TWM574664U - Floating structure - Google Patents

Abstract

A floating plate structure for carrying a photovoltaic panel includes a hollow body, a hollow portion, a groove, a protruding rail, a chamfered structure, and a plurality of fixed connecting ears. The hollow body comprises a bottom surface, a top surface and four outer side walls, wherein the outer side wall surrounds the bottom surface and the top surface to form a hollow body, and the top surface forms an angle with the bottom surface; the hollow portion penetrates the top surface and the bottom surface of the hollow body, wherein one The inner side wall connects the top surface and the bottom surface to form a hollow portion; the groove is disposed on the top surface and extends from the two outer side walls toward the inner side wall; the protruding rail is formed on the left and right sides of the groove and protrudes from the top surface; the chamfer structure is located The top surface and the two adjacent outer side walls are disposed; the plurality of fixed connecting ears are protruded between the two adjacent outer side walls. The overall design of the floating plate structure of the present invention improves product quality and structural strength.

Description

Floating plate structure

The present invention relates to a floating plate structure, and more particularly to a floating plate structure using a floating photovoltaic device.

In the field of floating solar installations, it is known to be applied to a floating device supporting a solar panel, the floating device comprising a support structure in the form of a metal frame supporting one or more solar panels, and a tool for floating At the bottom, it is integrated with the support structure in the form of a plastic float.

A device for supporting solar panels is known from the prior art, for example, in the documents EP 1 833 098 A1, DE 10 2009 019 548 A1, DE 10 2009 019 548, or DE 20 2008 014 174, which has particular application for the installation of solar panels on the horizontal surface of the roof. Each of these devices consists of a composite element in the form of a housing with a base for attachment to a horizontal surface, the housing having a sloped upper surface, and a solar panel secured to the inclined upper surface of the housing.

Such devices are typically obtained by thermoforming in the form of open shells which are less suitable for use in floating solar installations.

In view of the lack of the above-mentioned conventional structure, the manufacturing quality is good, cost-effective, and suitable for floating solar device floating plate structure is currently an extremely demanding goal.

The present invention provides a floating plate structure, and the overall structural design thereof improves product quality and structural strength.

The floating plate structure of the embodiment is used for supporting and fixing the photovoltaic plate. The floating plate structure comprises: a hollow body, a hollow portion, a first groove, a protruding guide rail, a chamfer structure and A plurality of fixed attachment ears. The hollow body comprises a bottom surface, a top surface and two first outer sidewalls and two second outer sidewalls, wherein the two first outer sidewalls and the second outer sidewall surround the bottom surface and the top surface to form a hollow body; the level of the first outer sidewall The length is greater than or equal to the horizontal length of the second outer side wall; and the plane of the top surface substantially forms an angle with the plane where the bottom surface substantially lies, so that the second outer side wall can be divided into a second long outer side wall and a second short outer side wall. The vertical height of the first long outer side wall is greater than the vertical height of the second short outer side wall. The hollow portion penetrates the top surface and the bottom surface of the hollow body, and one of the inner side walls connects the top surface and the bottom surface to form a hollow portion. The first groove is disposed on the top surface and extends from the second outer sidewall toward the inner sidewall. The protruding rails are formed on the left and right sides of the first groove and protrude from the upper surface of the top surface. The chamfered structure is located between the top surface and the first outer sidewall and the second long outer sidewall. A plurality of fixed connection ear protrusions are disposed between any two adjacent first outer sidewalls and second outer sidewalls.

In the following, the specific embodiments and the accompanying drawings are explained in detail, and it is easier to understand the purpose, technical content, characteristics and effects achieved by the present invention.

The various embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. In addition to the detailed description, the present invention may be widely practiced in other embodiments, and any alternatives, modifications, and equivalent changes of the described embodiments are included in the scope of the present invention. quasi. In the description of the specification, a number of specific details are provided for the reader to have a more complete understanding of the present invention; however, the present invention may be implemented without omitting some or all of the specific details. In addition, well-known steps or elements are not described in detail to avoid unnecessarily limiting the present invention. The same or similar elements in the drawings will be denoted by the same or similar symbols. It is to be noted that the drawings are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent the actual dimensions or quantities of the components. Some of the details may not be fully drawn in order to facilitate the simplicity of the drawings.

Referring to FIG. 1 , a floating plate structure 10 of an embodiment of the present invention is used for supporting and supporting a photovoltaic plate. The floating plate structure 10 includes: a hollow body 11 , a hollow portion 12 , and a first groove 13 . , a protruding rail 14 , a chamfered structure 15 and a plurality of fixed connecting ears 16 . In one embodiment, the floating plate structure 10 is formed from plastic.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the hollow body 11 includes a top surface 111 , a bottom surface 112 , and two first outer sidewalls 113 , 114 and two second outer sidewalls 115 , 116 , wherein the first outer sidewalls 113 , 114 and The second outer sidewalls 115, 116 surround the bottom surface 112 and the top surface 111 to form a hollow body 11, wherein the horizontal length L1 of the first outer sidewalls 113, 114 is greater than or equal to the horizontal length L2 of the second outer sidewalls 115, 116, that is, In an embodiment, the appearance of the hollow body 11 is substantially in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped. Referring to FIG. 2 together, as shown in the figure, the plane of the top surface 111 substantially forms an angle with the plane of the bottom surface 112 substantially such that the second outer sidewall can be divided into a second long outer sidewall 115 and a second. The short outer sidewall 116, wherein the vertical height H1 of the second long outer sidewall 115 is greater than the vertical height H2 of the second short outer sidewall 116. In an embodiment, the angle formed by the top surface 111 and the bottom surface 112 is between 10 degrees and 20 degrees, preferably between 10 degrees and 15 degrees. In a preferred embodiment, the angle A includes However, it is not limited to 12 degrees. It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the angle of the angle is fixed when the hollow body is formed, and cannot be adjusted. The angular design of the floating plate structure allows the photovoltaic panel disposed thereon to have the same angle of inclination with respect to the horizontal plane. Following the above, as shown in FIG. 1 , the hollow portion 12 penetrates the top surface 111 and the bottom surface 112 of the hollow body 11 , and an inner sidewall 117 connects the top surface 111 and the bottom surface 112 to form the hollow portion 12 . In one embodiment, the contour of the hollow portion 12 is generally elongated oval.

As shown in FIG. 1, the first trench 13 is disposed on the top surface 111, and extends from the second outer sidewall 115, 116 toward the inner sidewall 117. As shown, the first trench 13 can be seen by any one. The second outer side walls 115, 116 form a downwardly concave communication passage at the top surface 111 toward the inner side wall 117. In another embodiment, the hollow body 11 further includes a second groove 17 disposed on the top surface 111 and located on both sides of the hollow portion 12, and the formation of the groove can increase the overall structural strength of the hollow body 11.

With reference to FIG. 1 , the protruding rails 14 are formed on the left and right sides of the first groove 13 and protrude from the upper surface of the top surface 111 . In one embodiment, the number of the protruding rails 14 includes, but is not limited to, four. In still another embodiment, the protruding rail 14 is integrally formed with the hollow body 11, that is, the protruding rail 14 and the hollow body 11 can be formed in the same process. In another embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the horizontal length L3 of any of the protruding rails 14 is within 20% of the horizontal length L2 of the second outer sidewalls 115, 116, and the ratio includes, but is not limited to, 10% to 20%. With reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. 3 , the chamfered structure 15 is located between the top surface 111 and the first outer sidewall 113 and the second outer sidewall 115 , and is particularly disposed on the top surface 111 and the first outer sidewall 113 and the second long outer side. Between the walls 115, the chamfered design allows the edge of the hollow body 11 to have a more gradual appearance, effectively improving the thickness distribution.

In order to ensure that the operator can make the floating plate structure 10 float efficiently, in an embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the hollow body 11 has an opening and the sealing member 21 is disposed on the second outer side wall 116 and close to the top. Face 111 to change the floating state or to ballast the device.

Furthermore, in order to enable the floating plate structures to be spliced to achieve the function of the floating platform, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, a plurality of fixed connecting ears 16 are protruded from any two adjacent first outer side walls 113, 114 and Between the second outer side walls 115, 116, according to this, a plurality of floating plate structures can be spliced using a fixing member. It can be understood that in an embodiment, the fixed attachment ears 16 can also connect the floating plate structure 10 to other devices including, but not limited to, other types of floating plates 18 as shown in FIG. In an embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 , the floating plate structure 10 further includes at least two clamping members 19 , wherein any clamping member 19 is fastened to the protruding rail 14 for clamping the photoelectric plate ( Not shown in the figure). In yet another embodiment, the clip 19 can also be used to clamp the frame 20 of a photovoltaic panel (not shown). In still another embodiment, referring to FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, the protruding rail 14 is a slightly T-shaped guide rail, and the clamping member 19 has a shape that can be matched with the rail, so that the clamping member 19 One end can be fixed to the rail, and the other end can be used to clamp the frame on the photovoltaic board or the photovoltaic board. In yet another embodiment, the clamping member 19 can be additionally secured to the male guide rail 14 using a locking member, wherein the locking member includes, but is not limited to, a screw.

In summary, the floating plate structure of the present invention is characterized in that a hollow body having a hollow portion is a floating plate body, and a groove connecting the hollow portion inwardly from the outer side wall and connecting the outer side wall and the top surface of the hollow body are disposed thereon. The corner structure is used to strengthen the structural strength, and the design of the protruding rail protruding from the hollow body surface can be matched with the external clip to carry the photovoltaic panel. Moreover, the design of the fixed connection ear can splicing a plurality of floating plate structures to achieve the function of a floating platform.

The embodiments described above are only for explaining the technical idea and characteristics of the present invention, and the purpose thereof is to enable those skilled in the art to understand the contents of the present invention and implement them according to the scope of the patent. That is, the equivalent changes or modifications made by the people in accordance with the spirit revealed by this creation should still be covered by the scope of the patent of this creation.

10‧‧‧Floating plate structure

11‧‧‧ hollow body

111‧‧‧ top surface

112‧‧‧ bottom

113, 114‧‧‧ first outer side wall

115‧‧‧Second outer side wall (second long outer side wall)

116‧‧‧Second outer side wall (second short outer side wall)

117‧‧‧ inner side wall

12‧‧‧镂空部

13‧‧‧First trench

14‧‧‧ protruding rail

15‧‧‧Chamfer structure

16‧‧‧Fixed ear

17‧‧‧Second trench

18‧‧‧Float board

19‧‧‧Clamping parts

20‧‧‧ box

21‧‧‧ openings and their fittings

A‧‧‧ angle

H1, H2‧‧‧ vertical height

L1, L2‧‧‧ horizontal length

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is a schematic view showing the structure of a floating plate of an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 is a side elevational view showing the floating plate structure of one embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 3 is a schematic view showing the structure of a floating plate of an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 4 is a schematic view showing the structure of a floating plate of still another embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 5 is a schematic view showing the floating platform formed by the floating plate structure of still another embodiment of the present invention. Figure 6 is a schematic view showing a partially enlarged view of one side of a floating plate structure of still another embodiment of the present invention. Figure 7 is a schematic view showing a partial enlarged view of the other side of the floating plate structure of still another embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (11)

A floating plate structure for supporting a photovoltaic plate thereon, the floating plate structure comprising: a hollow body, the hollow body comprising a bottom surface, a top surface, and two first outer sidewalls and two second outer sidewalls The two first outer sidewalls and the two outer sidewalls surround the bottom surface and the top surface to form the hollow body; the horizontal length of the first outer sidewall is greater than or equal to a horizontal length of the second outer sidewall; and the top surface The plane of the plane is formed at an angle with the plane where the bottom surface substantially lies, so that the second outer sidewall can be divided into a second long outer sidewall and a second short outer sidewall, wherein the first long outer sidewall has a vertical height greater than a vertical height of the second short outer side wall; a hollow portion extending through the top surface and the bottom surface of the hollow body, wherein an inner side wall connects the top surface and the bottom surface to form the hollow portion; Provided on the top surface, the second outer side wall extends toward the inner side wall; a protruding rail formed on the left and right sides of the first groove and protruding from the upper surface of the top surface; Structure, located on the top surface Between the first outer wall and the outer wall of the second length; and a plurality of fixed connection lugs, projections disposed between the first outer wall adjacent to any of the two second outer wall. The floating plate structure of claim 1, wherein the included angle is between 10 degrees and 20 degrees. The floating plate structure of claim 2, wherein the included angle is 12 degrees. The floating plate structure of claim 1, wherein the horizontal length of any of the protruding rails is within 20% of the horizontal length of the second outer side wall. The floating plate structure according to claim 4, wherein a ratio of a horizontal length of any of the protruding guide rails to a horizontal length of the second outer side wall is between 10% and 20%. The floating plate structure of claim 1, wherein any one of the protruding guide rails is integrally formed with the hollow body. The floating plate structure according to claim 1, wherein the protruding guide rail is a guide rail having a slightly T-shaped outer shape. The floating plate structure of claim 1, wherein an opening and a sealing member thereof are disposed on the second outer side wall and adjacent to the top surface. The floating plate structure of claim 1, further comprising a second groove disposed on the top surface and located on both sides of the hollow portion. The floating plate structure of claim 1, further comprising at least two clamping members, wherein any one of the clamping members is fastened to the protruding rail for clamping the photovoltaic panel or the frame on the photovoltaic panel. The floating plate structure of claim 10, further comprising a locking component for fixing the clamping member to the protruding rail.