发明名称 Photovoltaic Roofing Systems With Inside Corner Flashings
摘要 The present invention relates particularly to photovoltaic roofing products for use in photovoltaically generating electfrical energy and provides inside corner flashings useful for flashing photovoltaic roofing systems in which photovoltaic roofing elements are disposed in a staggered configuration.
申请公布号 US2015075087(A1) 申请公布日期 2015.03.19
申请号 US201414553626 申请日期 2014.11.25
申请人 CertainTeed Corporation 发明人 Jenkins Robert L.;Fisher Christopher C.
分类号 E04D13/00;H01L31/0475;E04B7/18 主分类号 E04D13/00
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主权项 1. A photovoltaic roofing system disposed on a roof deck having a top end, a bottom end, a first lateral side and a second lateral side opposing the first lateral side, the photovoltaic roofing system comprising: a first course comprising one or more photovoltaic roofing elements, contiguously disposed in a horizontal row on the roof deck, the one or more contiguously-disposed photovoltaic roofing elements of the first course together having a top edge facing the top end of the roof deck, a bottom edge facing the bottom end of the roof deck, a first side edge facing the first lateral side of the roof deck, and a second side edge opposing the first side edge and facing the second lateral side of the roof deck; a second course horizontally offset from the first course, the second course comprising one or more photovoltaic roofing elements, contiguously disposed in a horizontal row on the roof deck, the one or more contiguously disposed photovoltaic roofing elements of the second course together having a bottom edge facing the bottom end of the roof deck and at least partially overlapping the top edge of the one or more contiguously-disposed photovoltaic roofing elements of the first course, the one or more contiguously disposed photovoltaic roofing elements of the second course together having a first side edge facing the first lateral side of the roof deck, the first side edge being laterally offset from the first side edge of the one or more contiguously-disposed photovoltaic roofing elements of the first course, such that the first side edge of the one or more contiguously-disposed photovoltaic roofing elements of the second course is disposed up the roof from an interior portion of the top edge of the one or more contiguously-disposed photovoltaic roofing elements of the first course, thereby forming an inside corner between the first side edge of the one or more contiguously-disposed photovoltaic roofing elements of the second course and the interior portion of the top edge of the one or more contiguously-disposed photovoltaic roofing elements of the first course; and a second side edge opposing the first side edge and facing the first lateral side of the roof deck; an inside corner flashing element having a top edge, a first horizontal portion having a first side edge facing the first side edge of the one or more contiguously-disposed photovoltaic roofing elements of the second course and a bottom edge, a second horizontal portion horizontally adjacent the first horizontal portion, the second horizontal portion having a second side edge opposing the first side edge and facing the first lateral side of the roof deck, and a bottom edge adjacent the bottom edge of the first horizontal portion, the first horizontal portion comprising a horizontally-extending flange forming a water-resistant interface with the photovoltaic roofing element at the first side edge of the one or more contiguously-disposed photovoltaic roofing elements of the second course, the second horizontal portion overlapping the top edge of a photovoltaic roofing element of the first course at an interior portion of the top edge of the one or more contiguously-disposed photovoltaic roofing elements of the first course; and an inactive roofing element disposed adjacent the first side edge of the second course and on top of the second horizontal portion of the inside corner flashing element.
地址 Valley Forge PA US