摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a solar panel unit which can reduce the load acting on the roof while having a high design flexibility. <P>SOLUTION: The solar panel unit comprises solar panels (11a, 11b) provided with a rotating shaft (14), and a drive mechanism (20) which drives the solar panels (11a, 11b) to rotate about the axis of the rotating shaft (14) depending on the orientation of the sun. The drive mechanism (20) includes air cylinders (21, 22) which is deformed to telescope in parallel with the roof (R) by the pneumatic pressure, and a link mechanism (30) coupled to the solar panels (11a, 11b) and rotates the solar panels (11a, 11b) by converting the telescopic operation of the air cylinders (21, 22) into the operation in a direction substantially perpendicular to the roof (R) so as to obtain a larger amount of displacement. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT |