Apparatus for mounting solar cells
OwnerThomas G. Laceyinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for mounting solar cells and the like on a supporting structure, the apparatus having a panel composed of an open textured, electrically non-conductive, non-woven web adapted to receive a solar cell, a plurality of mounting assemblies, each composed of a first element adapted to be affixed on the supporting structure and a second element releasably engageable therewith adapted to be attached to the panel, the mounting assemblies attached to and arranged on the supporting structure in spaced relation to each other and retaining the panel and the solar cell borne thereby in spaced relation to the supporting structure to define an air passage therebetween, and a frame secured on the marginal edges of the panel and incorporating channels for housing the electrical cables of the solar cell.
Claims11
An apparatus for mounting solar cells on a supporting structure, the apparatus comprising a porous, electrically non-conductive panel constructed of a polyester fiber, open textured, non-woven web having a substantially flat upper surface adapted to receive in fixed relation thereon a solar cell and an opposite lower surface;
- and means engageable with said lower surface of the panel for mounting the panel on the supporting structure.
An apparatus for mounting solar cells on a supporting structure, the apparatus comprising a porous electrically non-conductive panel constructed of a polyester fiber, open textured, non-woven web, having a substantially flat upper surface adapted to receive in fixed relation thereon at least one solar cell, and an opposite lower surface;
- and an assembly composed of a first element adapted to be attached on said supporting structure within the area to be covered by said panel and a second element releasably engageable with the first element and having an upper surface bearing projections deployed to penetrate said lower surface of said panel in interlocking relation therewith.
An apparatus for mounting at least one solar cell on a supporting structure, said solar cell having predetermined opposite mounting and display surfaces, the apparatus comprising:
- a panel composed of a polyester fiber, open textured, non-woven web adapted to receive the mounting surface of said at least one solar cell thereof affixed in substantially facing engagement, thereby leaving the display surface thereof exposed;
- a plurality of mounting assemblies for supporting the panel, each having a first surface adapted to be mounted on the supporting structure and an opposite second surface, said mounting assemblies adapted to be mounted on the support structure within the area to be covered by the panel and in a preselected pattern relative to each other;
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- adhesive interposed between the panel and the second surfaces of the mounting assemblies for securing the panel on the mounting assemblies.
An apparatus for mounting at least one solar cell on a supporting structure, said at least one solar cell having predetermined opposite mounting and display surfaces, the apparatus comprising:
- a panel composed of a polyester fiber, open textured, non-woven web adapted to receive said mounting surface of said at least one solar cell thereon affixed in substantially facing engagement thereby leaving the display surface thereof exposed;
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- a plurality of mounting assemblies each having a first surface adapted to be mounted on the supporting structure and an opposite second surface, said mounting assemblies adapted to be mounted on the supporting structure within the area to be covered by the panel and in a preselected pattern relative to each other for supporting the panel and with adhesive interposed between the panel and the second surfaces of the mounting assemblies, said mounting assemblies further having a plurality of projections borne by the second surfaces of the mounting assemblies and adpated upon pressing the panel thereagainst to penetrate the material of said panel to retain the panel and said second surfaces in registry for setting of the adhesive.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.