DEVICE FOR FASTENING PV MODULES TO ROOFS HAVING A TRAPEZOIDAL METAL SHEET

• US 20160111998A1
• Filed: 06/06/2014
• Published: 04/21/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dr. Zapfe GmbH, Schletter International B.V.
• Original Assignee: Dr. Zapfe GmbH, Schletter GmbH
• Inventors: Koch, Bernd, Schmid, Bernhard
• Granted Patent: US 9,479,109 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 13/02 for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle
• CPC Class Codes: F24S 2030/16 Hinged elements; Pin connections
• CPC Class Codes: F24S 25/613 in the form of bent strips or assemblies of strips; Hook-like connectors; Connectors to be mounted between building-covering elements
• CPC Class Codes: F24S 25/615 for fixing to protruding parts of buildings, e.g. to corrugations or to standing seams
• CPC Class Codes: F24S 25/636 clamping by screw-threaded elements
• CPC Class Codes: H02S 20/23 specially adapted for roof structures
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 10/10 Photovoltaic [PV]
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 10/20 Solar thermal
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/47 Mountings or tracking
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/50 Photovoltaic [PV] energy

Abstract

Device for fastening at least one PV module (1) to a roof which comprises a trapezoidal metal sheet (2) with a trapezoidal bead (3) with two oblique sides (4, 5) and an upper side (6), wherein the device comprises: exactly one holding plate (10) for fastening to one of the two oblique sides (4, 5), a supporting face (11), a holding-down element (12) for clamping the at least one PV module (1) against the supporting face (11), a threaded shaft (13) which is assigned a central shaft axis (S) and which is provided for actuating the holding-down element (12) in the direction of the supporting face (11), exactly one hinge joint (R, 14, 15) which is assigned a central axis of rotation (R) and by means of which the exactly one holding plate (10) and the threaded shaft (13) are rotatably coupled to one another and which has a joint pin (14) and a pin receptacle (15), wherein the threaded shaft (13) and the joint pin (14) are arranged perpendicular to one another in such a way that a common plane (E) results in which both the threaded shaft (13) extends in parallel and the joint pin (14) extends in parallel.

Claims

1-11. -11. (canceled)

12. A device for fastening at least one PV module on a roof having a trapezoidal metal sheet having a trapezoidal bead with two oblique sides and one top side, wherein the device comprises:

exactly one holding plate for fastening onto one of the two oblique sides,

a supporting face,

a hold-down element for clamping the at least one PV module against the supporting face,

a threaded shaft, which is paired with a central shaft axis and is provided for actuation of the hold-down element in the direction of the supporting face,

exactly one hinge joint, which is paired with a central rotational axis and by means of which the exactly one holding plate and the threaded shaft are coupled to one another in a rotationally movable manner, and which has the one joint axle and one axle receptacle,

wherein the threaded shaft and the joint axle are arranged to be mutually perpendicular, forming a common plane in which the threaded shaft runs in parallel and also the joint axle runs in parallel.

13. The device according to claim 12, wherein the central rotational axis and the central shaft axis intersect one another at a distance that is less than the radius of the threaded shaft.

14. The device according to claim 12, wherein the exactly one holding plate together with the axle receptacle forms a rotationally rigid unit.

15. The device according to claim 12, wherein the threaded shaft is in threaded engagement with the joint axle.

16. The device according to claim 12, wherein the joint axle has a through-opening with an inside thread;

the threaded shaft is in threaded engagement with the inside thread, and the threaded shaft can penetrate through the joint axle.

17. The device according to claim 12, wherein a supporting part is provided with the supporting face, wherein the supporting part is arranged between the exactly one hinge joint and the hold-down element.

18. The device according to claim 12, wherein the supporting part has a concave sliding face and the axle receptacle has a convex sliding face on the outside, together forming a sliding pair.

19. The device according to claim 12, wherein a screw is provided, having a threaded shaft and a screw head, wherein the screw head secures the hold-down element axially.

20. The device according to claim 12, wherein the exactly one holding plate has a recess into which the threaded shaft can penetrate.

21. The device according to claim 12, wherein the exactly one holding plate has a stop, which is provided for contact with the top side.

22. An arrangement having a device according to claim 12, having a trapezoidal metal sheet, having a trapezoidal bead with two oblique sides and one top side, wherein the exactly one holding plate is fastened onto one of the two oblique sides, and the common plane passes through this one oblique side.