Parking shelter provided with photovoltaic solar panels

• US 8,607,512 B2
• Filed: 05/25/2010
• Issued: 12/17/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/26/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Art'ur Sarl, Batut Bernard, Enerqos France
• Original Assignee: ART' UR SARL, Bernard Batut, Enerqos France
• Inventors: Batut, Bernard, Pascal, Philippe, Vogeleisen, Marc, Gashti, Shahin
• Primary Examiner(s): Gilbert, William
• Assistant Examiner(s): FORD, GISELE D
• Application Number:
  US13/322,212
• Publication Number:
  US 20120131866A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,302 Days
• Field of Search: 521/733, 521/677, 521/678, 52/64, 52/66, 52/68, 52/6, 52/7, 52/8, 52/9, 52/10, 136/244, 136/251, 136/291, 126/623, 126/621, 126/622, 257/433, 248/121, 248/122.1
• US Class Current: 52/173.3
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 6/025 in the form of an overhead canopy, e.g. carports
• CPC Class Codes: F24S 20/67 in the form of roof constructions in the form of shingles or tiles F24S20/69
• CPC Class Codes: F24S 2030/131 in the form of articulated bars
• CPC Class Codes: F24S 2030/16 Hinged elements; Pin connections
• CPC Class Codes: F24S 25/13 Profile arrangements, e.g. trusses F24S25/12 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F24S 25/617 Elements driven into the ground, e.g. anchor-piles; Foundations for supporting elements; Connectors for connecting supporting structures to the ground or to flat horizontal surfaces
• CPC Class Codes: F24S 25/70 with means for adjusting the final position or orientation of supporting elements in relation to each other or to a mounting surface; with means for compensating mounting tolerances
• CPC Class Codes: F24S 30/425 Horizontal axis
• CPC Class Codes: H02S 20/10 Supporting structures directly fixed to the ground H02S20/30 takes precedence
• 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 10/44 Heat exchange systems
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/47 Mountings or tracking
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/50 Photovoltaic [PV] energy
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 70/30 Systems combining energy storage with energy generation of non-fossil origin

Abstract

The invention relates to a parking shelter (200) in particular comprising a roof (205) at least partially covered with photovoltaic solar panels (206), characterized in that said parking shelter comprises four supporting legs (201; 202; 203; 204), wherein at least one first supporting leg (201) and one second supporting leg (202) have a substantially vertical bottom portion (301) and an inclined top portion (302) directed towards the periphery of the roof.

Claims

1. A parking shelter comprising:

a roof covered at least partially by photovoltaic solar panels;

four supporting feet, with at least a first supporting foot and a second supporting foot comprising a substantially vertical bottom portion and an inclined top portion directed towards a periphery of the roof, and a third foot and a forth supporting foot each comprising a substantially vertical bottom portion and an inclined top portion directed towards the periphery of the roof; and

a first base and a second base, each base providing for the fixing of two of the four feet, at least one of the two bases comprising a first barrier and a second barrier spaced apart by a central space, each of first and second barriers receiving and supporting the substantially vertical portion of one of the feet of the shelter.

2. The parking shelter according to claim 1, wherein the roof has an inclination.

3. The parking shelter according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the bases comprises a battery capable of storing solar energy recovered by the photovoltaic solar panels and means of restoring the stored electrical energy.

4. The parking shelter according to claim 1, wherein the first supporting foot and the second supporting foot are articulated by an articulation disposed at a junction between the bottom portion and the top portion of the first supporting foot and of the second supporting foot.

5. The parking shelter according to claim 1, further comprising at least one reinforcement rod disposed beneath the roof and connecting upper ends of two of the supporting feet.

6. The parking shelter according to claim 5, wherein a junction between the at least one reinforcement rod and the upper ends of the supporting feet is provided by a swivel joint.

7. The parking shelter according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the supporting feet is hollow to allow an electric cable to pass through.

8. The parking shelter according to claim 2, wherein the inclination is between 10 and 20 degrees with respect to the horizontal.

9. The parking shelter according to claim 5, wherein the two supporting feet whose upper ends are connected by the at least one reinforcement rod are the supporting feet not fixed on one and the same base.