TWM594999U - Sectional cleansing structure of solar panel - Google Patents

Abstract

A solar panel segmented cleaning structure, including: a track; a movable frame combined with two brush wheels, when the movable frame spans the track, these brush wheels are on both sides of the track; and, a main wheel and a pulley are provided on the track two At the end, a rope bypasses the main wheel and pulley and can be connected to both sides of the movable frame. By the main wheel cooperating with the transmission relationship of the pulley, the rope traction movable frame moves multiple times on the track to clean the light receiving surface of the solar panel in sections.

Description

Solar panel segmented cleaning structure

This creation relates to a structure for cleaning solar panels in sections.

The known solar panel has a light-receiving surface, which receives sunlight, and converts the light energy of the sun into electrical energy through a photoelectric effect. When the light receiving surface is easily contaminated with dust or stains, the efficiency of photoelectric conversion becomes poor. Therefore, regular cleaning of the light-receiving surface is an indispensable maintenance operation for solar panels.

Operating a washing machine to remove dust or stains from solar panels is usually a time-saving and labor-saving method. For example, the patent rights of Taiwan No. I650930 and No. I655035 are the results of the research and development of the creator of this case dedicated to cleaning solar panels.

Adhering to the spirit of excellence, the creator of this case continues to develop cleaning technology to create a new cleaning structure, the main purpose of which is to use multiple, segmented cleaning structures to clean the light-receiving surface of the solar panel.

Due to the achievement of the above purpose, the solar panel segmented cleaning structure of this creation includes: a track; a movable frame combined with two brush wheels. When the movable frame spans the track, these brush wheels are on both sides of the track; and, a The main wheel and a pulley are arranged at both ends of the track, and a rope bypasses the main wheel and the pulley and can be connected to both sides of the movable frame.

Among them, the main wheel is pivotally connected to a base of the track. The base is equipped with a motor, which maintains a transmission relationship with the main wheel, and performs automatic cleaning of the solar panel.

Or, the base is provided with a manual shaft and a tenon, the manual shaft is provided with a driving gear rotating in the same direction, the driving gear is engaged with a driven gear of the main wheel, and both ends of a torsion spring are respectively connected to the base With the tenon, drive the tenon to catch the driving gear as normal, and perform the manual cleaning operation of the solar panel.

In this way, the main wheel cooperates with the transmission relationship of the pulley, the rope traction movable frame moves on the track multiple times, and the light receiving surface of the solar panel is cleaned in sections.

In order to make the purpose, structure, features and advantages of this creation more obvious, one or more preferred embodiments are described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating the first embodiment of the segmented cleaning structure, and a movable frame 20 is driven to reciprocate on a rail 10 by a traction device.

In the figure, the track 10 has three longitudinal rods 11 which are connected in parallel to a set of wheel bases 12 which are staggered from each other, and each wheel base 12 is pivotally connected to a wheel 13. The track 10 has a displacement structure 14 secured on the different sides of the track 10 and the traction device. The displacement structure 14 also has a set of wheel seats 16 with wheels 17. The set of wheel seats 16 is connected to a plurality of parallel crossbars 15. One of the crossbars 15 is connected to both sides of the track 10 through two connecting rods 18, resulting in The horizontal bar 15 and the vertical bar 11 are interlaced.

The traction device referred to herein means that one main wheel 40 and one pulley 41 are provided at both ends of the track 10, and a rope 42 bypasses the main wheel 40 and the pulley 41 to connect the two sides of the movable frame 20. The connection generally refers to: two hook bodies 43 are coupled to both ends of the rope 42, and the hook body 43 hooks a ring body 29 of the movable frame 20 to be detachable.

Wherein, the main wheel 40 is pivotally connected to a base 44 of the track 10, and a driven gear 45 is disposed on the side of the main wheel 40 by means of shaping or screwing. A manual shaft 46 is pivotally connected to the base 44, and two ends of an arm 50 are connected to the manual shaft 46 and a grip 51 respectively, so that the traction device has a manual operation structure.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram. As seen from another angle, the manual shaft 46 includes a driving gear 47 that rotates in the same direction, and the driving gear 47 and the driven gear 45 maintain a meshing or biting relationship. Two ends of a torsion spring 49 are connected to the base 44 and a tenon 48 pivotally connected to the base 44 respectively. The torsion spring 49 provides a force to drive the tenon 48 to catch the driving gear 47 as normal, avoiding the main wheel 40 from being arbitrary Turn.

Looking back at Fig. 1, the movable frame 20 is installed with two sets of fixing portions 21, a control box 25, two motors 27 and two brush wheels 60, and each set of fixing portions 21 secures two bearing seats 22. The brush wheel 60 is provided with a plurality of bristles 24. These bristles 24 are firmly around a shaft 23, and the two ends of the shaft 23 are rotatably supported by the bearing housing 22. A set of wires 26 connects the control box 25 and the motor 27 to transmit the external power to the motor 27. The motor 27 drives the shaft 23 to drive the bristles 24 to rotate on the movable frame 20 through a transmission mechanism 28. In addition, the movable frame 20 is installed with a spraying system 30 and two plates 34, which have a shielding effect on the brush wheel 60. The spraying system 30 is composed of a plurality of tubes 31 connecting a joint 32 and two sets of nozzles 33, which are fixed on the movable frame 20 at intervals.

In this embodiment, the transmission mechanism 28 is a combined mechanism of a belt and a pulley. In some embodiments, the transmission mechanism 28 may be a mechanical structure where the gear meshes with the gear, or a mechanical structure where the chain meshes with the gear.

Fig. 3 is a combined perspective view of the first embodiment. From the perspective of looking up, when the movable frame 20 straddles the rail 10, these fixing portions 21 support two brush wheels 60 on both sides of the rail 10. At the same time, the fixed portion 21 prevents the movable frame 20 from swinging left and right relative to the rail 10.

Fig. 4 is a side view showing that the first embodiment is installed on one solar panel 61. In the figure, the solar panel 61 is erected on a base 62, and the base 62 is placed on a supporting surface 68 such as a ground surface or a top floor. In this way, the solar panel 61 has a high point 65 and a low point 66, so that a light receiving surface 64 and a supporting surface 68 of the solar panel 61 have an elevation angle 63 between them.

During cleaning, the wheels 13 of the track 10 roll to contact the light-receiving surface 64, and the wheels 17 of the displacement structure 14 roll to contact the side 67 of the solar panel 61 adjacent to the high point 65, which not only allows the brush wheel 60 to reach the light-receiving surface 64, but also prevents movement The frame 20 and the rail 10 slide in the direction of the low point 66 of the solar panel 61.

The external liquid flows into the joint 32, shunts to the nozzle 33 via the tube 31, and sprays toward the brush wheel 60 or spills around the brush wheel 60. When the control box 25 is energized, the motor 27 drives the transmission mechanism 28 to rotate the brush wheel 60 to clean the light-receiving surface 64 to remove dust or stains.

FIG. 5 is an operation diagram showing the solid line position of the movable frame 20, which corresponds to a cleaning area 71 of the light receiving surface 64. Operate the handle 51 to drive the arm 50 to rotate, following the direction of arrow 69, the movable frame 20 moves from a solid line position to a dotted line position by a distance that is less than or equal to the length of the movable frame 20 (or a single brush wheel) to perform the next cleaning Area 71 cleaning action. In this way, the movable frame 20 moves multiple times on the track 10, and a plurality of cleaning areas 71 are connected in series to form a rectangular cleaning section 72 to clean part of the light-receiving surface 64.

Along the direction of arrow 70, push by a long rod (not shown) or drag with a cable (not shown) to drive the track 10 to move from the solid line position to the dotted line position, the moving distance is less than or equal to the movable frame 20 (or two The width of the brush wheel), the operation of the next cleaning section 72 is performed until all the light-receiving surfaces 64 are cleaned once.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the second embodiment of the track 10, and its structure is substantially the same as that of the first embodiment, except for the addition of a second displacement structure 14'.

Specifically, the second displacement structure 14 ′ and the base 44 are at both ends of the track 10, and are separated from the displacement structure 14 by a certain distance. Wherein, the second displacement structure 14' also has a set of wheel seats 16' equipped with wheels 17', and the set of wheel seats 16' is connected to a plurality of parallel beams 15'. One of the cross bars 15' and the longitudinal bars 11 are staggered with each other, so that the wheels 17, 17' of the two sets of wheel seats 16, 16' face each other.

Therefore, the second displacement structure 14' rolls in contact with the side of the solar panel adjacent to the low point, and the coordinated displacement structure 14 in roll contact with the side of the solar panel adjacent to the high point, so that the rail 10 and the movable frame can move smoothly on the light receiving surface.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the third embodiment of the track 10, and its structure is substantially the same as the first embodiment, the difference is that: first, the manual operation mode is abandoned, so the master wheel 40 does not need a driven gear.

Secondly, an automatic operation structure is adopted, and an electric motor 52 is added. The electric motor 52 is disposed on the base 44 and maintains a transmission relationship with the main wheel 40. Through the remote operation of the wireless 54, a controller 53 determines whether the motor 52 is running or not, and operates the main wheel 40 to rotate or stop.

In some embodiments, a wired operation mode is used, and the motor 52 and the controller 53 are connected by other wires, and the main wheel 40 can also be operated to rotate or stop.

10: Orbit 11: vertical bar 12, 16, 16': Wheel seat 13, 17, 17': wheels 14: Displacement structure 14': Second displacement structure 15, 15': Crossbar 18, 18': combination rod 20: movable frame 21: fixed part 22: Bearing seat 23: axis 24: bristles 25: control box 26: Wire 27: Motor 28: Transmission mechanism 29: ring body 30: Spraying system 31: Tube 32: Connector 33: Nozzle 34: Board 40: Main round 41: Pulley 42: Rope 43: hook body 44: Dock 45: driven gear 46: Manual axis 47: Driving gear 48: Tenon 49: Torsion spring 50: arm 51: Grip 52: Motor 53: Controller 54: Wireless 60: Brush wheel 61: Solar panel 62: Base 63: Elevation 64: light-receiving surface 65: high point 66: Low 67: Side 68: Support surface 69, 70: Arrow 71: Cleaning area 72: Cleaning section

Fig. 1 is a separated perspective view of the first embodiment of the creative segmented cleaning structure. Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of another angle of manual operation. Fig. 3 is a combined perspective view of the segmented cleaning structure viewed from above. Figure 4 is a side view of the segmented cleaning structure mounted on a solar panel. Fig. 5 is an operation diagram of cleaning a solar panel. Figure 6 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of a track. Fig. 7 is a partial perspective view of a third embodiment of a rail.

10: Orbit

11: vertical bar

12, 16: Wheel seat

13, 17: wheels

14: Displacement structure

15: Crossbar

18: combination rod

20: movable frame

21: fixed part

22: Bearing seat

23: axis

24: bristles

25: control box

26: Wire

27: Motor

28: Transmission mechanism

29: ring body

30: Spraying system

31: Tube

32: Connector

33: Nozzle

34: Board

40: Main round

41: Pulley

42: Rope

43: hook body

44: Dock

45: driven gear

50: arm

51: Grip

60: Brush wheel

Claims (10)

A segmented cleaning structure for solar panels, including: One track (10); A movable frame (20) combines two brush wheels (60), and when the movable frame (20) straddles the rail (10), the brush wheels (60) are on both sides of the rail (10); and A main wheel (40) and a pulley (41) are provided at both ends of the track (10), and a rope (42) bypasses the main wheel (40) and the pulley (41) to connect the movable frame (20) on both sides. The solar panel sectional cleaning structure as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the track (10) has a set of wheel seats (12) configured with wheels (13), and the set of wheel seats (12) is connected to multiple parallel Longitudinal rod (11). The solar panel segment cleaning structure as described in item 2 of the patent application scope, wherein the track (10) also has a displacement structure (14), the displacement structure (14) has a set of wheels with wheels (17) Seat (16), the set of wheel seats (16) is connected with a plurality of parallel beams (15), and one of the beams (15) is connected with the longitudinal beams (11) to be staggered with each other. The solar panel sectional cleaning structure as described in item 3 of the patent application scope, wherein the track (10) also has a second displacement structure (14'), which is separated from the displacement structure (14) by a certain distance; The second displacement structure (14') also has a set of wheel seats (16') equipped with wheels (17'). The set of wheel seats (16') is connected to a plurality of parallel crossbars (15'), one of which is a crossbar (15') The connecting longitudinal bars (11) are staggered with each other, so that the wheels (17, 17') of the two sets of wheel seats (16, 16') face each other. The solar panel segment cleaning structure as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, in which two hook bodies (43) are coupled to both ends of the rope (42), the hook body (43) hooks the movable frame (20) A ring body (29). The solar panel segmented cleaning structure as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the main wheel (40) is pivotally connected to a base (44) of the track (10). The solar panel segment cleaning structure as described in item 6 of the patent application scope, wherein the base (44) is provided with a manual shaft (46) and a tenon (48), and the manual shaft (46) has the same direction A rotating driving gear (47), the driving gear (47) engages with a driven gear (45) of the main wheel (40), and two ends of a torsion spring (49) are connected to the base (44) and the tenon respectively (48), driving the tenon (48) to catch the driving gear (47) is normal. The solar panel segment cleaning structure as described in item 6 of the patent application scope, wherein the base (44) is provided with a motor (52), and the motor (52) maintains a transmission relationship with the main wheel (40). The solar panel segmented cleaning structure as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the movable frame (20) has two sets of fixing portions (21), and the set of fixing portions (21) secures two bearing seats (22); The brush wheel (60) has a shaft (23) with a plurality of bristles (24), and the two ends of the shaft (23) are supported by the bearing housing (22) and can rotate; Two motors (27) are installed on the movable frame (20). The motor (27) drives the shaft (23) to rotate the bristles (24) through a transmission mechanism (28). The solar panel sectional cleaning structure as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the movable frame (20) is installed with a spraying system (30), and the spraying system (30) is connected to a joint (32) by a plurality of pipes (31) ) Is composed of two groups of nozzles (33), which are fixed on the movable frame (20) at intervals.

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