US 2014/0174510 A1Published application

Attachment member and solar cell array using same

AssigneeKYOCERA Corporation

InventorTatsuji Kanbara

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Abstract

An attachment member and a solar cell array are disclosed. The attachment member includes a first member; a second member on the first member; and a fixing member that fixes the first and second members. The first member includes a bottom portion; two first side walls facing each other. The second member includes a top portion; two second side walls facing to each other. The first and the second side walls are alternately arranged and face to each other. Each of the first and second side walls comprises an engagement portion. The engagement portion of one of the first side walls adjustably engages in height direction with the engagement portion of one of the second side walls. The engagement portion of the other one of the first side walls adjustably engages in height direction with the engagement portion of the other one of the second side walls.

Claims20

Dependent claims

An attachment member comprising:

a first member comprising:
a bottom portion;
and
two first side wall portions that face each other, and that extend upward from the bottom portion;
a second member disposed on the first member, and comprising:
a top portion facing the bottom portion;
and
two second side wall portions that face each other, and that extend downward from the top portion;
and
a fixing member that fixes the second member to the first member;
wherein the two first side wall portions and the two second side wall portions are alternately arranged such that a main surface of one of the two first side wall portions faces a main surface of a corresponding one of the two second side wall portions and a main surface of the other one of the two first side wall portions faces a main surface of the other one of the two second side wall portions,
wherein at least one of the two first side wall portions comprises a first engagement portion in the main surface thereof that faces a corresponding one of the two second side wall portions,
wherein at least one of the two second side wall portions comprises a second engagement portion on the main surface thereof that faces a corresponding one of the two first side wall portions, and the second engagement portion is engaged with the first engagement portion, and
wherein the second engagement portion is engageable with the first engagement portion at a plurality of positions in a height direction of the first member.

11 more elements

An attachment member, comprising:

a first member comprising:
a bottom plate;
and
first and second side walls that face each other, that are connected to two sides of the bottom plate opposite to each other, respectively, and that extend upward from the bottom plate, the first and second side walls each comprising an inner surface and an outer surface;
a first engagement portion on the inner surface of the first side wall, comprising a plurality of first engaging elements
a second engagement portion on the outer surface of the second side wall, comprising a plurality of second engaging elements;
a second member disposed on the first member, and comprising:
a top plate facing the bottom plate;
and
third and fourth side walls that face each other, that are connected to two sides of the top plate, and that extend downward from the top plate, the third and fourth side walls each comprising an inner surface and an outer surface;
a third engagement portion on the outer surface of the third side wall, comprising a plurality of third engaging elements that engage with the first engaging elements;
a fourth engagement portion on the inner surface of the fourth side wall, comprising a plurality of fourth engaging elements that engage with the second engaging elements;
and
a fixing member that fixes the second member to the first member.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 14/122,868Filed 31 May 2012
Priority: JP 2011-12244231 May 2011
Published: 26 Jun 2014
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification22 codes

H10F 19/80
Integrated devices, or assemblies of multiple devices, comprising at least one photovoltaic cell covered by group H10F10/00, e.g. photovoltaic…
F16B 5/0607
By means of clamps or clips: joining sheets or plates to each other
F24S 25/20
Arrangement of stationary mountings or supports for solar heat collector modules: peripheral frames for modules
F24S 25/61
Fixation means, e.g. fasteners, specially adapted for supporting solar heat collector modules: for fixing to the ground or to building structures