WO2024018417A1 - Pole cover with photovoltaic panel support - Google Patents

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WO2024018417A1
WO2024018417A1 PCT/IB2023/057408 IB2023057408W WO2024018417A1 WO 2024018417 A1 WO2024018417 A1 WO 2024018417A1 IB 2023057408 W IB2023057408 W IB 2023057408W WO 2024018417 A1 WO2024018417 A1 WO 2024018417A1
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Nicola PALMITESTA
Giuseppe BORRACCI
Stefano BORRACCI
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Magel Srl
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02S—GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRARED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES
    • H02S20/00—Supporting structures for PV modules
    • H02S20/10—Supporting structures directly fixed to the ground
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02S—GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRARED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES
    • H02S20/00—Supporting structures for PV modules
    • H02S20/20—Supporting structures directly fixed to an immovable object
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02S—GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRARED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES
    • H02S20/00—Supporting structures for PV modules
    • H02S20/30—Supporting structures being movable or adjustable, e.g. for angle adjustment

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  • the present invention relates to a novel pole cover system which allows installing photovoltaic panels , the pole cover system being usable , for example , in the agricultural setting on support poles of anti-hail nets or plastic films placed to cover fruit trees or even on the poles used as stakes for plants .
  • pole covers having a substantially quadrilateral or circular section, usable for decorative purposes or as a structural element for fastening pulling cables for nets or plastic films .
  • the commercially available pole covers do not allow installing elements thereon since they do not include any means for fastening elements superimposed on the pole itsel f .
  • the finding aims to overcome the limits of the prior art by providing a pole cover which allows installing light structures on the top thereof without interfering with the crops below or with the covering nets/cloths .
  • the suggested solution is a system consisting of three elements which when j oined using screws and interlocking j oints leads to a structure adapted to support a photovoltaic panel .
  • Figure 1 is an isometric view of the shell (10) , the (optional) intermediate cable clip cover (20) , and the adapter (B) of the finding.
  • Figures 2a, 2b, 2c and 2d are a side view, a front view, a top view, and a bottom view, respectively, corresponding to figure 1.
  • Figures 3a and 3b are a front view and a sectional view according to a sagittal plane, corresponding to figure 1, respectively, in which the seat for positioning the adapter (B) inside the shell (10) can be seen.
  • Figures 4a and 4b are a front view and a sectional view according to a median plane, corresponding to figure 1, respectively, in which the seat for positioning the adapter (B) inside the shell (10) can be seen.
  • Figure 5 is an isometric view of the load-bearing cover (30) provided with a supporting structure for a photovoltaic panel (E) .
  • Figure 6 is an isometric view of a part of the load-bearing cover (30) in fig. 5, in which the horizontal rotation device (D) can be seen.
  • Figure 7 is an exploded view of the horizontal rotation device (D) .
  • Figures 8a and 8b are a side view and a sectional view, respectively, corresponding to figure 7.
  • Figures 9a and 9b are a top view and a sectional view of the photovoltaic panel (E) coupled to the horizontal rotation device (D) , respectively.
  • Figure 10 is an isometric view of an exploded view of the finding.
  • Figure 11 is an isometric view of the shell (10) of the adapter (B) according to a simplified variant of the finding.
  • Figures 12a, 12b and 12c are a front view, a top view, and a bottom view, respectively, of the shell (10) according to the variant in fig. 11.
  • Figures 13a and 13b are a front view and a sectional view, respectively, of the shell (10) and of the adapter (B) according to the variant in fig. 11.
  • Figure 14 is an isometric view of the cover (30) with a support for a photovoltaic panel of the variant in f ig . 11.
  • Figures 15a and 15b are a rear view and a front view, respectively, of a common photovoltaic panel couplable to the variant in fig. 11.
  • Figure 16 is an isometric view of an exploded view of the variant in fig. 11.
  • the pole cover (A) according to the finding comprises the following elements:
  • a load-bearing cover (30) provided with a supporting/backing structure for coupling a photovoltaic panel (E) , said load-bearing cover (30) being fastenable directly to the shell (10) or above the possible cable clip cover (20) ;
  • the shell (10) has a lower cavity open downwards in which the upper end of the pole (p) is interlocked.
  • the upper end of the pole (P) is insertable into an adapter (B) in turn insertable into the shell (10) , which is thus interposed between the pole and the shell itself. It is thus advantageously possible to use the same shell (10) with poles of different shapes.
  • the shell (10) consists of a substantially hemispherical bulged part (102) having, in the lower part, a housing (104) provided with an opening ( 104 ’ ) in which there are directly insertable: the upper end of a pole (P) or, in the case of said variant of the finding, said adapter (B) in which the upper end of the pole (P) is in turn inserted.
  • the shape of said housing (104) is adapted to match that of the outer surface (B' ) of the adapter (B) , whereas the inner surface (B' ’ ) of said adapter (B) , in which the pole (P) is inserted, has a shape corresponding to that of the upper end of said pole (P) .
  • the presence of the adapter (B) allows using the same shell (10) with poles of different shapes/size, allowing the use of the finding on poles made of concrete, iron, wood, etc.
  • the upper surface (103) of said shell (10) is preferably flat with rounded edges, whereas the lower part (102) of the same shell is flared; this flaring is necessary since the widening of the upper part of the shell (10) allows it to support the remaining components of the finding, acting both as a support for laying the pulling cables of nets or plastic films, which cables are positioned in appropriate, mutually perpendicular grooves (105A, 105B) obtained on the upper surface (103) of the shell itself, and as a seat for the fastening means (101) preferably consisting of a plurality of threaded holes for the fastening screws (V) of the possible intermediate cable clip cover (20) and of the load-bearing cover (30) with the supporting/backing structure of the photovoltaic panel.
  • the threaded holes (101) for the fastening screws (V) of the cable clip cover (20) and the load-bearing cover (30) provided with the supporting structure are positioned along a circumference close to the edge of the upper surface (103) of the shell (10) .
  • the housing (104) of the adapter (B) inside the shell (10) is shown in figure 2d.
  • At least one substantially radial hole (106) obtained from the side surface of the hemispherical bulged part (102) , as well as a central hole (107) obtained on the upper surface (103) can be present on said shell (10) , said holes communicating with each other such as to allow the passage of electric cables inside the shell (10) .
  • a possible cable clip cover (20) is positioned on the upper surface (103) of the shell (10) , having a shape corresponding to that of the shell (10) , provided with:
  • the intermediate cable clip cover (20) is also provided with a central hole (207) placed in a position corresponding to the hole (107) in the shell (10) .
  • the finding described so far also includes a loadbearing cover (30) , provided with a supporting/backing structure for a photovoltaic panel (E) , which loadbearing cover is installable above the cable clip cover (20) , if present, or directly on the shell (10) .
  • the load-bearing cover (30) provided with a supporting/backing structure consists of:
  • a base (301) the lower surface (302) of which is configured to match the upper surface (103) of the shell (10) or the upper surface (203) of the possible cable clip cover (20) , and is provided with a plurality of through holes (301) placed at the threaded fastening holes (101) present on the shell (10) and thus also at the through holes (201) present on the cable clip cover (20) , if present;
  • tubular seat (304) preferably, but not exclusively, quadrilateral in shape, perpendicular to the base (301) and firmly constrained thereon, which seat is provided with a plurality of pairs of transverse holes ( 304 ’ ) arranged on two opposing faces;
  • a support rod (306) telescopically sliding into said seat (304) , which rod (306) is also tubular and is provided with a plurality of pairs of transverse holes ( 306 ’ ) on two opposing side faces of said rod (306) and corresponding to the faces on which the holes ( 304 ’ ) of the seat (304) are obtained to be fastenable to the latter with appropriate pins (307) , which are inserted into both of the aforesaid pairs of holes (304' and 306' ) ;
  • each of said flaps (305) being provided with a hole (305' ) close to the base (301) ;
  • a device (D) for the horizontal rotation of the panel itself is present between the top of said telescopic rod (306) and the pair of vertical plates (308) for fastening the panel (E) , said device consisting of:
  • a lower plate (310) provided with a preferably tubular, central cylinder (312) protruding upwards, which plate (310) is integral with an underlying element (314) which is configured to be fastened to the upper end of the support rod (306) ; for that purpose, said underlying element (314) being provided with a pair of transverse holes ( 314 ’ ) on two opposing side faces for the insertion of fastening pins (315) of the same underlying element (314) with respect to the sliding support rod (306) ;
  • Said mutually rotatable lower (310) and upper (311) plates are preferably provided:
  • the horizontal rotation device (D) is preferably hollow, thus allowing the passage of the electric cables therein, from and to the photovoltaic panel (E) .
  • a photovoltaic panel (E) is coupled to the plate (308) by means of the pin (309) insertable into the hole (308' ) ; advantageously, it is possible to adjust the height of the panel by sliding the support rod (306) inside the seat (304) and stopping it in the desired position using the pins (307) .
  • Said pulling cables (T) are preferably provided with appropriate cable tensioners to keep them taut.
  • the first pulling cable is positioned inside the groove (105A) , the aim of which is both to support the anti-hail net/polymer film (R) covering the row, and to promote the maintenance of the shell (10) in its position on top of the pole (P) where it is installed.
  • the anti-hail net or polymer film (R) covering the fruit trees is then arranged, and once the arrangement of the cover has been finished, a second pulling cable is placed inside the groove (105B) , orthogonal to the first, the aim of which is to keep the cover in place.
  • the cables are thus kept in place by the possible cable clip cover (20) which is fastened to the shell (10) , or directly by the load-bearing cover (30) provided with a supporting structure.
  • the loadbearing cover (30) is positioned thereon and is fastened using the screws (V) engaged in the seats (101, 201, 301) which allow stably fastening said intermediate cable clip cover (20) and said loadbearing cover (30) to the shell (10) .
  • the shell (10) is provided with the preferably horizontal hole (106) and the central hole (107) , communicating with each other, and the intermediate cable clip cover (20) is provided with the central hole (207) , the passage of the electric cables for the photovoltaic panel can take place inside the pole cover (A) .
  • the loadbearing cover (30) also has a central hole corresponding to that of the cable clip cover (20) .
  • the optional presence of the horizontal rotation device (D) allows a rotation of the photovoltaic panel (E) about the vertical axis.
  • the pole cover (A) according to the finding thus allows installing a photovoltaic panel onto the corresponding pole, e.g., in orchards, without interfering with the crops below, while allowing normal covers to be used on said crops without needing to alter the layout or use thereof and thus preserving the underlying plants as much as possible.
  • the shell (10) , the adapter (B) , and said cable clip and load-bearing covers (20, 30) are made of plastic material .
  • a further peculiarity of the finding is that the plurality of holes (301, 201) present in said optional cable clip cover (20) and in said load-bearing cover (30) can also be replaced by arched slots (not shown) in which the fastening screws (V) are inserted to be engaged in the threaded seats (101) present in the shell (10) .
  • the load-bearing cover (30) provided with a supporting/backing structure for a photovoltaic panel (E) substantially consists of:
  • a base (303) the lower surface (302) of which is configured to match the upper surface (103) of the shell (10) , and is provided with a plurality of through holes (301) placed at the threaded fastening holes (101) present on the shell (10) ;
  • a tubular seat (304) preferably, but not exclusively, with a quadrilateral section, perpendicular to the base (303) and firmly constrained thereon, which tubular seat (304) is provided with a plurality of pairs of transverse holes ( 304 ’ ) arranged on two opposing faces;
  • a support rod (306) preferably telescopically sliding inside said tubular seat (304) , which rod (306) is also tubular and is provided with a plurality of pairs of transverse holes ( 306 ’ ) on two opposing side faces of said rod (306) and corresponding to the faces on which said holes ( 304 ’ ) of the tubular seat (304) are present, to be fastenable to the latter with appropriate transverse pins (307) , which are inserted into both of the aforesaid pairs of holes (304' and 306' ) ;

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A system for installing a photovoltaic panel (E) in an agricultural setting on the top of support poles (P) for cloths or nets for covering fruit trees/vines or poles (P) used as stakes for plants in an agricultural setting, comprises a pole cover (A) consisting of: ·a main body or shell (10) configured to be fastenable to the top of a pole (P); ·an optional cable clip cover (20), fastenable to said shell (10); ·a load-bearing cover (30) provided with a supporting/backing structure for installing a photovoltaic panel (E), said load-bearing cover (30) being fastenable to the shell (10) directly or with the interposition of the cable clip cover (20); ·means for fastening the cable clip cover (20) and the load-bearing cover (30) to the shell (10), one on top of the other.

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POLE COVER WITH PHOTOVOLTAIC PANEL SUPPORT
The present invention relates to a novel pole cover system which allows installing photovoltaic panels , the pole cover system being usable , for example , in the agricultural setting on support poles of anti-hail nets or plastic films placed to cover fruit trees or even on the poles used as stakes for plants .
Various types of pole covers are known, having a substantially quadrilateral or circular section, usable for decorative purposes or as a structural element for fastening pulling cables for nets or plastic films .
However, the commercially available pole covers do not allow installing elements thereon since they do not include any means for fastening elements superimposed on the pole itsel f .
The finding aims to overcome the limits of the prior art by providing a pole cover which allows installing light structures on the top thereof without interfering with the crops below or with the covering nets/cloths .
The suggested solution is a system consisting of three elements which when j oined using screws and interlocking j oints leads to a structure adapted to support a photovoltaic panel .
A better understanding of the invention will be achieved by means of the following description and with reference to the accompanying drawings , which show a preferred embodiment and some variants thereof merely given by way of non-limiting example . In the drawings :
Figure 1 is an isometric view of the shell (10) , the (optional) intermediate cable clip cover (20) , and the adapter (B) of the finding.
Figures 2a, 2b, 2c and 2d are a side view, a front view, a top view, and a bottom view, respectively, corresponding to figure 1.
Figures 3a and 3b are a front view and a sectional view according to a sagittal plane, corresponding to figure 1, respectively, in which the seat for positioning the adapter (B) inside the shell (10) can be seen.
Figures 4a and 4b are a front view and a sectional view according to a median plane, corresponding to figure 1, respectively, in which the seat for positioning the adapter (B) inside the shell (10) can be seen.
Figure 5 is an isometric view of the load-bearing cover (30) provided with a supporting structure for a photovoltaic panel (E) .
Figure 6 is an isometric view of a part of the load-bearing cover (30) in fig. 5, in which the horizontal rotation device (D) can be seen.
Figure 7 is an exploded view of the horizontal rotation device (D) .
Figures 8a and 8b are a side view and a sectional view, respectively, corresponding to figure 7.
Figures 9a and 9b are a top view and a sectional view of the photovoltaic panel (E) coupled to the horizontal rotation device (D) , respectively.
Figure 10 is an isometric view of an exploded view of the finding.
Figure 11 is an isometric view of the shell (10) of the adapter (B) according to a simplified variant of the finding.
Figures 12a, 12b and 12c are a front view, a top view, and a bottom view, respectively, of the shell (10) according to the variant in fig. 11.
Figures 13a and 13b are a front view and a sectional view, respectively, of the shell (10) and of the adapter (B) according to the variant in fig. 11.
Figure 14 is an isometric view of the cover (30) with a support for a photovoltaic panel of the variant in f ig . 11.
Figures 15a and 15b are a rear view and a front view, respectively, of a common photovoltaic panel couplable to the variant in fig. 11.
Figure 16 is an isometric view of an exploded view of the variant in fig. 11.
The pole cover (A) according to the finding comprises the following elements:
• a main body or shell (10) insertable into the top of a pole (P) ;
• an optional, intermediate, cable clip cover (20) fastenable to the shell (10) ;
• a load-bearing cover (30) provided with a supporting/backing structure for coupling a photovoltaic panel (E) , said load-bearing cover (30) being fastenable directly to the shell (10) or above the possible cable clip cover (20) ;
• means for fastening the possible intermediate cable clip cover (20) and the load-bearing cover (30) , provided with a supporting/backing structure of a photovoltaic panel (E) , to the shell (10) .
In the preferred embodiment described, the shell (10) has a lower cavity open downwards in which the upper end of the pole (p) is interlocked.
In a variant of the finding, the upper end of the pole (P) is insertable into an adapter (B) in turn insertable into the shell (10) , which is thus interposed between the pole and the shell itself. It is thus advantageously possible to use the same shell (10) with poles of different shapes.
In the example shown, the shell (10) consists of a substantially hemispherical bulged part (102) having, in the lower part, a housing (104) provided with an opening ( 104 ’ ) in which there are directly insertable: the upper end of a pole (P) or, in the case of said variant of the finding, said adapter (B) in which the upper end of the pole (P) is in turn inserted.
In this variant, the shape of said housing (104) is adapted to match that of the outer surface (B' ) of the adapter (B) , whereas the inner surface (B' ’ ) of said adapter (B) , in which the pole (P) is inserted, has a shape corresponding to that of the upper end of said pole (P) .
Advantageously, the presence of the adapter (B) allows using the same shell (10) with poles of different shapes/size, allowing the use of the finding on poles made of concrete, iron, wood, etc.
The upper surface (103) of said shell (10) is preferably flat with rounded edges, whereas the lower part (102) of the same shell is flared; this flaring is necessary since the widening of the upper part of the shell (10) allows it to support the remaining components of the finding, acting both as a support for laying the pulling cables of nets or plastic films, which cables are positioned in appropriate, mutually perpendicular grooves (105A, 105B) obtained on the upper surface (103) of the shell itself, and as a seat for the fastening means (101) preferably consisting of a plurality of threaded holes for the fastening screws (V) of the possible intermediate cable clip cover (20) and of the load-bearing cover (30) with the supporting/backing structure of the photovoltaic panel.
In the preferred embodiment described so far, merely by way of non-limiting example, the threaded holes (101) for the fastening screws (V) of the cable clip cover (20) and the load-bearing cover (30) provided with the supporting structure are positioned along a circumference close to the edge of the upper surface (103) of the shell (10) .
The housing (104) of the adapter (B) inside the shell (10) is shown in figure 2d.
Optionally, at least one substantially radial hole (106) , obtained from the side surface of the hemispherical bulged part (102) , as well as a central hole (107) obtained on the upper surface (103) can be present on said shell (10) , said holes communicating with each other such as to allow the passage of electric cables inside the shell (10) .
According to the finding, a possible cable clip cover (20) is positioned on the upper surface (103) of the shell (10) , having a shape corresponding to that of the shell (10) , provided with:
- a lower surface (202) adapted to match the upper surface (103) of the shell (10) ;
- an upper surface (203) of similar shape to that of the upper surface (103) of the shell (10) ;
- a plurality of appropriate through holes (201) placed in a position corresponding to the threaded holes (101) present on the shell (10) , said through holes (201) allowing the passage of the fastening screws (V) perpendicularly from the upper surface (203) towards the lower one (202) and thus the positioning and clamping of said cable clip cover (20) onto the body (10) by means of the fastening screws only.
Optionally, if the shell (10) is provided with the radial hole (106) and the central hole (107) , the intermediate cable clip cover (20) is also provided with a central hole (207) placed in a position corresponding to the hole (107) in the shell (10) .
The finding described so far also includes a loadbearing cover (30) , provided with a supporting/backing structure for a photovoltaic panel (E) , which loadbearing cover is installable above the cable clip cover (20) , if present, or directly on the shell (10) .
In the preferred embodiment here described, the load-bearing cover (30) provided with a supporting/backing structure consists of:
- a base (301) , the lower surface (302) of which is configured to match the upper surface (103) of the shell (10) or the upper surface (203) of the possible cable clip cover (20) , and is provided with a plurality of through holes (301) placed at the threaded fastening holes (101) present on the shell (10) and thus also at the through holes (201) present on the cable clip cover (20) , if present;
- a tubular seat (304) preferably, but not exclusively, quadrilateral in shape, perpendicular to the base (301) and firmly constrained thereon, which seat is provided with a plurality of pairs of transverse holes ( 304 ’ ) arranged on two opposing faces;
- a support rod (306) telescopically sliding into said seat (304) , which rod (306) is also tubular and is provided with a plurality of pairs of transverse holes ( 306 ’ ) on two opposing side faces of said rod (306) and corresponding to the faces on which the holes ( 304 ’ ) of the seat (304) are obtained to be fastenable to the latter with appropriate pins (307) , which are inserted into both of the aforesaid pairs of holes (304' and 306' ) ;
- a plurality of outer stiffening flaps (305) , placed between the base (301) and the side surface of the seat (304) , each of said flaps (305) being provided with a hole (305' ) close to the base (301) ;
- at least one pair of vertical plates (308) placed on the top of the rod (306) for fastening the photovoltaic panel (E) , said plates being parallel to each other and both provided with a respective transverse hole (308' ) ;
- a transverse pin (309) inserted into said holes (308' ) of the vertical plates (308) for the rotatable connection of said photovoltaic panel (E) with said plates ( 308 ) ;
- at least one pair of pins (307) insertable into said pairs of holes ( 304 ' , 306' ) for locking the sliding rod (306) in the desired position inside the seat (304) , to form a telescopic coupling.
In a further variant of the finding, shown in figures 6 to 10, a device (D) for the horizontal rotation of the panel itself is present between the top of said telescopic rod (306) and the pair of vertical plates (308) for fastening the panel (E) , said device consisting of:
• a lower plate (310) provided with a preferably tubular, central cylinder (312) protruding upwards, which plate (310) is integral with an underlying element (314) which is configured to be fastened to the upper end of the support rod (306) ; for that purpose, said underlying element (314) being provided with a pair of transverse holes ( 314 ’ ) on two opposing side faces for the insertion of fastening pins (315) of the same underlying element (314) with respect to the sliding support rod (306) ;
• an upper plate (311) provided with a central hole ( 311 ’ ) for the insertion of the central cylinder (312) .
Said mutually rotatable lower (310) and upper (311) plates are preferably provided:
- with two arched slots ( 310 ’ ) coaxial to the central cylinder (312) , and
- with corresponding end-of-stroke pins (313) fastened into appropriate holes ( 311 ’ ’ ) , respectively.
The horizontal rotation device (D) is preferably hollow, thus allowing the passage of the electric cables therein, from and to the photovoltaic panel (E) . In the preferred embodiment described, by way of non-limiting example, a photovoltaic panel (E) is coupled to the plate (308) by means of the pin (309) insertable into the hole (308' ) ; advantageously, it is possible to adjust the height of the panel by sliding the support rod (306) inside the seat (304) and stopping it in the desired position using the pins (307) .
In addition, it is possible to adjust the inclination of the panel (E) utilizing the pin (309) inserted into the plate (308) ; according to the finding, in order to keep the panel in the desired inclination, pulling cables (T) are included, the ends of which are fastened to an upper/lower edge of the photovoltaic panel (E) , respectively.
Said pulling cables (T) are preferably provided with appropriate cable tensioners to keep them taut.
In essence, once the shell (10) has been fastened to the pole (P) by inserting the upper end of the latter into the pole cover, the first pulling cable is positioned inside the groove (105A) , the aim of which is both to support the anti-hail net/polymer film (R) covering the row, and to promote the maintenance of the shell (10) in its position on top of the pole (P) where it is installed.
The anti-hail net or polymer film (R) covering the fruit trees is then arranged, and once the arrangement of the cover has been finished, a second pulling cable is placed inside the groove (105B) , orthogonal to the first, the aim of which is to keep the cover in place.
The cables are thus kept in place by the possible cable clip cover (20) which is fastened to the shell (10) , or directly by the load-bearing cover (30) provided with a supporting structure.
If the cable clip cover (20) is present, the loadbearing cover (30) is positioned thereon and is fastened using the screws (V) engaged in the seats (101, 201, 301) which allow stably fastening said intermediate cable clip cover (20) and said loadbearing cover (30) to the shell (10) .
Optionally, if the shell (10) is provided with the preferably horizontal hole (106) and the central hole (107) , communicating with each other, and the intermediate cable clip cover (20) is provided with the central hole (207) , the passage of the electric cables for the photovoltaic panel can take place inside the pole cover (A) . In this case, obviously, the loadbearing cover (30) also has a central hole corresponding to that of the cable clip cover (20) .
The optional presence of the horizontal rotation device (D) allows a rotation of the photovoltaic panel (E) about the vertical axis.
The pole cover (A) according to the finding thus allows installing a photovoltaic panel onto the corresponding pole, e.g., in orchards, without interfering with the crops below, while allowing normal covers to be used on said crops without needing to alter the layout or use thereof and thus preserving the underlying plants as much as possible.
In a preferred but non-limiting embodiment, the shell (10) , the adapter (B) , and said cable clip and load-bearing covers (20, 30) are made of plastic material .
A further peculiarity of the finding is that the plurality of holes (301, 201) present in said optional cable clip cover (20) and in said load-bearing cover (30) can also be replaced by arched slots (not shown) in which the fastening screws (V) are inserted to be engaged in the threaded seats (101) present in the shell (10) .
Finally, in a simplified variant of the finding, shown in figures 11-16 and devoid of the intermediate cable clip cover (20) , the load-bearing cover (30) provided with a supporting/backing structure for a photovoltaic panel (E) substantially consists of:
• a base (303) , the lower surface (302) of which is configured to match the upper surface (103) of the shell (10) , and is provided with a plurality of through holes (301) placed at the threaded fastening holes (101) present on the shell (10) ;
• a tubular seat (304) preferably, but not exclusively, with a quadrilateral section, perpendicular to the base (303) and firmly constrained thereon, which tubular seat (304) is provided with a plurality of pairs of transverse holes ( 304 ’ ) arranged on two opposing faces;
• a support rod (306) , preferably telescopically sliding inside said tubular seat (304) , which rod (306) is also tubular and is provided with a plurality of pairs of transverse holes ( 306 ’ ) on two opposing side faces of said rod (306) and corresponding to the faces on which said holes ( 304 ’ ) of the tubular seat (304) are present, to be fastenable to the latter with appropriate transverse pins (307) , which are inserted into both of the aforesaid pairs of holes (304' and 306' ) ;
• a plurality of outer stiffening flaps (305) , placed between the base (303) and the side surface of the tubular seat (304) , each of said flaps (305) being parallel to the axis of said tubular seat (304) and provided with a hole ( 305 ’ ) close to the base (303) ;
• at least one pair of fastening holes ( 308 ’ ’ ) of the photovoltaic panel (E) specularly placed on the top of the rod (306) for fastening the photovoltaic panel (E) ;
• a transverse pin (309) inserted into said holes ( 308 ’ ’ ) for the rotatable connection of said photovoltaic panel (E) with said rod (306) ;
• at least one pair of pins (307) insertable into said pairs of holes ( 304 ’ , 306' ) for locking the sliding rod (306) in the desired position inside the tubular seat (304) , to form a telescopic coupling .

Claims

1. A system for installing a photovoltaic panel (E) in an agricultural setting on the top of support poles (P) for cloths or nets for covering fruit trees/vines or poles (P) used as stakes for plants in an agricultural setting, characterized in that it comprises a pole cover (A) consisting of:
• a main body or shell (10) configured to be fastenable to the top of a pole (P) ;
• a load-bearing cover (30) provided with a supporting/backing structure for installing a photovoltaic panel (E) ;
• means for fastening the load-bearing cover (30) to the shell (10) ; wherein said shell (10) is provided with a central cavity (104) open downwards for housing the upper end of the pole (P) or an adapter (B) configured to be inserted onto the upper end of the pole (P) .
2. A system according to the preceding claim, characterized in that said shell (10) has a substantially hemispherical lower part (102) , whereas the upper part of said shell (10) has an upper surface (103) in which seats (101) for fastening said loadbearing cover (30) are provided.
3. A system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that it further comprises an intermediate cable clip cover (20) , fastenable to said shell (10) , and in that said load-bearing cover (30) is fastenable to the shell (10) on the cable clip cover (20) .
4. A system according to claim 1, characterized in that the adapter element (B) has an outer surface (B' ) configured to match the inner surface of the cavity (104) , and is provided with its own cavity (B' ’ ) open downwards and configured to accommodate the upper end of the pole (P) .
5. A system according to claim 3, characterized in that said intermediate cable clip cover (20) consists of:
- a lower surface (102) adapted to match the upper surface (103) of the shell (10) ;
- an upper surface (103) provided with a plurality of appropriate through holes (201) , placed in a position corresponding to the fastening means (101) , such as threaded holes on the shell (10) , for example, said threaded holes being configured for the passage of fastening screws (V) perpendicularly from the upper surface (103) towards the lower one (102) and, thus, for fastening said cable clip cover (20) onto the shell (10) using the screws (V) themselves .
6. A system according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that said loadbearing cover (30) , provided with a supporting structure for a photovoltaic panel (E) , consists of:
- a base (303) , which is configured at the bottom to match the upper surface (203) of the shell (10) or of a cable clip cover (20) , and is provided with appropriate holes (301) placed in a position corresponding to the fastening means (101) , such as threaded holes, for example, present on the shell - a tubular seat (304) , perpendicular to the base
(303) and firmly constrained thereon, which seat is provided with a plurality of pairs of transverse holes ( 304 ’ ) arranged on two opposing faces of the seat ( 304 ) ;
- a support rod (306) telescopically sliding inside said seat (304) , said rod (306) also being tubular and being provided with a plurality of pairs of transverse holes ( 306 ’ ) on two opposing side faces of said rod (306) and corresponding to the faces on which the holes ( 304 ' ) of the seat (304) are obtained to be fastenable to the latter with appropriate pins (307) ;
- a plurality of outer stiffening flaps (305) , placed between the base (303) and the side surface of the seat (304) , each of said flaps (305) being parallel to the axis of the tubular seat (304) and provided with a hole ( 305 ' ) close to the base (303) ;
- a plate (308) or a pair of plates (308) parallel to each other, placed on the top of the rod (306) for fastening the photovoltaic panel (E) in a tilting manner, each of said plates being provided with a transverse hole (308' ) ;
- a transverse pin (309) for the rotatable connection of said photovoltaic panel (E) with said plates (308) ;
- at least one pair of pins (307) insertable into holes ( 304 ' , 306' ) for locking the sliding rod (306) in the desired height position inside the seat
(304) , to form a telescopic coupling.
7. A system according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the photovoltaic panel (E) , installed on the load-bearing cover (30) , is orientable by the rotation about the pin (309) and the variation of the height position of the rod (306) in its own seat (304) ; moreover, it is anchorable in the pre-selected position using appropriate pulling cables (T) the ends of which are fastened to an upper/lower edge of the photovoltaic panel (E) and to one of the holes ( 305 ’ ) present at the base of every flap (305) , respectively.
8. A system according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that it is provided with horizontal rotation means (D) placed between the pair of fastening plates (308) of the photovoltaic panel (E) and the top of the telescopic rod (306) , said rotation means (D) consisting of:
- a lower plate (310) provided with a central cylinder (312) protruding upwards, which plate is integral with a lower element (314) configured to be fastened to the upper end of the support rod (306) ; for that purpose, said lower element (314) being provided with a pair of transverse holes ( 314 ’ ) on two opposing side faces for the insertion of fastening pins (315) of said seat (314) with respect to the rod (306) ;
— an upper plate (311) provided with a central hole ( 311 ’ ) for the insertion of the central cylinder (312) , as well as with peripheral holes ( 311 ’ ’ ) ; said lower (310) and upper (311) plates being mutually rotatable in the horizontal direction.
9. A system according to the preceding claim, characterized in that said mutually rotatable lower (310) and upper (311) plates are provided with: two arched slots ( 310 ' ) and corresponding end-of-stroke pins (313) fastened into appropriate holes ( 311 ’ ’ ) , respectively . 10. A system according to claim 8, characterized in that the shell (10) is provided with at least one substantially horizontal hole (106) and a central hole (107) communicating with each other, wherein the cable clip cover (20) is also provided with a central hole (207) positioned at said central hole (107) of the shell (10) for the passage of the electric cables inside the pole cover (A) ; said central cylinder (312) being tubular.
11. A system according to one or more of the preceding claims, characterized in that said loadbearing cover (30) is constrained to the shell (10) by screws (V) insertable into the seats (101, 301) .
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