TWI843095B - Clamping feet for solar panels - Google Patents

Abstract

The clamping foot of the present invention comprises an upper seat, a lower seat and a positioning assembly. The upper seat has a top plate and two wing plates connected to the top plate in opposite directions, the lower seat is arranged below the upper seat, and the lower seat has a side plate and two clamping plates connected to the side plates in opposite directions, the positioning assembly is arranged on the wing plates of the upper seat and the side plates of the lower seat, when the positioning assembly is locked, the wing plates of the upper seat push up the side plates of the lower seat, so that the clamping plates of the lower seat are close to each other to generate a clamping force, so that the fixing with the corrugated board can be realized. In this way, the clamping foot of the present invention can save the use of components and provide a stable fixing effect.

Description

Clamping feet for solar panels

The present invention relates to a foot for a solar panel, and in particular to a clamping foot for a solar panel.

Since solar panels require a large area of space to be installed, in order to fully utilize the space, the current solution is to install solar panels on the roof of existing buildings or on the ground outdoors. However, during the installation process, a large number of fixings (such as bolts and nuts) are generally required to complete the fixation, but the assembly method using multiple sets of fixings will result in complex structures and assembly troubles.

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a clamping foot for solar panels, which can save the use of components and provide a good and stable fixing effect.

In order to achieve the above main purpose, the clamping foot of the present invention includes an upper base, a lower base, and a positioning assembly. The upper seat has a top plate and two wing plates, and the wing plates are connected to two opposite sides of the top plate; the lower seat is assembled below the upper seat, and the lower seat has a side plate and two clamping plates, and the clamping plates are connected to two opposite sides of the top plate, and the outer side surfaces of the side plates of the lower seat abut against the inner side surfaces of the wing plates of the upper seat; the positioning assembly is arranged on the clamping plates of the lower seat, and when the positioning assembly is locked, the wing plates of the upper seat push the side plates of the lower seat, so that the clamping plates of the lower seat are close to each other to generate a clamping force, thereby achieving fixation with a wave board.

From the above, it can be seen that the clamping foot of the present invention can save the use of components during assembly and can provide a good and stable fixing effect.

Preferably, each wing has a clamping groove, and the clamping grooves are opposite to each other front and back and symmetrical left and right, and the corrugated board is clamped and fixed by the clamping grooves.

Preferably, each lower seat further has an upper support plate and a lower support plate, the upper support plate is vertically connected to the top edge of the side plate, the lower support plate is vertically connected to the bottom edge of the side plate, and the top surface of the upper support plates of the lower seat abuts against the bottom surface of the top plate of the upper seat. The upper seat is supported by the upper support plates.

Preferably, each wing plate has a straight hole, each side plate has a square hole, and the positioning assembly has a bolt, which is inserted through the straight holes and the square holes to fix the upper seat and the lower seat together.

The detailed structure, features, assembly or use of the clamping foot provided by the present invention will be described in the detailed description of the implementation method in the following. However, those with ordinary knowledge in the field of the present invention should understand that such detailed descriptions and specific embodiments listed for implementing the present invention are only used to illustrate the present invention and are not used to limit the scope of the patent application of the present invention.

10: Clamping foot

20: Upper seat

21: Top plate

22: Square hole

23: Wing plate

24: Straight hole

30: Lower seat

31: Side panels

32: Square hole

33: Clamp

34: Clip slot

35: Upper support plate

36: Lower support plate

40: Positioning assembly

41: First bolt

42: First front pad

43: First rear gasket

44: First nut

50: Column mounting seat

51: Bottom hole

52: Straight hole

53: Second bolt

54: Second front pad

55: Second rear gasket

56: Second nut

60: Column

61: Third bolt

62: Third front pad

63: Third rear gasket

64: Third nut

70: Waveboard

Figure 1 is a three-dimensional diagram of the clamping foot of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a three-dimensional exploded view of the clamping foot of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a three-dimensional exploded view of the upper base provided by the clamping foot of the present invention used in conjunction with the column mounting base.

Figure 4 is a partial three-dimensional exploded view of the clamping foot of the present invention used in conjunction with the column.

Figure 5 is a three-dimensional diagram of the clamping foot of the present invention clamped and fixed on the corrugated board.

The applicant first explains that throughout the entire specification, including the embodiments described below and the claims of the patent application, the terms related to direction are based on the directions in the drawings. Secondly, in the embodiments and drawings to be described below, the same component numbers represent the same or similar components or their structural features.

Please refer to Figures 1 and 2. The clamping foot 10 of the present invention includes an upper base 20, a lower base 30, and a positioning assembly 40.

The upper seat 20 has a top plate 21 and two wing plates 23, and the wing plates 23 are integrally connected vertically to two opposite sides of the top plate 21, wherein the top plate 21 has a square hole 22, and the wing plates 23 each have a straight hole 24.

Each lower seat body 30 has a side plate 31, two clamping plates 33, an upper supporting plate 35 and a lower supporting plate 36. The clamping plates 33 are integrally connected vertically to two opposite side edges of the side plate 31, the upper supporting plate 35 is integrally connected vertically to the top side edge of the side plate 31, and the lower supporting plate 36 is integrally connected vertically to the bottom side edge of the side plate 31. The side plate 31 has a square hole 32, and each clamping plate 33 has a clamping groove 34. The clamping grooves 34 are opposite to each other in front and back and symmetrical in left and right. As shown in FIG. 2 , the lower seat bodies 30 are symmetrically arranged below the upper seat body 20. On one hand, the top surfaces of the upper support plates 35 abut against the bottom surface of the top plate 21 of the upper seat body 20 to provide support for the upper seat body 20. On the other hand, the outer side surfaces of the side plates 31 abut against the inner side surfaces of the wing plates 23 of the upper seat body 20, so that the straight holes 24 and the square holes 32 are connected to each other.

The positioning assembly 40 has a first bolt 41, a first front gasket 42, a first rear gasket 43 and a first nut 44. The first bolt 41 passes through the first front gasket 42, the straight holes 24 of the upper seat 20, the square holes 32 of the lower seat 30 and the first rear gasket 43, and is fixed with the first nut 44, so that the upper seat 20 and the lower seat 30 are fixed together.

During actual construction, as shown in FIG. 3 , the upper seat body 20 receives a column mounting seat 50 with a top plate 21, and a second bolt 53 is passed from bottom to top through the square hole 22 of the upper seat body 20, a bottom hole 51 of the column mounting seat 50, a second front gasket 54 and a second rear gasket 55, and is fixed with a second nut 56, so that the upper seat body 20 and the column mounting seat 50 are assembled together. After assembling the upper seat 20 and the lower seat 30 according to the previous step, the column mounting seat 50 receives the bottom end of a column 60, as shown in FIG. 4, and then a third bolt 61 is passed through two straight holes 52 of the column mounting seat 50, a third front gasket 62, the column 60 and a third rear gasket 63, and is fixed with a third nut 64, so that the column mounting seat 50 and the column 60 are assembled together. Next, install the clips 33 at the appropriate position of the corrugated plate 70, and then tighten the first nut 44. When the positioning assembly 40 is locked, the wing plates 23 of the upper seat 20 can push the side plates 31 of the lower seat 30, so that the clips 33 of the lower seat 30 are close to each other and the clip grooves 34 are used to generate a clamping force on the corrugated plate 70, as shown in Figure 5, thereby completing the fixation with the corrugated plate 70.

From the above, it can be seen that the clamping foot 10 of the present invention can save the use of components and provide a good and stable fixing effect.

20: Upper seat

21: Top plate

22: Square hole

23: Wing plate

24: Straight hole

30: Lower seat

31: Side panels

32: Square hole

33: Clamp

34: Clip slot

35: Upper support plate

36: Lower support plate

41: First bolt

42: First front pad

43: First rear gasket

44: First nut

Claims (4)

A clamping foot for a solar panel comprises: an upper seat having a top plate and two wing plates, the wing plates being connected to two opposite sides of the top plate; two lower seats arranged below the upper seat, each of the lower seats having a side plate and two clamping plates connected to the side plates oppositely, the outer side surfaces of the side plates of the lower seats abutting against the inner side surfaces of the wing plates of the upper seat; and a positioning assembly arranged on the wing plates of the upper seat and the side plates of the lower seat, when the positioning assembly is locked, the wing plates of the upper seat push up the side plates of the lower seat, so that the clamping plates of the lower seat are close to each other to generate a clamping force. As described in claim 1, the clamping bracket for solar panels, wherein each clamping plate has a clamping groove, and the clamping grooves are opposite to each other front and back and symmetrical left and right. As described in claim 2, the clamping foot for solar panels, wherein each lower seat body further has an upper support plate and a lower support plate, the upper support plate is vertically connected to the top edge of the side plate, the lower support plate is vertically connected to the bottom edge of the side plate, and the top surface of the upper support plates of the lower seat body abuts against the bottom surface of the top plate of the upper seat body. A clamping foot for a solar panel as described in claim 3, wherein each wing plate has a straight hole, each side plate has a square hole, and the positioning assembly has a first bolt, which is inserted through the straight holes and the square holes.

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