US 11,938,576 B1
Systems and methods for threading a torque tube through U-bolt and module rail devices
Jennifer June Bullockus, Davis, CA (US); Dylan Harper, Vancouver, WA (US); Johann Fritz Karkheck, Petaluma, CA (US); and Adam Hansel, Davis, CA (US)
Assigned to Terabase Energy, Inc., Berkeley, CA (US)
Filed by Terabase Energy, Inc., Berkeley, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/084,987.
Int. Cl. B23P 19/04 (2006.01); B23P 19/12 (2006.01); B23P 21/00 (2006.01); H02S 20/32 (2014.01)
CPC B23P 19/04 (2013.01) [B23P 19/12 (2013.01); B23P 21/00 (2013.01); H02S 20/32 (2014.12)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An assembly frame system for assembling a solar table, the assembly frame system comprising:
a torque tube;
a plurality of guide elements that support the torque tube during a threading process, the guide elements providing aligned horizontal movement of the torque tube;
a first motor coupled to at least one guide element within the plurality of guide elements, the first motor provides power to the at least one guide element that causes the aligned horizontal movement of the torque tube;
a plurality of U-bolt and module rail devices, each of the plurality of U-bolt and module rail devices comprising an opening through which the torque tube is threaded;
a plurality of brackets, each of the plurality of brackets supporting a corresponding U-bolt and module rail device at a preferred position within the assembly frame system relative to the aligned horizontal movement of the torque tube; and
a second motor coupled to at least one of the brackets within the plurality of brackets, the second motor provides power to the at least one bracket to cause motion of the at least one bracket.