KR101180122B1 - Sliding door assembly using solar cell - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention comprises a door window and a window frame provided at the edge of the door window, each of the plurality of sliding doors to be opened and closed in a sliding type, a frame fixed to the wall and supporting the sliding doors to be slidable to each other, each A variable electricity provided in a plurality of solar cells and a frame formed in the door window to electrically connect each solar cell, the length of the variable electricity is elastically variable to maintain the electrical connection between the solar cells when sliding doors sliding It provides a sliding door assembly using a solar cell including a connection.
Therefore, the sliding door assembly using the solar cell according to the present invention, the electrical connection of the solar cell can be stable even when opening and closing the sliding door assembly, the structure is simple and practical because of the series connection structure.

Description

Sliding door assembly using solar cell

The present invention relates to a sliding door assembly, and more particularly, to a sliding door assembly using a solar cell.

In general, solar cells are photovoltaic devices, and as a clean energy source that generates energy by converting light energy transmitted from the sun to the earth into electrical energy, research on various uses of such solar cells is being conducted. have.

Thus, in the utilization of the solar cell, a method of applying the solar cell to the door window in the home has been developed, and in particular, efforts are being made to apply it to the veranda window having the best light in the home and a large light area. .

However, in order to apply the solar cell to the veranda window, since the position of the sliding doors is frequently changed due to the structural characteristic of the veranda having a sliding door structure that slides during opening and closing, the electrical connection between the sliding doors is stable. There was a difficulty.

An object of the present invention is to provide a sliding door assembly using a solar cell which can stably establish electrical connection between the solar cells even when the sliding door assembly is opened and closed in a sliding door assembly having a solar cell.

The present invention comprises a door window and a window frame provided on the edge of the door window, each of the plurality of sliding doors to be opened and closed in a sliding type, a frame fixed to the wall and supporting the sliding doors to be slidably movable to each other. And a plurality of solar cells formed in each of the door windows and the frame to electrically connect the respective solar cells, and have a length such that electrical connection is maintained between the solar cells during sliding movement of the sliding doors. It provides a sliding door assembly using a solar cell including a variable electrical connection that is elastically variable.

Here, the solar cell, one side of the door window is a positive (+) pole, the other side of the door window is a negative (-) pole, the sliding doors can be connected in series with each other.

The variable electrical connection part may include a wire part having an end portion connected to the solar cell, and a winding part for winding the wire part elastically. In this case, the frame includes a guide groove or a guide protrusion for guiding the electric wire so that the electric wire is not entangled.

In addition, the frame may be provided with an opening and closing portion to repair or check the inside of the variable electrical connection when the variable electrical connection failure.

The present invention may further include a short signal detection unit including a short signal unit for transmitting short circuit information of the solar cell and a display unit for receiving the short circuit information from the short signal unit and informing the short circuit information to the outside. have.

Therefore, the sliding door assembly using the solar cell according to the present invention, the electrical connection of the solar cell can be stable even when opening and closing the sliding door assembly, the structure is simple and practical because of the series connection structure.

1 is a front view showing a sliding door assembly using a solar cell according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a plan sectional view showing the sliding door of FIG.
3 and 4 are plan views illustrating the operation of the variable electric connection unit during sliding movement of the sliding door in the sliding door assembly of FIG. 1.
5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the variable electrical connector of FIG. 1.
6 is a block diagram illustrating a short signal detection unit in a sliding door assembly using the solar cell of FIG. 1.
7 is a side cross-sectional view illustrating a guide groove provided in the frame of FIG. 1.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, referring to FIG. 1, a sliding door assembly 700 using a solar cell according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of sliding doors 100a and 100b, a frame 200, and a solar cell 300. ) And variable electrical connections 400a, 400b, 400c.

The sliding doors 100a and 100b include door windows 110a and 110b and window frames 120a and 120b provided at edges of the door windows 110a and 110b, respectively, and open and close in a sliding type.

The frame 200 is fixed to a wall and supports the sliding doors 100a and 100b to be slidably movable to each other.

The frame 200 includes a plurality of openings and closing portions 210a, 210b, and 210c to repair or check the inside of the variable electrical connections 400a, 400b, and 400c when the variable electrical connectors 400a, 400b and 400c fail. May be provided. The opening and closing portion (210a, 210b, 210c) is a structure that can be opened by the user, can be closed again after the work, this structure is a variety of coupling methods such as detachable coupling through the door or fastening member Embodiments may be applied. On the other hand, the configuration of the sliding door (100a, 100b) and the frame 200 is similar to the structure of the door and frame of a known sliding structure will be omitted.

The solar cells 300 are formed in each of the door windows 110a and 110b. Referring to FIG. 2, the solar cell 300 is positioned between the glass 10 and the glass 10, and one side of the solar cell 300 is positive (+) with respect to the door windows 110a and 110b, and the door window 110a. The other side is negative (−) with respect to, 110b, and thus, the sliding doors 100a and 100b are connected in series with each other. The solar cell 300 is a known light-transmitting thin-film amorphous silicon solar cell (A-Si), and has one cell structure for one of the door windows 110a and 110b to facilitate manufacturing. To achieve. Meanwhile, in the present embodiment, the solar cell 300 is illustrated using the light-transmissive thin film amorphous silicon solar cell as an example, which is an embodiment, and the thin film structure and the light-transmitting structure that may be formed in the door windows 110a and 110b. Any solar cell with a structure is possible. In addition, in the present embodiment, a solar cell having one cell structure for one door window 110a or 110b is used to facilitate manufacturing of the solar cell 300. However, one side has a structure of a cathode and the other side has a structure of a cathode. Of course, if the structure is a plurality of cell structure can be achieved.

The variable electrical connection parts 400a, 400b, and 400c are provided in the frame 200 to electrically connect the respective solar cells 300, and even during sliding movement of the sliding doors 100a and 100b. The length of the solar cell 300 is elastically variable so that the electrical connection is maintained. Here, in the present exemplary embodiment, the variable electrical connection parts 400a, 400b, and 400c are installed on the upper side of the frame 200, but may be installed on the lower side of the frame 200 in some cases.

Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, the variable electrical connection parts 400a, 400b, and 400c will be described in detail. In this embodiment, when the sliding doors are slid and moved, both ends of the door windows 110a and 110b are moved. The position of the stage moves along the frame 200. In this case, the positions of both terminals 310 and 320 of the solar cell 300 are also changed. Thus, the present embodiment electrically connects each of the solar cells 300 through the variable electrical connection parts 400a, 400b, and 400c whose lengths vary, so that the solar cell 300 moves even if the position of the solar cell 300 moves. The electrical connection between the solar cells 300 may be stable.

Referring to FIG. 5, the variable electrical connection parts 400a, 400b, and 400c may include an electric wire part 410 having an end portion connected to the solar cell 300, and an elastic member such as a spring. ) Has a constant tension without falling down even in a long exposure state, and includes a winding unit 420 for allowing the wire unit 410 to be elastically wound up when it returns. The wire part 410 is provided with connection terminals 431 and 432 connected to the solar cell 300 at an end thereof. Here, the wire unit 410 may be provided with a connection terminal in addition to the connection terminals 431 and 432, which can be various embodiments depending on the terminal shape of the solar cell 300.

The structure of the variable electrical connection unit (400a, 400b, 400c) is similar to the structure of the reel winding wire, such as a wire cord of a cleaner, a detailed description thereof will be omitted. In addition, although not shown, the solar cell 300 has a terminal shape corresponding to the connection terminals 431 and 432 of the wire part 410.

Referring to FIG. 6, the frame 200 has a guide groove 220 for guiding the wire portion 410. This serves to prevent the wire portion 410 from becoming entangled when the wire portion 410 has a variable length in the frame 200. At this time, the frame 200 is provided with a pair of guide protrusions, although not shown in addition to the guide groove 220 of the above structure to guide the wire portion 410, the wire portion between the guide protrusions ( The 410 may be guided, and in addition, if the configuration is formed in the frame 200 and can guide the wire unit 410 without tangling, various embodiments are possible.

Referring to FIG. 7, the solar cell 300 is connected to each other in series so that not only the circuit is simple but also the structure is simple and practical, while the operation of the entire solar cell 300 is shorted. Since it may be stopped, the short circuit signal detection unit 500 is further provided to determine the short circuit degree between the solar cells 300 in advance.

The short signal detection unit 500 includes a short signal unit 510 and a display unit 520. The short circuit signal unit 510 transmits short circuit information of the solar cell 300, and the variable electrical connection units 400a, 400b, 400c or the solar cell 300 are electrically connected to each other to suspect a short circuit. Can be installed on

The display unit 520 receives the short circuit information such as the short circuit position and the short circuit from the short signal unit 510 so that the short circuit information can be known from the outside, and is applied as an alarm sound or a display screen. can do.

Meanwhile, the short signal detection unit 500 is connected to a controller 600 (see FIG. 1) connected to the solar cells 300 to transmit and receive the short information. The controller 600 stores and charges power generated by the solar cell 300 and controls the operation of the entire solar cell 300.

While the present invention has been described with reference to exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical idea of the appended claims.

100a, 100b ... sliding door 200 ... frame
300 ... Solar cells 400a, 400b, 400c ... Variable electrical connections
210a, 210b, 210c ... Switching part 500 ... Short signal detecting part
600 ... controller 700 ... sliding door assembly

Claims (6)

A plurality of sliding doors each including a door window and a window frame provided at an edge of the door window, and opening and closing each other in a sliding type;
A frame fixed to a wall and supporting the sliding doors to be slidably movable from each other;
A plurality of solar cells formed in the door windows; And
A variable electric connector provided in the frame to electrically connect each of the solar cells and elastically vary in length to maintain electrical connection between the solar cells when the sliding doors are moved;
The variable electrical connection portion,
An end portion of the wire part connected to the solar cell;
Sliding door assembly using a solar cell comprising a winding unit for winding the wire portion elastically. The method according to claim 1,
The solar cell, one side of the door window is a positive (+) pole, the other side of the door window is a negative (-) pole, the sliding door assembly using a solar cell that the sliding doors are connected in series with each other. delete The method according to claim 1,
The frame includes:
Sliding door assembly using a solar cell including a guide groove or a guide protrusion for guiding the wire portion so that the wire portion is not tangled. The method according to any one of claims 1, 2 or 4,
Short circuit signal unit for transmitting the short circuit information of the solar cell,
And a short circuit detection unit including a display unit for receiving the short circuit information from the short circuit signal and notifying the short circuit information to the outside. The method according to any one of claims 1, 2 or 4,
The frame includes:
Sliding door assembly using a solar cell provided with an opening and closing portion to repair or check the variable electrical connection when the variable electrical connection failure.

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