Low-profile backrail module clamp
US12278592B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 8, 2024 |
| Grant date | Apr 15, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 8, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/50
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of forming a module clamp of a photovoltaic module support structure may include cutting a folding pattern into a sheet of metal. The folding pattern may include one or more width-wise slits relative to the sheet of metal, one or more length-wise slits relative to the sheet of metal, and a hole. The method may include stamping one or more first features onto the sheet of metal to form a stamped sheet and folding the stamped sheet along the one or more width-wise slits and the one or more length-wise slits to form a preliminary module clamp. The method may include stamping one or more second features onto the preliminary module clamp to form the module clamp.
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