Rail-Less Roof Mounting Clamp Assembly Components

摘要

A rail-less roof mounting system for installing photovoltaic (PV) modules on a roof structure comprises a base mount assembly that engages with a clamp assembly and attaches to the roof structure. The base mount assembly comprises a base member having a waterproof means, a block slider, a top slider and a covering means. An elevated seal portion of a block slider includes a borehole to receive the waterproof means. A vertical engaging portion of the block slider is attached with a sliding seal member of the top slider. The clamp assembly includes a clamp member and a plate member and the clamp member is attached with a track of the top slider. The clamp member interlocks the PV modules to provide a corner-to-corner coupling arrangement, which enables the connection of PV module corners to adjacent PV module corners by sandwiching above and beneath frame members of the PV modules.

主权项

1. A rail-less roof mounting system for installing a plurality of photovoltaic (PV) modules on a roof structure, the rail-less roof mounting system comprising:
a base mount assembly attached to the roof structure comprising:
a base member having a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface being engaged with the roof structure, the base member includes a waterproof means on the top surface thereof;a block slider having an elevated seal portion and a vertical engaging portion, the elevated seal portion having a borehole formed therethrough to receive the waterproof means, the vertical engaging portion includes a vertical groove along a surface thereof; anda top slider attached with the block slider having a top portion and a bottom portion, the top slider having a track with a horizontal groove at the top portion, and a sliding seal member with a sliding groove and a slot at the bottom portion; and a clamp assembly attached to the base mount assembly having a clamp member with a plurality of apertures on an inner surface and a plate member with a plurality of slots, the clamp member interconnects a frame member of a PV module to a frame member of adjacent PV module; whereby the plurality of PV modules are interlocked in a way to provide a corner-to-corner coupling arrangement which enables the connection of PV module corners to adjacent PV module corners by sandwiching above and beneath frame members of the plurality of PV modules.