending from one or more solar modules, each web having a hem at a distal end. The first arm can comprise a first recess sized and shaped to receive a first hem of a first web of the one or more webs. A clamp member can be configured to clamp the first web against the first clamping face.
Claims20
An anchor for mounting one or more solar modules to a roof, the anchor comprising:
- a clamp body comprising a central surface and a first arm extending from the central surface, the first arm having a first clamping face, the clamp body sized and shaped to receive one or more webs extending from one or more solar modules, each web having a hem at a distal end, the first arm comprising a first recess sized and shaped to receive a first hem of a first web of the one or more webs;
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- a clamp member coupled to the clamp body, the clamp member configured to clamp the first web against the first clamping face.
A method for securing one or more solar modules to an anchor, the anchor comprising a clamp body and a clamp member coupled to the clamp body, the clamp body having a central surface and a first arm extending from the central surface, the clamp body sized and shaped to receive one or more webs extending from one or more solar modules, each web having a hem at a distal end, the first arm comprising a first recess sized and shaped to receive a first hem of a first web of the one or more webs, the method comprising:
- positioning the first web against a first clamping face of the first arm;
- contacting the clamp member against the first web to clamp the first web against the first clamping surface;
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- positioning the first hem in the first recess to secure the first web to the anchor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.