CN211239780U - Frame of flexible photovoltaic module and flexible photovoltaic module thereof - Google Patents

Frame of flexible photovoltaic module and flexible photovoltaic module thereof Download PDF

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CN211239780U
CN211239780U CN202020048949.XU CN202020048949U CN211239780U CN 211239780 U CN211239780 U CN 211239780U CN 202020048949 U CN202020048949 U CN 202020048949U CN 211239780 U CN211239780 U CN 211239780U
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The utility model discloses a flexible photovoltaic module's frame and flexible photovoltaic module thereof, each frame all is equipped with spacing gluey groove and frame reinforcing installation department of integrative connection, the notch of spacing gluey groove is located the inboard, and the upper trough side and/or the lower trough side of the spacing gluey groove of at least 1 frame is equipped with a plurality of locking teeth that are interval distribution and are parallel with spacing gluey groove, form a plurality of excessive gluey grooves between the adjacent locking tooth simultaneously, flexible photovoltaic module lamination piece is fixed the pasting respectively in the spacing gluey groove rather than corresponding through sticky tape or rubber coating technology all around; the adjacent frame reinforcing installation parts are respectively fastened, installed and connected into a whole through corner connectors; the utility model discloses can effectively further improve the contact friction power of flexible photovoltaic module lamination spare and spacing gluey groove, improve the locking mating force, can effectively avoid the problem that the viscose spills over simultaneously, finally can make flexible photovoltaic module's installation intensity obtain reliable guarantee.

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Frame of flexible photovoltaic module and flexible photovoltaic module thereof
Technical Field
The utility model relates to an installation technique for flexible photovoltaic module, concretely relates to flexible photovoltaic module's frame, the utility model discloses flexible photovoltaic module who still relates to this frame application.
Background
In the existing optimized mounting structure of the flexible photovoltaic module, aluminum frames with limiting glue grooves are usually arranged around the flexible photovoltaic laminate, and then the periphery of the flexible photovoltaic laminate is fixedly bonded in the limiting glue grooves of the aluminum frames. However, after long-time installation and application practices, the applicant finds that the installation structure simply depends on the installation and fixation of the flexible photovoltaic laminating part through the limiting glue groove with the limited glue area, and when the installation structure is exposed to a large load pressure or used for a long time, the risk that the flexible photovoltaic laminating part falls off from the limiting glue groove or the problem of glue overflow of the limiting glue groove occurs, and finally the installation strength of the flexible photovoltaic assembly cannot be reliably guaranteed.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
In view of this, the utility model aims at providing a frame of flexible photovoltaic module and flexible photovoltaic module thereof can effectively further improve the contact friction power of flexible photovoltaic module lamination spare and spacing gluey groove, improves the locking cooperation power, can effectively avoid the problem that the viscose spills over simultaneously, finally can make the installation intensity of flexible photovoltaic module reliably ensured.
The utility model adopts the technical scheme as follows:
a frame of a flexible photovoltaic assembly comprises a flexible photovoltaic assembly laminating part, wherein the flexible photovoltaic assembly laminating part is integrally installed through frames positioned on the periphery of the flexible photovoltaic assembly laminating part, each frame is provided with a limiting glue groove and a frame reinforcing installation part which are integrally connected, a notch of the limiting glue groove is positioned on the inner side, a plurality of locking teeth which are distributed at intervals and are parallel to the limiting glue groove are arranged on the side surface of an upper groove and/or the side surface of a lower groove of the limiting glue groove of at least 1 frame, a plurality of glue overflow grooves are formed between adjacent locking teeth, and the periphery of the flexible photovoltaic assembly laminating part is fixedly adhered in the limiting glue groove corresponding to the flexible photovoltaic assembly laminating part through a tape or a glue coating process; the adjacent frame reinforcing installation parts are respectively connected into a whole through angle codes in a fastening and installing mode.
Preferably, the side surface of the upper groove and the side surface of the lower groove of the limit rubber groove are respectively provided with a plurality of upper locking teeth and lower locking teeth which are distributed at intervals and are parallel to the limit rubber groove, and the number of the lower locking teeth is greater than that of the upper locking teeth.
Preferably, the locking teeth are shaped in a triangular or trapezoidal shape.
Preferably, the end face of each frame is an inclined end face, and the inclined end face of each frame is combined with the inclined end face of the adjacent frame to form a right angle.
Preferably, the frame is strengthened the installation department and is included the rib that is located the outside and the connecting portion that are located the inboard, the rib is connected with connecting portion and is formed T type shape, just the rib passes through connecting portion with spacing gluey groove body coupling, be equipped with the mounting hole that is used for the angle sign indicating number on the connecting portion.
Preferably, angle sign indicating number top still is equipped with angle sign indicating number installation lid, angle sign indicating number installation lid strengthens installation department joint cooperation rather than the frame that corresponds respectively.
Preferably, the upper end surface and the lower end surface of the reinforcing part are flush with the upper end surface and the lower end surface of the limiting rubber groove.
Preferably, the frame reinforcing and installing part is positioned below the limiting rubber groove, and a weight reducing cavity is formed in the frame reinforcing and installing part; and the cavity opening of the weight reducing cavity is used for inserting and mounting the corner connector.
Preferably, the flexible photovoltaic module comprises a flexible photovoltaic module laminated piece, wherein the flexible photovoltaic module laminated piece is integrally installed through a frame located on the periphery of the flexible photovoltaic module laminated piece, the frame adopts the frame, and the height of the frame ranges from 5mm to 15 mm.
Preferably, the flexible photovoltaic module comprises a flexible photovoltaic module laminated piece, wherein the flexible photovoltaic module laminated piece is integrally installed through a frame located on the periphery of the flexible photovoltaic module laminated piece, the frame adopts the frame, and the height of the frame ranges from 20 mm to 60 mm; and the bottom of the flexible photovoltaic module laminating part is respectively fixedly stuck with 1 or more reinforcing and supporting frames which are distributed at intervals through an adhesive tape or a gluing process, the upper end surface of each reinforcing and supporting frame is provided with a plurality of locking teeth which are distributed at intervals, and a plurality of glue overflowing grooves are formed between every two adjacent locking teeth.
In particular, the flexible photovoltaic module laminate referred to in the present application refers to a crystalline or amorphous silicon solar cell string laminated and encapsulated with a flexible encapsulation material (non-tempered glass).
The utility model discloses a core technical thought sets up a plurality of interval distribution that are and the locking tooth parallel with spacing gluey groove at spacing gluey groove upper groove side and/or lower groove side, simultaneously through forming a plurality of gluey grooves that overflow between the adjacent locking tooth, this structural design makes and fixes the back of pasting at the spacing gluey groove rather than corresponding through sticky tape or rubber coating technology respectively all around as flexible photovoltaic module lamination spare, can effectively further improve the contact friction force in flexible photovoltaic module lamination spare and spacing gluey groove through the locking tooth, improve the locking mating force, the structural design in the gluey groove that overflows simultaneously can effectively avoid the problem that the viscose spills over, finally can make flexible photovoltaic module's installation intensity reliably ensure.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a flexible photovoltaic module in embodiment 1 of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the exploded structure of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the structure of FIG. 2 at A;
fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a flexible photovoltaic module in embodiment 2 of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the exploded structure of FIG. 4;
FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of the structure at B in FIG. 5;
fig. 7 is an enlarged view of the structure at C in fig. 5.
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The embodiment of the utility model discloses a flexible photovoltaic assembly's frame, flexible photovoltaic assembly includes flexible photovoltaic assembly lamination spare, flexible photovoltaic assembly lamination spare is integrated into one piece flexible photovoltaic assembly through the frame installation that is located its all around, each frame all is equipped with the spacing gluey groove and the frame enhancement installation department of integrative connection, the notch in spacing gluey groove is located the inboard, and the upper trough side and/or the lower trough side of the spacing gluey groove of at least 1 frame are equipped with a plurality of locking teeth that are interval distribution and are parallel with spacing gluey groove, form a plurality of glue overflow grooves between the adjacent locking teeth simultaneously, flexible photovoltaic assembly lamination spare is fixed the pasting respectively in the spacing gluey groove rather than corresponding all around through sticky tape or rubber coating technology; the adjacent frame reinforcing installation parts are respectively connected into a whole through angle codes in a fastening and installing mode.
It is obvious to a person skilled in the art that the invention is not restricted to details of the above-described exemplary embodiments, but that it can be implemented in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the invention. The present embodiments are therefore to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are therefore intended to be embraced therein. Any reference sign in a claim should not be construed as limiting the claim concerned.
Example 1: please refer to fig. 1 and 2, which illustrate a flexible photovoltaic module 100, including a flexible photovoltaic module laminate 110, the flexible photovoltaic module laminate 110 is installed to form the flexible photovoltaic module 100 integrally through a frame 120 located around the flexible photovoltaic module laminate 110, wherein, further, as shown in fig. 3, each frame 120 is made of a processed aluminum profile, and is provided with a limit glue groove 121 and a frame reinforcement installation part 122 which are integrally connected, a notch 121a of the limit glue groove 121 is located at an inner side, and an upper groove side 121b and a lower groove side 121c of the limit glue groove 121 of each frame 120 are provided with a plurality of locking teeth which are distributed at intervals and are parallel to the limit glue groove 121, and a plurality of glue overflow grooves 124 are formed between adjacent locking teeth, the periphery of the flexible photovoltaic module laminate 110 is respectively and fixedly adhered in the limit glue groove 121 corresponding thereto through a glue coating process, in other embodiments, an adhesive tape may also be used; the adjacent frame reinforcing installation parts 122 are respectively fastened, installed and connected into a whole through corner connectors 130; preferably, in this embodiment, the upper slot side 121b and the lower slot side 121c of the limiting rubber slot 121 are respectively provided with a plurality of upper locking teeth 123a and lower locking teeth 123b which are distributed at intervals and parallel to the limiting rubber slot, and the number of the lower locking teeth 123b is greater than that of the upper locking teeth 123 a; the locking bonding force between the flexible photovoltaic module laminating piece 110 and the limiting glue groove 121 is further improved; specifically, the locking teeth 123a, 123b are preferably in a trapezoidal shape, and certainly, in other embodiments, a triangular shape or other shapes may be adopted, which is not particularly limited in this embodiment;
preferably, for the safety strength around the flexible photovoltaic module laminate 110, in the present embodiment, the end surface of each frame 120 is an inclined end surface, and forms a right angle in combination with the inclined end surface of its adjacent frame 120;
preferably, in the present embodiment, the frame reinforcing and mounting portion 122 includes a reinforcing portion 122a located on the outer side and a connecting portion 122b located on the inner side, the reinforcing portion 122a and the connecting portion 122b are connected to form a T-shape, the reinforcing portion 122a is integrally connected to the position-limiting rubber groove 121 through the connecting portion 122b, and the connecting portion 122b is provided with a mounting hole (not shown) for mounting the corner brace 130; further preferably, in order to achieve the installation flatness of the flexible photovoltaic module 100, in the present embodiment, the upper end surface and the lower end surface of the reinforcement portion 122a are flush with the upper end surface and the lower end surface of the position-limiting rubber groove 121; the corner connector mounting cover 140 is further arranged above the corner connector 130, the corner connector mounting cover 140 is respectively matched with the corresponding connecting portions 122b in a clamping mode, protection of the corner connector 130 is achieved, and meanwhile the overall appearance attractiveness of the flexible photovoltaic assembly 100 is facilitated.
The embodiment 1 is particularly suitable for a flexible photovoltaic module with ultra-thin installation effect requirement, the height of each frame ranges from 5mm to 15mm, and particularly preferably, in the embodiment, the height of each frame 120 ranges from 5mm to 6mm, and the frame reinforcing installation part 122 can improve the rigidity of the flexible photovoltaic module.
Example 2: please refer to fig. 4 and 5, which illustrate a flexible photovoltaic module 200, comprising a flexible photovoltaic module laminate 210, wherein the flexible photovoltaic module laminate 210 is integrally installed by a frame 220 located at the periphery thereof, and the bottom of the flexible photovoltaic module laminate is respectively and fixedly adhered with 1 or more reinforcing support frames 230 (fig. 5 shows 2 reinforcing support frames 230 at intervals) at intervals by a gluing process, and two ends of the reinforcing support frames 230 are respectively and fixedly installed and connected with the frame 220 perpendicular thereto;
as shown in fig. 6, each frame 220 is made of an aluminum profile, and is provided with a limit glue groove 221 and a frame reinforcement installation portion 222 which are integrally connected, a notch 221a of the limit glue groove 221 is located at the inner side, a plurality of locking teeth which are distributed at intervals and are parallel to the limit glue groove 221 are arranged on an upper groove side 221b and a lower groove side 221c of the limit glue groove 221 of each frame 220, a plurality of glue overflow grooves 224 are formed between adjacent locking teeth, and the periphery of the flexible photovoltaic module lamination piece 210 is fixedly adhered in the limit glue groove 221 corresponding thereto by a glue coating process; the adjacent frame reinforcing installation parts 222 are respectively fastened, installed and connected into a whole through corner connectors (not shown); preferably, in the present embodiment, the upper groove side 221b and the lower groove side 221c of the limit rubber groove 221 are respectively provided with a plurality of upper locking teeth 223a and lower locking teeth 223b which are distributed at intervals and are parallel to the limit rubber groove 221, and the number of the lower locking teeth 223b is greater than the number of the upper locking teeth 223 a; the locking bonding force between the flexible photovoltaic module laminating part 210 and the limiting rubber groove 221 is further improved; specifically, the locking teeth 223a and 223b are preferably in a trapezoidal shape, and of course, in other embodiments, a triangular shape or other shapes may be adopted, which is not particularly limited in this embodiment;
as further shown in fig. 7, the reinforcing support frame 230 is integrally i-shaped, and a plurality of locking teeth 231 are disposed on an upper end surface thereof and spaced apart from each other, and a plurality of glue overflow grooves 232 are formed between adjacent locking teeth 231, so as to ensure a locking adhesion force between the reinforcing support frame 230 and the bottom of the flexible photovoltaic module laminate 210;
preferably, in the present embodiment, in order to provide a safety strength to the flexible photovoltaic module laminate 210 around, in the present embodiment, the end surface of each frame 220 is an inclined end surface, and forms a right angle in combination with the inclined end surface of its adjacent frame 220;
preferably, in the present embodiment, the frame reinforcing installation portion 222 is located below the position-limiting rubber groove 221, and a weight-reducing cavity 225 is arranged inside the frame reinforcing installation portion; the opening of the weight reduction cavity 225 is used for inserting and mounting the corner brace, so that the corner brace can be conveniently mounted while the safety strength is improved and the weight is reduced;
the embodiment 2 is particularly suitable for a flexible photovoltaic module with a high-strength installation effect requirement, the height range of each frame 220 is 20-60mm, and particularly preferably, in the embodiment, the height range of each frame 220 is 30-40mm, and through test detection, the flexible photovoltaic module 200 of the embodiment 2 can bear a positive and negative pressure of 2400 Pa.
The core technical idea of this embodiment 1 and embodiment 2 is that set up a plurality of spacing distribution and the parallel locking tooth of spacing gluey groove at spacing gluey groove upper groove side and lower groove side, simultaneously through forming a plurality of gluey grooves that overflow between the adjacent locking tooth, this structural design makes and fixes the back of pasting at the spacing gluey groove rather than corresponding through sticky tape or rubber coating technology respectively when flexible photovoltaic module lamination piece all around, can effectively further improve the contact friction force of flexible photovoltaic module lamination piece and spacing gluey groove through the locking tooth, improve the locking mating force, the structural design of the gluey groove that overflows simultaneously can effectively avoid the problem that the viscose spills over, finally can make the installation intensity of flexible photovoltaic module obtain reliable guarantee.
Furthermore, it should be understood that although the present description refers to embodiments, not every embodiment may contain only a single embodiment, and such description is for clarity only, and those skilled in the art should integrate the description, and the embodiments may be combined as appropriate to form other embodiments understood by those skilled in the art.

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1. The frame of the flexible photovoltaic assembly is characterized in that each frame is provided with a limiting glue groove and a frame reinforcing installation part which are integrally connected, the notch of the limiting glue groove is positioned on the inner side, the side surface of the upper groove and/or the side surface of the lower groove of at least 1 limiting glue groove of the frame are/is provided with a plurality of locking teeth which are distributed at intervals and are parallel to the limiting glue groove, a plurality of glue overflow grooves are formed between adjacent locking teeth, and the periphery of the flexible photovoltaic assembly laminating part is fixedly adhered in the corresponding limiting glue groove by an adhesive tape or a gluing process; the adjacent frame reinforcing installation parts are respectively connected into a whole through angle codes in a fastening and installing mode.
2. The border of the flexible photovoltaic module according to claim 1, wherein the upper groove side surface and the lower groove side surface of the limiting rubber groove are respectively provided with a plurality of upper locking teeth and lower locking teeth which are distributed at intervals and parallel to the limiting rubber groove, and the number of the lower locking teeth is greater than that of the upper locking teeth.
3. The border of flexible photovoltaic module according to claim 1, wherein the locking teeth are triangular or trapezoidal in shape.
4. The frame of a flexible photovoltaic module according to claim 1, wherein the end surface of each frame is an inclined end surface, and the inclined end surface of each frame is combined with the inclined end surface of the adjacent frame to form a right angle.
5. The frame of the flexible photovoltaic module as claimed in claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein the frame reinforcing and mounting portion includes a reinforcing portion located on the outer side and a connecting portion located on the inner side, the reinforcing portion is connected with the connecting portion to form a T-shaped structure, the reinforcing portion is integrally connected with the limiting rubber groove through the connecting portion, and the connecting portion is provided with a mounting hole for mounting an angle code.
6. The frame of the flexible photovoltaic module as claimed in claim 5, wherein a corner brace mounting cover is further disposed above the corner brace, and the corner brace mounting covers are respectively in clamping fit with the corresponding frame reinforcing mounting portions.
7. The border of the flexible photovoltaic module according to claim 5, wherein the upper end surface and the lower end surface of the reinforcement portion are flush with the upper end surface and the lower end surface of the limiting rubber groove.
8. The border of the flexible photovoltaic module according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein the border reinforcing installation part is located below the limiting glue groove, and a weight reduction cavity is formed in the border reinforcing installation part; and the cavity opening of the weight reducing cavity is used for inserting and mounting the corner connector.
9. A flexible photovoltaic module comprising a flexible photovoltaic module laminate integrally mounted by a frame located around the flexible photovoltaic module laminate, wherein the frame is the frame of any one of claims 1 to 7, and the frame has a height in the range of 5 to 15 mm.
10. A flexible photovoltaic module, comprising a flexible photovoltaic module laminated member, wherein the flexible photovoltaic module laminated member is integrally installed through a frame positioned at the periphery of the flexible photovoltaic module laminated member, the flexible photovoltaic module laminated member is characterized in that the frame is the frame according to the claim 1, 2, 3, 4 or 8, and the height of the frame ranges from 20 mm to 60 mm; and the bottom of the flexible photovoltaic module laminating part is respectively fixedly stuck with 1 or more reinforcing and supporting frames which are distributed at intervals through an adhesive tape or a gluing process, the upper end surface of each reinforcing and supporting frame is provided with a plurality of locking teeth which are distributed at intervals, and a plurality of glue overflowing grooves are formed between every two adjacent locking teeth.
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