Wear reduction system for rooftop mounts

摘要

A building rooftop mounting structure including a sacrificial material that allows freedom of movement between itself and the rooftop as well as between itself and the mounting structure.

主权项

1. A mounting structure for attaching a solar energy panel to a mounting surface, said mounting structure comprising:
a mounting base for coupling a solar panel to a mounting surface, the mounting base having at least one aperture; a sacrificial material sheet assembly for coupling to the mounting base and having a sacrificial material sheet and at least one mounting flange, the mounting flange comprising:
a substantially flat bottom for coupling with the sacrificial material sheet,support arms integrally formed with and extending substantially orthogonally away from the substantially flat bottom, anda flange ridge on the terminal end of each of the support arms; and wherein a length of the flange ridges and a height of the support arms are adapted to allow the mounting flange to be inserted through the at least one aperture in specific predetermined orientations; wherein the mounting base is free to move about the sacrificial material sheet as limited by the at least one aperture and the mounting flange; and wherein the mounting flange ridges prevent the mounting base to be removed from the sacrificial material sheet assembly except in the specific predetermined orientations.